Surf Forecasts:
Wildwood Crest surf forecast from 1 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 3 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 3 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period, S swell with 308 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 3 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Wildwood Crest this week:
The surf forecast for Wildwood Crest over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 5PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 1.0m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Wildwood Crest in the next 16 days are 1.6m 8s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 08) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5PM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 5PM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Wildwood Crest over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, mate. Rusty here. Let me give it to you straight about this 16-day stretch at Wildwood Crest.
Honestly, it’s a pretty rough run for the most part. The first few days of August are a total dud, with tiny, weak swell and onshore winds messing everything up at the sandbar. The energy is basically non-existent, reading down around 17 to 45 (weak energy). Not even worth looking at the ocean.
Things perk up slightly on the afternoon of Monday, August 3rd. Swell builds to a clean 1.6m from the S with a light cross-offshore breeze from the WSW. The wave energy jumps up to 421 (moderate wave energy). That’s the clear standout, the only real window where you might actually get a wave that’s worth paddling for. It’ll be clean out there for a bit.
The next morning, August 4th, it goes glassy early, but the swell drops hard to 0.8m and the energy tanks to 59. You can sit out there, but that’s about it. For the rest of the first week and into the second, it’s just a boring mix of weak S swell and onshore wind. Crowds are likely whenever it's half-decent.
From August 7th onward into the second week, it gets even weaker. The combined energy is almost always under 100 (weak energy). The mornings of the 7th and 8th are clean with light wind, but the swell is so tiny it’s not really surfable. Then from August 9th right through to the 16th, the surf is basically flat, barely reaching 0.7m with poor wind. It’s a blank run.
So, for the whole 16 days, your one and only chance is the afternoon of August 3rd at Wildwood Crest. That’s it. Get it while you can.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 |
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 kJ | 13 | 43 | 30 | 24 | 33 | 202 | 201 | 308 | 120 | 59 | 40 | 85 | 26 | 52 | 96 | 73 | 86 | 95 | 47 | 60 | 90 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:02AM1.30m | 10:16PM1.50m | 10:41AM1.35m | 10:54PM1.44m | 11:24AM1.39m | 11:37PM1.37m | 12:11PM1.43m | 00:25AM1.29m | 1:05PM1.46m | 1:22AM1.20m | 2:07PM1.49m | 2:29AM1.14m | 3:16PM1.54m | 3:43AM1.12m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:01PM0.12m | 4:35AM0.08m | 4:45PM0.14m | 5:12AM0.08m | 5:34PM0.17m | 5:54AM0.10m | 6:29PM0.20m | 6:42AM0.12m | 7:32PM0.23m | 7:36AM0.14m | 8:40PM0.23m | 8:37AM0.14m | 9:51PM0.22m | ||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
 | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 5 | 13 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 30 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | E 6 | ESE 8 | — | E 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 10 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 13 | 1 | 6 | — | 1 | 101 | 201 | 113 | 120 | 59 | 40 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | NE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 12 | E 13 | — | E 11 | — | E 11 | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 7 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 6 | — | S 8 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | 43 | 30 | 24 | 33 | 202 | — | 308 | — | — | — | 85 | 26 | 52 | 96 | 73 | 86 | 95 | 47 | 60 | 85 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 343 | 998 | 594 | 1132 | 1186 | 1050 | 1171 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 92 | 250 | 370 | 20 | 180 | 370 | 159 | 0 | 31 | 31 |
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