Surf Forecasts:
Wildwood Crest surf forecast from 3 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 3 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period, SE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 6 Sep, 2PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, ENE swell with 155 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 3 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE 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 Thursday (Sep 03) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Wildwood Crest in the next 16 days are 1.4m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 06) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Friday (Sep 04) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Sun 6th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Wildwood Crest over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you – this 16-day window is a frustrating one for surfers. We've got a long stretch of small, weak swell and poor conditions, so don't expect much action at all. There is a gap of nearly two weeks where I wouldn't bother paddling out, from now until around the 16th of September.
The only real glimmer of hope comes right at the very end of the forecast. The morning of Wednesday the 16th of September at Wildwood Crest is your best bet. We're looking at a clean 2ft swell from the east with a period of 10 seconds. The wind will be light offshore from the NNW, so it should be glassy clean. This is a sandbar break, so don't expect perfection, but it'll be the most rideable wave of the whole stretch. The water temperature feels about average for this time of year.
Thursday the 17th is a no-go, and that's pretty much it. The rest of the time we've got tiny, short-period junk with cross and onshore winds. If you're a beginner, there's just nothing to work with. The conditions are so poor for the majority of this outlook that a kite might have more fun in the stronger wind days than a surfboard.
Stick a pin in the 16th, but don't hold your breath.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sat night, min 18°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | S 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 4 |
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 kJ | 31 | 29 | 44 | 27 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 101 | 104 | 40 | 79 | 50 | 47 | 29 | 24 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 00:06AM1.25m | 12:42PM1.56m | 1:07AM1.16m | 1:49PM1.54m | 2:19AM1.11m | 3:04PM1.54m | 3:40AM1.12m | 4:19PM1.58m | 4:54AM1.19m | 5:25PM1.64m | 5:55AM1.30m | 6:21PM1.69m | |||||||
Low Tide | 6:14AM0.15m | 7:18PM0.23m | 7:14AM0.20m | 8:29PM0.26m | 8:22AM0.22m | 9:43PM0.24m | 9:33AM0.20m | 10:52PM0.19m | 10:44AM0.15m | 11:53PM0.12m | 11:49AM0.08m | 00:44AM0.05m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | 7:28 | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 31 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 29 | 27 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 34 | 27 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | SE 10 | E 7 | E 8 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 15 | 29 | 44 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 55 | 40 | 79 | 50 | 47 | 29 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 6 | — | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 31 | 10 | — | 2 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | — | — | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | — | — | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | — | ENE 4 | E 6 | E 6 | NNW 2 | ENE 7 | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 101 | 104 | 1 | 47 | — | — | 2 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 88 | 167 | 546 | 286 | 378 | 1012 | 202 | 523 | 199 | 0 | 17 | 232 | 0 | 0 | 495 | 250 |
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