Surf Forecasts:
Wildwood Crest surf forecast from 2 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 8 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 3 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period, SSE swell with 473 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 8 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s 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 Saturday (Aug 08) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 9s. 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 1.9m 8s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sat 8th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sat 8th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Wildwood Crest over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s talk about what’s happening at Wildwood Crest over the next couple of weeks.
To be straight with you, the outlook for this stretch is flat and messy. We’re looking at a long, frustrating gap with no real surf to get excited about. For the first week, through to August 7th, it’s pretty much all poor surf. We’ve got small, weak swell – mostly around 2 ft to 4 ft from the SSE or S, but the wind is almost always wrong. Onshore, cross-onshore, or cross-shore with chop. The wave energy is low (mostly between 23 and 218, nothing that’ll get your heart pumping). The water temp is 75°, which is about average for the time of year – nothing weird there.
Honestly, some of these days look better for kiting than surfing, especially when the wind is up and the surf quality is poor – like Tuesday the 6th with 16 mph onshore wind and 4 ft chop.
We finally get a sliver of something on the morning of Saturday, August 8th. There’s a clean window: light WSW wind (6 mph) with a little 2 ft swell from the S. The energy is still weak (47), and the conditions are described as “surfable but very ordinary.” It’s not something I’d drive for, but if you’re local and desperate, you could probably find a tiny, clean wave. Crowds are possible there – it’s often busy, so keep that in mind.
Another brief clean-up appears on Tuesday morning, August 11th. NNW offshore wind at 6 mph with a 3 ft SSW swell (energy 91). Again, it’s a small, clean window, but still very ordinary. The south-southwest swell direction isn’t ideal for Wildwood, which does best with SE swell.
After that, it drops right off again. From Wednesday the 12th onward, we’re down to ankle-snappers – 0.7 ft to 2 ft with onshore or cross-onshore wind. The energy is pitiful (single digits to low teens). No standouts in the second week. Nothing worth paddling out for, really.
So, the best of a bad bunch? I’d say Saturday morning the 8th is the pick, but only because it’s clean. Even then, it’s tiny. Not a week to plan a trip around. This is a blank run that’s pretty normal for the area in a quiet spell. Forecasts can change, but for now, it’s a waiting game.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon morning, light winds from the SW by Mon night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 |
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 kJ | 20 | 21 | 157 | 211 | 218 | 110 | 44 | 18 | 50 | 30 | 34 | 67 | 62 | 99 | 119 | 49 | 60 | 76 | 25 | 30 | 64 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 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 | 4:27PM1.61m | 4:55AM1.15m | |||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 9:42AM0.12m | 11:01PM0.16m | ||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
 | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:02 | — |
mm | — | — | 8 | 15 | 10 | 9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | SE 7 | E 6 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 19 | 1 | 211 | — | 110 | 44 | 16 | 50 | 11 | 23 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 76 | 25 | 28 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | E 12 | — | — | — | E 9 | — | E 9 | SE 8 | E 8 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 20 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 9 | NE 4 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 7 | — | SSE 8 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | S 6 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | S 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 20 | 21 | 157 | — | 218 | — | 15 | 18 | — | 30 | 34 | 67 | 62 | 99 | 119 | 49 | 60 | — | — | 30 | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1132 | 1336 | 1039 | 20 | 31 | 11 | 225 | 250 | 344 | 895 | 327 | 255 | 327 | 370 | 180 | 139 | 370 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
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