Surf Forecasts:
Wildwood Crest surf forecast from 19 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 21 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 22 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period, S swell with 271 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 21 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SSE 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 Tuesday (Jul 21) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 7s period. 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 1.4m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Tue 21st Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Tue 21st Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Wildwood Crest over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's get into it for the Wildwood, New Jersey stretch. I've been staring at the charts and honestly, it's a tough beat. We're looking at a solid 16-day window but the ocean is not going to be giving us much in the way of proper wave riding. The first real chance of anything surfable doesn't even show up until Saturday the 25th, which is a long stretch of nearly a week with nothing to recommend.
Let's roll through it. Sunday the 19th starts with a tiny 2 ft S swell, period of just 7 seconds, and weak energy (30). The water temp is sitting at 76°, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year, but that's about the only nice thing I can say. The wind is offshore, but the swell is just too small and weak to do anything with.
Monday the 20th through Friday the 24th is a real dry spell. We're looking at ankle-snappers for days with heights barely breaking 1 ft to 3 ft. The winds are mostly onshore or cross-shore, chopping everything up. The combined energy stays low with two-digit values, and the forecast terms all read "poor surf conditions." It's a bummer.
Now, there are a few days that look *slightly* better, but you wouldn't call it good. Saturday morning the 25th is the first blip on the radar. You've got a 2 ft SE swell, 7-second period, and light offshore winds from the NNE. It's glassy and clean, but the energy is still weak at 40. The forecast even says "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions." That's your best bet, but I'd still be tempering expectations.
Wednesday morning the 29th and Thursday morning the 30th both show some glassy or clean conditions with 3 ft and 4 ft swells respectively, but the period is short (5-6 seconds) and the energy is weak to moderate. You'll get a few crumbly little waves, nothing that's going to give you a rush.
Bottom line for this stretch: It's a flat spell with a few moments of near-flat, clean conditions. Don't plan a trip around it. Keep an eye on the long-range, because it can't stay this way forever.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Tue afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 5 | SSE 8 | ENE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 122 | 260 | 173 | 166 | 78 | 40 | 53 | 33 | 26 | 31 | 37 | 34 | 25 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:38AM1.35m | 1:19PM1.35m | 1:30AM1.22m | 2:15PM1.33m | 2:28AM1.11m | 3:14PM1.33m | 3:31AM1.03m | 4:13PM1.34m | 4:33AM1.00m | 5:06PM1.37m | 5:27AM1.00m | 5:53PM1.41m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30PM0.17m | 6:55AM0.10m | 7:29PM0.25m | 7:43AM0.17m | 8:31PM0.31m | 8:31AM0.23m | 9:34PM0.34m | 9:22AM0.27m | 10:37PM0.35m | 10:13AM0.29m | 11:34PM0.33m | 11:05AM0.28m | 00:25AM0.29m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | SE 8 | — | — | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 6 | E 5 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 27 | 16 | 9 | 9 | — | 3 | — | — | 173 | 166 | 78 | 40 | 17 | 33 | 20 | 15 | 37 | 34 | 25 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 12 | SE 8 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 5 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 20 | 9 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 2 | ENE 3 | — | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 8 | W 4 | W 3 | NNE 3 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | SW 2 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 5 | — | 17 | 31 | 122 | 260 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 53 | 17 | 26 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 95 | 288 | 1516 | 550 | 1165 | 1165 | 39 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 202 | 504 | 6 | 172 | 343 | 89 | 0 | 251 | 45 |
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