Surf Forecasts:
Wildwood Crest surf forecast from 17 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 19 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period, S swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 22 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period, S swell with 412 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 19 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s 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 Sunday (Jul 19) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Wildwood Crest in the next 16 days are 1.6m 9s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Sun 19th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Sun 19th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Wildwood Crest over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
## Imperial
Alright, Rusty here with the scoop on Wildwood Crest.
Gotta be honest, the next 16 days look like a bust. From now all the way to the start of August, it’s flat, weak, and mostly ugly. There’s no real stand-out day, and barely any session worth paddling out for.
The only pulse of energy comes on Wednesday, July 22nd. The morning bump pushes waist-to-chest high with a 1.3m SSE swell, period around 9 seconds. The combined energy climbs to a moderate 254, but a fresh 19 mph WSW wind blows cross-off and messes up the surface. It’s rideable, but rough. That afternoon it drops to 0.9m, wind easing to 6 mph cross-off, but the energy is weak at 104.
The rest of the run is knee-high or less. Saturday morning, July 25th, goes glassy with a 0.5m SSE swell, 9-second period, and energy of just 42 – clean but barely anything to surf.
Water temp is about 76°, just a touch warmer than normal for July, but that’s the only highlight.
With the swell coming mostly from the SSE and SE, and a lot of onshore wind, this beach break setup at Wildwood Crest (United States) is going to be messy. On the windier, choppier days, it’s honestly more suited for kite surfing than a surfboard.
Nothing to get excited about. Stick the board in the van and wait for a better forecast.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the NE by Sun night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | E 14 | S 4 | S 5 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
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 kJ | 4 | 4 | 13 | 100 | 89 | 35 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 29 | 99 | 254 | 103 | 37 | 22 | 24 | 23 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:02PM1.63m | 11:34AM1.39m | 11:50PM1.50m | 12:26PM1.37m | 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 | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:38PM-0.02m | 5:21AM-0.04m | 5:32PM0.07m | 6:08AM0.02m | 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 | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:19 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 4 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 46 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 21 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 17 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | — | ENE 4 | SE 12 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 24 | 20 | 19 | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | 99 | 254 | 103 | 37 | 22 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | SE 12 | E 12 | NE 4 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 6 | — | E 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | — | S 7 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | 1 | 20 | 19 | — | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 12 | — | SE 9 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 7 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | NE 2 | SSE 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NNE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 13 | 100 | 89 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 29 | 31 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 998 | 1006 | 1450 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 60 | 286 | 370 | 263 | 1147 | 1165 | 496 | 180 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 29 | 29 |
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