Wildwood Crest Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what Wildwood Crest has got cookin’ for us over the next couple of weeks. I’ll be straight with you – this stretch is lookin’ pretty quiet. We’ve got a long gap of flat, choppy junk before we finally see a few small windows of clean, rideable little wedges.

We kick off on Sunday, 26 July with tiny 1 ft SE windswell and a cross-on breeze choppin’ it up. That’s a no-go. This flat, poor-quality spell hangs around for days. Monday the 27th through Tuesday the 28th is more of the same – small swell, onshore winds, and messy conditions. You’re not missin’ a thing.

Finally, on Wednesday morning, 29 July, we get a glimmer. The wind swings offshore from the WNW at 16 mph, cleaning up that little 3 ft SSE swell (period 8 seconds). It’s surfable, very ordinary, but clean. The combined energy is weak at 69, so don’t expect any power, but it’s the first proper chance to get wet. That offshore breeze is a major positive for this sandbar spot. Beginners might find it okay, but it’s tiny.

Thursday morning, 30 July, sees another clean morning. Offshore NNW wind at 9 mph on that same small 2 ft SSE swell. Energy still weak (57). Again, surfable but ordinary. Afternoons get blown out by rain showers and cross-off winds.

Friday morning, 31 July, is the most interesting little spike. Swell bumps up to 3 ft from the ENE, period a short 7 seconds, but combined energy hits a moderate 113. Wind is light cross-off from the NNE at 9 mph, keeping it clean. For this stretch, that’s the standout. It’s still small and short-period, so not a classic, but it’s the best mix of size and clean conditions we see in the whole outlook. Crowds are possible out there.

Then we drop back into the doldrums. Saturday 1 August through Sunday 9 August is a bleak run of tiny swell (1.0 ft to 2 ft), mostly onshore or cross-on winds, and lumpy chop. Energy readings stay well under 100, often in the teens and twenties. No recommendations worth shoutin’ about.

Monday morning, 10 August, gives us one last little moment. Glassy conditions with SSW wind at just 3 mph, and a small 2 ft SSW swell (period 4 seconds). It’s surfable but very weak (energy 45), more like a pond than the ocean. Afternoon gets ruined by a sea breeze and risk of t-storms.

So, overall, the best bet in this 16-day window is Friday morning, 31 July. Clean cross-off breeze, the biggest swell of the period at 3 ft, and the only time we see moderate energy. After that, it’s back to waitin’. That’s the truth of it for Wildwood Crest.

Rusty.

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