Surf Forecasts:
Wildwood Crest surf forecast from 3 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 3 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 8 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period, ENE swell with 63 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 3 Jul, 2PM (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 Friday (Jul 03) at 2PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 4s. 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 1.0m 6s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 3s period and expected on Friday (Jul 03) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2PM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 2PM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Wed 8th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Wildwood Crest over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what Wildwood has in store for us over the next couple of weeks. I’ll be straight with you – this stretch is a tough one, so don’t go getting your hopes up too high just yet.
Right off the bat, we’ve got a real flat spell on our hands. There’s no surf worth talking about for days. The first proper chance we’ll see is on Tuesday, July 7th, and even then, it’s barely a whisper. For a solid week before that, from Thursday, July 2nd right through to Monday, July 6th, it’s pretty much a write-off. You’ll find tiny, weak waves and a lot of onshore chop making a mess of things. The water’s sitting at 72°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s the only highlight.
So, the best we’ve got in this whole 16-day window? It’s slim pickings, but there are a couple of brief windows. On Wednesday, July 9th, early morning, we get a tiny pulse of swell from the SSE at 1 ft with a period of 9 seconds. That’s a clean, cross-offshore breeze from the WSW at 6 mph, which will at least make it look pretty. The combined energy is only 59 (weak energy), so it’s not going to be powerful, but it’ll be rideable for a beginner on a foamie.
Another little blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment lands on Saturday, July 11th. Morning brings a little bump from the SSE, 2 ft, and a clean offshore wind from the NW at 9 mph. That’s about as good as the wind gets for this stretch. The period is short at 7 seconds, and the energy is low at 48 (weak energy). Again, this is strictly for the soft-top crew or anyone just wanting to get wet without getting thumped.
For the rest of the period, it’s more of the same: small, weak swells with cross-shore or onshore winds messing up the surface. A few afternoons get a bit lumpy, and towards the end, on Friday, July 17th, the swell period drops to a pitiful 3–4 seconds, which is just wind chop. That’s not surf, that’s just noise.
To be honest, Wildwood Crest (sandbar) is a fairly consistent break, but this run is a real dud. The setup is more interesting for a kite surfer on those windy afternoons than for a paddle surfer. We’ll have to wait and see if the forecasts shift.
Stay patient, stay salty.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 34°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 6 | S 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 9 |
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 kJ | 29 | 20 | 8 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 12 | 22 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 35 | 63 | 37 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | glassy | cross | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:05PM1.50m | 10:29AM1.14m | 10:42PM1.47m | 11:10AM1.17m | 11:22PM1.42m | 11:54AM1.22m | 00:05AM1.37m | 12:41PM1.27m | 00:53AM1.30m | 1:35PM1.34m | 1:48AM1.23m | 2:34PM1.41m | 2:51AM1.18m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39PM0.16m | 4:33AM0.12m | 4:20PM0.18m | 5:10AM0.12m | 5:05PM0.20m | 5:49AM0.12m | 5:56PM0.22m | 6:32AM0.12m | 6:52PM0.23m | 7:18AM0.11m | 7:53PM0.23m | 8:09AM0.10m | 8:58PM0.21m | 9:03AM0.08m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 |
 | 8:28 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:27 | — | 8:27 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | 1 | 6 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 33 | 29 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | S 4 | S 5 | SE 9 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | ENE 4 | E 4 | S 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 21 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 7 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | E 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 20 | 5 | — | 13 | 13 | — | 12 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | S 5 | ESE 9 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 9 | — | E 11 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 8 | — | — | 24 | 24 | 13 | 7 | — | 2 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | WSW 3 | — | S 4 | WSW 2 | — | S 5 | — | — | E 2 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | E 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — |
| kJ | 29 | 2 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 7 | — | — | 1 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 24 | — | 31 | 63 | 37 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 553 | 53 | 227 | 1035 | 29 | 1009 | 129 | 286 | 1134 | 2318 | 947 | 1172 | 1172 | 1147 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 8 | 180 | 0 | 0 |
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