What are the current surf conditions at Wildwood Crest?

Wildwood Crest currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

What's the best time to surf Wildwood Crest?

The best time to surf Wildwood Crest is typically when swell comes from the SE direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

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Wildwood, New Jersey

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🌬️ WIND

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🌊 SWELL

2.8
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2.8ft

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WIND GUSTS

7kt

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AIR TEMP

7°C

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SWELL

1.1ft @
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0mm

SURF QUALITY

Good surfing conditions. Sweet 2.8ft waves with mixed swell with very light winds Note: winds from NW would be better.

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Thursday

Apr 9

GOOD16 good hours

🌊 0.5-3.4ft 💨 6-9kt 🌡️ 5-9°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	6s	E	9kt	E	11kt	5°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	6s	E	8kt	E	10kt	5°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	7s	E	8kt	E	9kt	5°C	8°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	8s	ESE	8kt	E	9kt	5°C	8°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	9s	ESE	8kt	E	10kt	5°C	8°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	9s	SE	8kt	E	10kt	5°C	8°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	9s	ESE	8kt	E	9kt	6°C	8°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	8s	ESE	7kt	E	9kt	6°C	8°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	3.1ft	7s	E	7kt	E	8kt	6°C	8°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	2.9ft	7s	E	6kt	ESE	8kt	7°C	8°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	7s	E	6kt	ESE	7kt	7°C	8°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	2.6ft	7s	E	6kt	SE	7kt	8°C	8°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	2.8ft	7s	E	7kt	SE	7kt	8°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	2.9ft	7s	E	7kt	SE	7kt	8°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	3ft	7s	E	8kt	SSE	8kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	3.1ft	7s	E	8kt	SE	8kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	3.1ft	8s	ESE	8kt	SE	8kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	3.1ft	9s	ESE	8kt	SE	8kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	3.1ft	9s	ESE	9kt	SE	9kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	3.2ft	9s	ESE	9kt	SE	9kt	8°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	3.2ft	9s	ESE	9kt	SE	10kt	8°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	3.3ft	9s	ESE	9kt	SE	10kt	8°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	3.3ft	9s	ESE	9kt	SE	11kt	8°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	3.4ft	10s	ESE	9kt	SSE	11kt	8°C	9°C	0mm

Friday

Apr 10

EXCELLENT12 excellent hours

🌊 3.4-4.3ft 💨 4-16kt 🌡️ 8-11°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	3.4ft	10s	ESE	9kt	SSE	10kt	8°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.5ft	10s	ESE	8kt	SSE	9kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.5ft	10s	ESE	7kt	S	7kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.6ft	10s	ESE	6kt	S	7kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.6ft	10s	ESE	6kt	S	6kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.7ft	10s	ESE	5kt	SSW	6kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.8ft	10s	ESE	6kt	SSW	6kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.8ft	10s	ESE	6kt	SSW	6kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.9ft	10s	ESE	6kt	SSW	6kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.9ft	10s	ESE	5kt	SSW	6kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4ft	10s	ESE	5kt	SSW	6kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4ft	10s	ESE	4kt	SSW	6kt	10°C	9°C	0mm
12:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.1ft	10s	ESE	6kt	S	7kt	10°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	4.1ft	10s	ESE	8kt	S	9kt	11°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	4.1ft	10s	ESE	10kt	SSE	10kt	11°C	9°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	4.2ft	10s	ESE	12kt	SSE	13kt	11°C	9°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	4.2ft	10s	ESE	14kt	SSE	15kt	11°C	9°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	4.3ft	10s	ESE	16kt	SSE	18kt	11°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	4.2ft	11s	ESE	16kt	SSE	18kt	11°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	4.1ft	11s	ESE	15kt	S	19kt	11°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	4ft	11s	ESE	15kt	S	19kt	11°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	4ft	11s	ESE	15kt	S	20kt	11°C	10°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	4.1ft	11s	ESE	14kt	S	22kt	11°C	10°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	4.1ft	11s	ESE	14kt	S	23kt	11°C	10°C	0mm

Saturday

Apr 11

EXCELLENT8 excellent hours

🌊 3.4-4.5ft 💨 2-14kt 🌡️ 10-13°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	4ft	11s	ESE	14kt	SSW	24kt	12°C	10°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	4ft	11s	ESE	14kt	SSW	26kt	12°C	10°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	4ft	11s	ESE	14kt	SSW	27kt	12°C	10°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	4ft	11s	ESE	13kt	SW	25kt	12°C	10°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	4ft	11s	ESE	13kt	SW	23kt	12°C	10°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	3.9ft	11s	ESE	12kt	WSW	22kt	12°C	10°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	4ft	11s	ESE	11kt	W	21kt	12°C	10°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	4.1ft	11s	ESE	11kt	WNW	20kt	13°C	10°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	4.2ft	11s	ESE	10kt	NW	20kt	13°C	10°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	4.1ft	11s	ESE	11kt	NW	19kt	13°C	10°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	4.1ft	11s	ESE	12kt	NNW	18kt	13°C	10°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	4ft	11s	ESE	13kt	NNW	18kt	13°C	10°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	4.2ft	11s	ESE	12kt	NW	16kt	13°C	10°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	4.4ft	11s	ESE	12kt	NW	15kt	13°C	11°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	4.5ft	11s	ESE	11kt	WNW	14kt	13°C	11°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	4.3ft	11s	ESE	8kt	WSW	11kt	13°C	11°C	0mm
4:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.1ft	11s	ESE	5kt	SSW	7kt	13°C	11°C	0mm
5:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.9ft	11s	ESE	2kt	SSE	4kt	13°C	11°C	0mm
6:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.8ft	11s	ESE	4kt	SSE	5kt	12°C	11°C	0mm
7:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.8ft	11s	ESE	5kt	SE	7kt	12°C	11°C	0mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.7ft	11s	ESE	7kt	SE	8kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.6ft	11s	ESE	6kt	SSE	7kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.5ft	11s	ESE	6kt	SSE	6kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.4ft	11s	ESE	5kt	SSE	5kt	10°C	11°C	0mm

Sunday

Apr 12

EXCELLENT11 excellent hours

🌊 2.2-3.4ft 💨 4-19kt 🌡️ 10-12°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.4ft	11s	ESE	5kt	SSE	5kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.3ft	11s	ESE	4kt	SE	5kt	10°C	10°C	0mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.2ft	10s	ESE	4kt	SE	4kt	10°C	10°C	0mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.2ft	10s	ESE	5kt	ESE	6kt	10°C	10°C	0mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.1ft	10s	ESE	6kt	E	8kt	10°C	10°C	0mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.1ft	10s	ESE	7kt	ENE	9kt	10°C	10°C	0mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.1ft	10s	ESE	7kt	ENE	9kt	10°C	10°C	0mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.1ft	10s	ESE	6kt	E	8kt	10°C	10°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	3ft	10s	ESE	6kt	E	8kt	10°C	10°C	0mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3ft	10s	ESE	6kt	ESE	8kt	11°C	10°C	0mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.9ft	10s	ESE	6kt	SSE	8kt	11°C	10°C	0mm
11:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.8ft	10s	ESE	6kt	S	7kt	12°C	10°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	2.8ft	10s	ESE	8kt	SSE	10kt	12°C	10°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	2.7ft	10s	ESE	10kt	SSE	12kt	12°C	10°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	2.7ft	10s	ESE	12kt	SSE	15kt	12°C	10°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	2.7ft	10s	ESE	13kt	SSE	17kt	12°C	10°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	2.6ft	10s	ESE	14kt	SSE	18kt	12°C	10°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	2.6ft	10s	ESE	15kt	SSE	20kt	12°C	10°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	10s	ESE	16kt	SSE	22kt	12°C	10°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	10s	ESE	16kt	SSE	24kt	12°C	10°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	10s	ESE	16kt	SSE	26kt	12°C	10°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	10s	ESE	17kt	S	28kt	12°C	10°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	10s	ESE	18kt	S	30kt	12°C	10°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	10s	ESE	19kt	S	33kt	12°C	10°C	0mm

Monday

Apr 13

POOR2 good hours

🌊 1.3-2.9ft 💨 3-19kt 🌡️ 13-18°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	2.2ft	10s	ESE	18kt	S	32kt	13°C	10°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	10s	ESE	18kt	S	32kt	13°C	10°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	10s	ESE	18kt	S	31kt	13°C	10°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	2ft	10s	ESE	18kt	SSW	31kt	13°C	10°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	2ft	10s	ESE	17kt	SSW	30kt	14°C	10°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	10s	ESE	17kt	SSW	30kt	14°C	10°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	10s	ESE	18kt	SSW	30kt	14°C	10°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	10s	ESE	18kt	SW	31kt	14°C	10°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	10s	ESE	19kt	SW	32kt	14°C	10°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	10s	ESE	18kt	SW	30kt	15°C	11°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	10s	ESE	17kt	SW	28kt	15°C	11°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	10s	ESE	16kt	SW	27kt	16°C	11°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	10s	ESE	15kt	SW	25kt	16°C	11°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	9s	ESE	14kt	SW	24kt	17°C	11°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	9s	ESE	13kt	SW	23kt	18°C	11°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	9s	ESE	13kt	SW	22kt	18°C	11°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	9s	ESE	12kt	SW	20kt	18°C	11°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	9s	ESE	11kt	SW	19kt	18°C	11°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	9s	ESE	13kt	SW	23kt	18°C	11°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	9s	ESE	16kt	SW	27kt	18°C	11°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	9s	ESE	18kt	SW	31kt	18°C	11°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	8s	SE	13kt	WSW	21kt	17°C	11°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	2.4ft	7s	SSE	8kt	W	12kt	16°C	11°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	2.9ft	6s	S	3kt	WNW	3kt	15°C	11°C	0mm

Tuesday

Apr 14

GOOD11 good hours

🌊 1.0-2.7ft 💨 4-12kt 🌡️ 14-20°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	2.7ft	6s	SSE	4kt	W	4kt	15°C	11°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	2.6ft	6s	SSE	5kt	WSW	5kt	15°C	11°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	2.4ft	6s	SSE	6kt	SW	7kt	16°C	11°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	2.4ft	6s	SSE	8kt	WSW	11kt	15°C	11°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	2.4ft	6s	SSE	10kt	WSW	15kt	15°C	11°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	2.4ft	6s	SSE	11kt	W	19kt	15°C	11°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	2.4ft	6s	SSE	11kt	WSW	17kt	15°C	11°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	2.4ft	6s	SSE	10kt	WSW	14kt	14°C	11°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	2.4ft	6s	SSE	9kt	WSW	12kt	14°C	11°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	2.3ft	6s	SSE	8kt	WSW	10kt	14°C	11°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	2.3ft	6s	S	7kt	W	9kt	15°C	11°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	6s	S	6kt	W	8kt	16°C	11°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	1.9ft	7s	SSE	6kt	W	9kt	17°C	11°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	1.5ft	8s	SE	6kt	WSW	10kt	17°C	11°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	9s	ESE	6kt	WSW	12kt	18°C	12°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	9s	ESE	7kt	WSW	12kt	19°C	12°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	9s	ESE	7kt	SW	13kt	19°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	9s	ESE	8kt	SW	13kt	20°C	12°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	9s	ESE	9kt	SSW	13kt	19°C	12°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1ft	9s	ESE	10kt	S	12kt	19°C	12°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1ft	9s	ESE	11kt	S	11kt	18°C	12°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1ft	9s	ESE	11kt	S	13kt	18°C	12°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1ft	9s	ESE	12kt	S	15kt	18°C	12°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1ft	9s	ESE	12kt	SSW	16kt	18°C	12°C	0mm

Wednesday

Apr 15

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.7-1.1ft 💨 10-14kt 🌡️ 16-20°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1ft	9s	ESE	12kt	SSW	16kt	17°C	12°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1ft	9s	ESE	11kt	SSW	16kt	17°C	12°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1ft	9s	ESE	11kt	SW	16kt	17°C	12°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1ft	9s	ESE	11kt	SW	16kt	17°C	12°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1ft	9s	ESE	11kt	SW	16kt	16°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1ft	9s	ESE	12kt	SW	16kt	16°C	12°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	9s	ESE	11kt	SW	16kt	16°C	12°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	9s	ESE	11kt	SW	16kt	16°C	12°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	9s	ESE	11kt	SW	17kt	16°C	12°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	9s	ESE	11kt	SW	17kt	17°C	12°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	9s	ESE	11kt	SW	17kt	17°C	12°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	9s	ESE	11kt	SW	18kt	18°C	12°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	ESE	11kt	SW	18kt	18°C	12°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	ESE	11kt	SW	18kt	19°C	12°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	ESE	11kt	SW	19kt	19°C	12°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	ESE	11kt	SW	17kt	20°C	12°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	ESE	11kt	SW	14kt	20°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	9s	ESE	10kt	SW	12kt	20°C	12°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	SE	10kt	SSW	12kt	19°C	12°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1ft	7s	SSE	10kt	SSW	12kt	18°C	12°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	6s	SSE	10kt	S	12kt	18°C	12°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	7s	SSE	12kt	SSW	16kt	18°C	12°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1ft	8s	SE	13kt	SSW	20kt	18°C	12°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1ft	9s	SE	14kt	SSW	24kt	18°C	12°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:3.2ft @ 9s

Wind Conditions:4-16kt E

Water Temperature:8-10°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Wildwood/Five Mile Island in New Jersey is an exposed beach break that offers fairly consistent surf and can work throughout the year. It thrives when southeast swells align with offshore winds from the northwest, delivering both left and right-hand waves. The spot handles both local windswells and distant groundswells, with good surf possible at all stages of the tide. Despite its reliability, Wildwood Crest remains relatively uncrowded, offering a more relaxed surfing experience. However, surfers should be cautious of rip currents and jellyfish, which are common hazards in the area. The best conditions for clean, rideable waves typically occur during the summer, with November also standing out as a favorable month.

Best Swell Direction: SE

Bottom Type: Sand

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionSE

Ideal Wind DirectionNW

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