Wildwood Crest · Cape May County · New Jersey
Wildwood Crest Surf Report & Forecast, New Jersey
Wildwood Crest, New Jersey: 2 ft, knee high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 1.5 ft at 12 seconds from the southeast, with a 21 mph offshore wind from the west-northwest, gusting 31 mph. Water is about 59°F, so a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next high tide is 3.7 ft at 7:30 pm.
2 ft
knee high
- Swell
- 1.5 ft · 12 s · SEplus 0.3 ft · 12 s · S
- Wind
- 21 mph (WNW), gusts 31offshore
- Tide
- 0.4 ft risinghigh 3.7 ft at 7:30 pm
- Water
- 59°F4/3–5/4 hooded
- Air
- 59°Ffeels like 43°F
- Sun
- rise 6:35 amset 4:51 pm
Wildwood Crest surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Wildwood Crest: 10 am, Poor, on a falling mid tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Wildwood Crest: 5 pm, Good, on a rising mid tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 23 | 4.5 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Poor | 15 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 25 | 4.8 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 29 | 4.6 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Poor | 22 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 35 | 3.8 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Poor | 22 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 35 | 2.6 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Poor | 21 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 33 | 1.4 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 21 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 32 | 0.4 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 21 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 31 | -0.2 ft |
| 2 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 20 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 31 | -0.1 ft |
| 3 pmnow | 1–2 ft | Poor | 19 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 29 | 0.4 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 17 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 28 | 1.3 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 14 mph offshore (NW), gusts 23 | 2.3 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 13 | 4.2 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 13 | 4.8 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 15 | 4.9 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 14 | 4.5 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 16 | 3.7 ft |
| 11 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 19 | 2.6 ft |
| 12 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 21 | 1.5 ft |
| 1 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 20 | 0.7 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 20 | 0.3 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 13 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 19 | 0.5 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 12 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 17 | 1.1 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Good | 10 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 2.0 ft |
Wildwood Crest waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 3 pm, sets at Wildwood Crest arrive about every 2 minutes with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 1.9 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every 2 minutes or so, each lasting about 14 s
- Lulls
- about 69 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 11% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.3 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Wildwood Crest surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Wildwood Crest: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 9 at 1–2 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 10 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Wildwood Crest are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.6 ft · 12 s · SE | 18 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 29 | 20 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 31 | 10 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1–2 ft | Good | 1.2 ft · 11 s · SE | 9 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 15 | 14 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 20 | 5 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 0.9 ft · 10 s · ESE | 4 mph offshore (NNW) | 4 mph cross-shore (SW) | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | 0.7 ft · 10 s · ESE | 10 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 16 | calm | 10 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 2.3 ft · 4 s · W | 24 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 36 | 24 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 35 | 6 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 1.8 ft · 4 s · W | 23 mph offshore (NW), gusts 34 | 22 mph offshore (NW), gusts 32 | 6 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 2.5 ft · 4 s · W | 22 mph offshore (NW), gusts 33 | 21 mph offshore (NW), gusts 31 | 4 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 16 mph offshore (NW), gusts 23 | 15 mph offshore (NW), gusts 23 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 10 mph offshore (N) | 8 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 6 mph offshore (N) | calm | 10 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Wildwood Crest are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Wildwood Crest tide chart and tide times
Tides at Wildwood Crest today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.0 ft at 12:39 am, high 4.8 ft at 7:01 am, low -0.2 ft at 1:26 pm and high 3.7 ft at 7:30 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 0.4 ft and rising.
Wildwood Crest tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 0.0 ft at 12:39 amHigh 4.8 ft at 7:01 amLow -0.2 ft at 1:26 pmHigh 3.7 ft at 7:30 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.3 ft at 1:17 amHigh 4.9 ft at 7:45 amLow 0.3 ft at 2:14 pmHigh 3.7 ft at 8:04 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.3 ft at 1:55 amHigh 4.9 ft at 8:24 amLow 0.6 ft at 2:48 pmHigh 4.0 ft at 8:49 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 1.2 ft at 2:30 amHigh 5.6 ft at 9:02 amLow 1.5 ft at 3:34 pmHigh 4.3 ft at 9:18 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 1.3 ft at 3:22 amHigh 4.9 ft at 9:36 amLow 0.7 ft at 4:28 pmHigh 3.3 ft at 10:13 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.0 ft at 3:58 amHigh 4.4 ft at 10:22 amLow 0.6 ft at 5:14 pmHigh 2.9 ft at 10:57 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 0.6 ft at 4:54 amHigh 3.7 ft at 11:17 amLow 0.5 ft at 5:58 pmHigh 2.8 ft at 11:52 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 0.6 ft at 5:48 amHigh 3.5 ft at 12:09 pmLow 0.5 ft at 6:48 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 2.9 ft at 12:48 amLow 0.7 ft at 6:47 amHigh 3.4 ft at 1:03 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Wildwood Crest water temperature
The water temperature at Wildwood Crest is about 59°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 43°F and a 21 mph wind, a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 57 and 59°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Wildwood Crest
- Cape May6.1 mi WSW · 1 ft · Poor
- Stone Harbor6.8 mi NE · 1–2 ft · Poor
- Avalon11 mi NE · 2 ft · Poor to Fair
- Sea Isle City15 mi NNE · 2 ft · Poor to Fair
- Ocean City 7th Street26 mi NNE · 1 ft · Poor
- Indian River Inlet, Delaware27 mi SSW · 2 ft · Poor
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About Wildwood Crest
Wildwood Crest is a beach break in Wildwood Crest, Cape May County, New Jersey, facing south-southeast. Also called Wildwoods.
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