Cape May County · 38.9880 N, 74.8150 W · Updated 7:00 AM

Wildwood

Today’s wave height is a meager 2.4 feet, with a short 3.5-second period that leaves the surf feeling gutless despite the 1.8-foot groundswell from SSE. The onshore SW wind crumbles the wave face and raises its own choppy short-period sea on top, leaving it rough and unappealing. Tides are low and incoming, working against the spot’s preference for high-water conditions. The best window remains late afternoon between 4 PM-6 PM as the SW swell tries to hold up over chop.

Poor 1/4Best window 4PM–6PMPeak 10 at 6:00 PM
10Score /100Right now · 7:00 AM
Surf now
2.4 ft
2 ft today
Period
4 s
wind swell
Swell
S 165°
Wind
SW 7 mph
216°
Water
67°
3/2 full
Air
66°
Visibility
8.8 mi

Hour by hour · Fri, Oct 2

8 AM2.4 ft · 4 s · S 167°
SW 9 (g18) mph · 1.6 ft
8POOR
9 AM2.4 ft · 4 s · S 169°
SW 9 (g18) mph · 2.6 ft ↑
8POOR
10 AM2.3 ft · 4 s · S 172°
SW 10 (g17) mph · 3.7 ft ↑
7POOR
11 AM2.3 ft · 4 s · S 174°
SW 9 (g15) mph · 4.7 ft ↑
7POOR
12 PM2.3 ft · 4 s · S 173°
SW 9 (g16) mph · 5.2 ft ↑
7POOR
1 PM2.2 ft · 4 s · S 171°
S 9 (g16) mph · 5.2 ft —
6POOR
2 PM2.2 ft · 4 s · S 170°
S 9 (g16) mph · 4.7 ft ↓
6POOR
3 PM2.3 ft · 4 s · S 168°
S 8 (g15) mph · 3.9 ft ↓
7POOR
4 PM2.3 ft · 4 s · S 165°
S 7 (g15) mph · 2.8 ft ↓
9POOR
5 PM2.4 ft · 4 s · S 163°
S 8 (g13) mph · 1.8 ft ↓
8POOR
6 PM2.4 ft · 4 s · S 166°
S 7 (g12) mph · 1.0 ft ↓
10POOR

Open-Meteo marine + weather models · NOAA CO-OPS tide predictions · Wildwood Crest, ocean pier · next update 7:30 AM