Weather in Wildwood Crest

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 3:12 am (EDT)

Now · clear 53 °F

Feels like: 52 °F
Low / high: 47 / 67 °F
Rain: 4%
Wind: 3 mph E

↘ 30.29 inHg · falling

Today in Wildwood Crest: partly cloudy, 47 °F to 67 °F, with a 4% chance of rain and a light air from the east (3 mph). Tomorrow, clear sky, 52 °F to 71 °F and a 2% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Friday 30, at 71 °F. Next likely rain: Wednesday 4 (22%).

Measured now at the airport

Wildwood/Cape May Cnty (KWWD), 4.7 mi away · 16 min ago

Visibility9.9 mi or more

WeatherNothing to note

Temperature49 °F

WindCalm

It's what the airport's weather station measured, not a forecast: on the coast, wind and fog can be different. Airports report every 30 or 60 minutes.

Airport METAR report, via NOAA's Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Sources and licenses

Temperatures for the next 14 days

67° 47°
Today
71° 52°
Fri 30
59° 44°
Sat 31
63° 47°
Sun 1
65° 51°
Mon 2
67° 53°
Tue 3
68° 55°
Wed 4
68° 56°
Thu 5
65° 51°
Fri 6
61° 48°
Sat 7
60° 46°
Sun 8
56° 47°
Mon 9
59° 48°
Tue 10
62° 55°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Partly cloudy	47 / 67 °F	4%	11 mph SSW	1.8 ft	11:08 am · 11:38 pm	HRRR + NBM
Fri 30	Clear sky	52 / 71 °F	2%	11 mph WNW	2.2 ft	12:06 pm	NBM
Sat 31	Overcast	44 / 59 °F	0%	9 mph N	2.0 ft	12:42 am · 1:09 pm	NBM
Sun 1	Overcast	47 / 63 °F	1%	6 mph SE	1.4 ft	1:50 am · 1:14 pm	NBM
Mon 2	Partly cloudy	51 / 65 °F	6%	6 mph S	1.2 ft	1:59 am · 2:22 pm	NBM
Tue 3	Overcast	53 / 67 °F	10%	11 mph E	1.4 ft	3:09 am · 3:29 pm	NBM
Wed 4	Partly cloudy	55 / 68 °F	22% · 0.20 in	13 mph E	3.1 ft	4:11 am · 4:28 pm	NBM
Thu 5	Clear sky	56 / 68 °F	30% · 0.13 in	13 mph ESE	3.4 ft	5:03 am · 5:20 pm	NBM
Fri 6	Rain	51 / 65 °F	29% · 0.50 in	12 mph NNW	3.3 ft	5:48 am · 6:06 pm	NBM
Sat 7	Rain	48 / 61 °F	27% · 0.17 in	13 mph NW	3.7 ft	6:31 am · 6:51 pm	NBM
Sun 8	Light drizzle	46 / 60 °F	18% · 0.09 in	12 mph NNW	3.1 ft	7:11 am · 7:34 pm	NBM + ECMWF
Mon 9	Clear sky	47 / 56 °F	17%	13 mph NNE	2.2 ft	7:50 am · 8:14 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Overcast	48 / 59 °F	18%	10 mph NE	1.8 ft	8:27 am · 8:53 pm	ECMWF
Wed 11	Overcast	55 / 62 °F	18%	7 mph NE	1.8 ft	9:03 am · 9:32 pm	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: HRRR until Thursday 29 10:00 pm; then NBM until Sunday 8 8:00 pm; then ECMWF until Thursday 12 10:00 am; then GFS.

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Partly cloudy	Clear	Clear	Clear sky	Clear sky	Clear sky	Clear sky	Clear
Temperature	55°	54°	49°	53°	65°	67°	60°	59°
Chance of rain	0%	0%	0%	1%	2%	0%	0%	0%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	4 E	3 E	2 NNW	1 NNW	3 W	5 SW	6 S	10 SSW
Humidity	82%	83%	99%	94%	75%	62%	86%	90%
UV	0	0	0	1	4	2	0	0
Model	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR

Do the models agree?

High confidence

The models agree for the next few days: the forecast is fairly solid.

What 6 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	64°	68°	57°	59°	62°	65°	66°
AIFS	62°	67°	59°	57°	59°	62°	64°
GFS	67°	69°	58°	61°	62°	65°	66°
ICON	67°	72°	60°	60°	65°	71°	69°
HRRR	67°	70°	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	66°	71°	59°	63°	65°	67°	68°
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
AIFS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
GFS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ICON	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
HRRR	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.19 in
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	1015	1421	1221	619	1217	1316	611
AIFS	9	15	16	6	6	8	10
GFS	817	1527	1222	612	611	822	1225
ICON	611	1020	920	48	716	47	613
HRRR	1120	1628	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	510	1116	916	67	68	1116	1321
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	medium	medium

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	0%	0%	0%	0%	6%	9%	10%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	0%	0%	0%	0%	13%	11%	13%
NBM (NOAA)	4%	2%	0%	1%	6%	10%	22%
Thunderstorm (NBM)	0%	0%	0%	1%	1%	1%	1%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: a bit warmer, a bit wetter and a slightly warmer sea.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Above +5.2 °F	Above +60%	A bit above +0.9 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	A bit above +0.9 °F	A bit above +23%	A bit above +1.3 °F	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +2.2 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.3 °F	56° / 50°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	A bit above +2.3 °F	A bit above +45%	A bit above +1.4 °F	53° / 48°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	A bit above +2.0 °F	A bit above +42%	A bit above +1.3 °F	51° / 46°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	A bit above +1.3 °F	A bit above +31%	A bit above +0.5 °F
December	A bit above +2.0 °F	A bit above +29%	A bit above +1.1 °F
January	Above +2.7 °F	A bit above +37%	A bit above +1.6 °F
February	A bit above +2.0 °F	A bit above +40%	Above +2.0 °F
March	A bit above +1.8 °F	A bit above +30%	A bit above +1.4 °F

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give.

Wildwood Crest climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Wildwood Crest is from May to September: highs of 71 °F to 85 °F, about 11 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

Hurricane season: from July to September. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 10 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Wildwood Crest, about 3 every 10 years; 2 of them with hurricane-force winds (74 mph or more). The most recent: Elsa, in July 2021.

43° 28°

JanJ
45° 29°

FebF
52° 36°

MarM
62° 44°

AprA
71° 54°

MayM
80° 63°

JunJ
85° 69°

JulJ
83° 67°

AugA
77° 62°

SepS
67° 50°

OctO
57° 41°

NovN
48° 33°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves	Cyclones
JanuaryJan	43°	28°	3.18 in	8	4.1	41°	2.2 ft	–
FebruaryFeb	45°	29°	3.11 in	8	5.3	39°	2.1 ft	–
MarchMar	52°	36°	4.03 in	9	5.7	41°	2.2 ft	–
AprilApr	62°	44°	3.41 in	8	6.5	48°	2.1 ft	–
MayMay	71°	54°	3.49 in	10	7.3	57°	1.8 ft	–
JuneJun	80°	63°	3.69 in	11	7.8	67°	1.5 ft	1
JulyJul	85°	69°	3.51 in	12	8.0	74°	1.4 ft	3
AugustAug	83°	67°	4.46 in	11	7.3	75°	1.5 ft	3
SeptemberSep	77°	62°	3.36 in	9	6.1	72°	2.0 ft	2
OctoberOct	67°	50°	4.03 in	7	5.3	65°	2.2 ft	1
NovemberNov	57°	41°	3.13 in	7	4.5	56°	2.3 ft	–
DecemberDec	48°	33°	3.89 in	9	3.9	47°	2.1 ft	–

Month	Water	Waves	Cyclones
Jan	41°	2.2 ft	–
Feb	39°	2.1 ft	–
Mar	41°	2.2 ft	–
Apr	48°	2.1 ft	–
May	57°	1.8 ft	–
Jun	67°	1.5 ft	1
Jul	74°	1.4 ft	3
Aug	75°	1.5 ft	3
Sep	72°	2.0 ft	2
Oct	65°	2.2 ft	1
Nov	56°	2.3 ft	–
Dec	47°	2.1 ft	–

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 43.28 in of rain on about 107 days and about 2,200 hours of sunshine.

Cyclones: how many tropical cyclones (tropical storms, hurricanes and typhoons) passed within 93 mi in each month from 1996 to 2025, according to IBTrACS (NOAA).

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now53 °Ffeels like 52 °F

Tomorrow52 / 71 °F

It's 53 °F now (feels like 52 °F). Today, 47 °F to 67 °F; tomorrow, 52 °F to 71 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 4%
Fri 30 2%
Sat 31 0%
Sun 1 1%
Mon 2 6%
Tue 3 10%
Wed 4 22% 0.20 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 4%. The next day with likely rain is Wednesday 4: 22% and 0.20 in.

No rain in the last 7 days.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity84%

Dew point49 °F

Humidity is 84% now and the dew point is 49 °F.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now8.0 migood

Clouds4%

Visibility is good now (8.0 mi). There may be fog today at 5:00 am, 6:00 am, 7:00 am.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak4moderate

Fri 30: 4 · Sat 31: 4 · Sun 1: 3

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling · now Anglers say fish feed more before the change

30.2030.40 30.08

Falling now (−0.04 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.04 inHg. Falling pressure: anglers say fish feed more before the change. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityGood · 45

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Max wind
Wed 28	Overcast	57 / 62 °F	14 mph ENE
Tue 27	Clear sky	55 / 61 °F	15 mph NE
Mon 26	Clear sky	52 / 64 °F	10 mph W
Sun 25	Clear sky	51 / 62 °F	8 mph NNE
Sat 24	Overcast	51 / 59 °F	11 mph NE
Fri 23	Mainly clear	54 / 59 °F	18 mph NE
Thu 22	Overcast	51 / 64 °F	15 mph NNW

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Overcast	53 / 63 °F	0	19 mph N
Tue 20	Overcast	53 / 66 °F	0	20 mph N
Mon 19	Clear sky	51 / 61 °F	0	19 mph NNE
Sun 18	Partly cloudy	46 / 58 °F	0	19 mph NNE
Sat 17	Light rain	51 / 66 °F	0.56 in	22 mph N
Fri 16	Rain	65 / 72 °F	0.97 in	16 mph S
Thu 15	Light drizzle	62 / 71 °F	0.04 in	18 mph NE
Wed 14	Drizzle	68 / 78 °F	0.06 in	15 mph WSW
Tue 13	Overcast	63 / 70 °F	0	15 mph SW
Mon 12	Light drizzle	59 / 69 °F	0.08 in	16 mph NNW
Sun 11	Light showers	67 / 69 °F	1.54 in	21 mph ESE
Sat 10	Overcast	62 / 67 °F	0	17 mph ENE
Fri 9	Overcast	60 / 70 °F	0	8 mph W
Thu 8	Clear sky	63 / 73 °F	0	15 mph WSW
Wed 7	Clear sky	56 / 64 °F	0	15 mph SSW
Tue 6	Clear sky	54 / 61 °F	0	12 mph NNW
Mon 5	Overcast	60 / 69 °F	0	15 mph NW
Sun 4	Heavy drizzle	62 / 67 °F	0.21 in	19 mph NE
Sat 3	Light rain	63 / 71 °F	0.69 in	17 mph NNE
Fri 2	Light drizzle	69 / 76 °F	0.01 in	14 mph SW
Thu 1	Overcast	66 / 73 °F	0	14 mph SSW
Wed 30	Overcast	66 / 71 °F	0	11 mph SW
Tue 29	Overcast	65 / 70 °F	0	10 mph W

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in Wildwood CrestQuestions

What's the weather like today in Wildwood Crest?

Partly cloudy, from 47 °F to 67 °F, with a light air from the east (3 mph) and a 4% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Wildwood Crest?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 2% (0.00 in): clear sky.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 44 °F and a high of 71 °F; the warmest day, Friday 30.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 4 (moderate). Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.29 inHg and falling: −0.11 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Wildwood Crest?

The best time to visit Wildwood Crest is from May to September: highs of 71 °F to 85 °F, about 11 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Wildwood Crest in October?

In October, Wildwood Crest normally sees highs of 67 °F and lows of 50 °F, with about 7 rainy days (4.03 in for the month) and 5 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 65 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Wildwood Crest?

The warmest is July, with average highs of 85 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 28 °F. The wettest is August (4.46 in) and the driest, February.

When is hurricane season in Wildwood Crest?

Hurricane season: from July to September. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 10 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Wildwood Crest, about 3 every 10 years; 2 of them with hurricane-force winds (74 mph or more). The most recent: Elsa, in July 2021.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 4.8 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 3:12 am (local time).

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