Wildwood Crest, New Jersey Weather
Wildwood Crest, New Jersey — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Wildwood Crest, Cape May County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Wildwood Crest. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Wildwood Crest is published on the Cape May County Airport (KWWD) page, 8 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Wildwood Crest have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Wildwood Crest: Woodbine Municipal Airport (KOBI) 27 km · Ocean City Municipal Airport (K26N) 38 km · Millville Municipal Airport (KMIV) 48 km · Delaware Coastal Airport (KGED) 56 km · Dover Civil Air Terminal/Dover Air Force Base (KDOV) 57 km
Conditions reported at KWWD describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Wildwood Crest specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Wildwood Crest, New Jersey
Wildwood Crest, a sliver of land between the Atlantic Ocean and the Delaware Bay, basks in a coastal light that softens the edges of the world. It lies 27.9 miles south-south-east of Cumberland, NJ (from Cumberland, NJ: bearing 168°T), and is situated 4.4 miles east of Lower. The air here carries the briny tang of salt and the faint, sweet perfume of dune roses, a constant reminder of its maritime soul. Long, uninterrupted stretches of sand, as fine as sifted flour, meet the restless, rhythmic pulse of the ocean, a vast, ever-changing canvas of blues and greens. The landscape is a low-lying expanse, shaped by the patient sculpting of wind and water, where the horizon feels both immediate and infinite, and the sky, particularly at dusk, can blaze with an astonishing, ephemeral beauty. The history of Wildwood Crest is a narrative of seaside dreams and entrepreneurial spirit, its economy intrinsically linked to the allure of its beaches and boardwalks. Once a quiet stretch of undeveloped shore, it blossomed into a popular vacation destination, drawing visitors eager for sun, surf, and the simple pleasures of coastal life. Its distinctive architectural style, often characterized by brightly colored, low-rise hotels and motels, speaks to a mid-20th-century optimism and a dedication to accessible, family-friendly recreation. While its primary draw remains tourism, the enduring connection to the sea also hints at a past intertwined with fishing and maritime trade, a legacy that whispers in the gentle lapping of waves against the shore and the distant cries of gulls.
Live animated radar for Wildwood Crest and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
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| Location | Wildwood Crest, Cape May County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 38.974835°N, 74.833502°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 08260 |
| Area Code | 609, 640 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wildwood Crest, New Jersey Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wildwood Crest, New Jersey, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Wildwood Crest includes coordinates 38.974835°N, 74.833502°W, situated in Cape May County. ZIP code 08260. Telephone area code: 609, 640. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
