The Borough of Wildwood Crest is located on the Atlantic Ocean coastline and back bay inter-coastal waterway in Cape May County, New Jersey. The Borough is comprised of approximately 1.31 square miles of barrier beach island and is geographically surrounded by the bay and ocean waters. Each year the Borough is presented with a constant threat to this community from sea level rise, coastal flooding, Nor’easters and tropical-borne storm activity, introducing severe wave and flood impacts.