52nd Street Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

52nd Street in New Jersey is an exposed beach/Jetty break that has inconsistent surf with no particular seasonal pattern. Offshore winds are from the west. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the south southeast. The beach breaks peel to the right. When the surf is up, crowds are likely Take care of the strong rips here.

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Overall 52nd Street Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to 52nd Street:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	47th Street	1 mi
Second closest break	St Phillip's	1 mi
Third closest break	Avalon 15th Street	2 mi
Fourth closest break	36th street	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Avalon 30th Street	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to 52nd Street:
Closest wave buoy	Brant Beach Buoy	43 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Delaware Bay Buoy	46 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Patapsco Buoy	91 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	New York Harbour Buoy	101 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Long Island Buoy	112 mi
Tide stations nearest to 52nd Street:
Closest tide station	Ocean Drive bridge, Townsends Inlet, New Jersey	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Ocean Drive bridge, New Jersey	1 mi
Third closest tide station	Ingram Thorofare, Townsends Inlet, New Jersey	2 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Townsend Sound, Townsends Inlet, New Jersey	2 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Ingram Thorofare, New Jersey	2 mi
Ski Resorts closest to 52nd Street:
Closest ski area	Spring Mountain Ski Area (United States)	91 mi
Second closest ski area	Bear Creek Ski Area (United States)	106 mi
Third closest ski area	Blue Marsh (United States)	111 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Blue Mountain Ski Area (United States)	125 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Shawnee Mt (United States)	134 mi
Town and city forecasts close to 52nd Street:
Closest city location	Avalon (United States)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Sea Isle City (United States)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Stone Harbor (United States)	6 mi
Fourth closest city location	Cape May Court House (United States)	7 mi
Fifth closest city location	Woodbine (United States)	10 mi

• The closest passenger airport to 52nd Street is Cape May Co (Wildwood) Airport (WWD) in USA, 22 km (14 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to 52nd Street is Atlantic City International Airport (ACY), also in USA, 38 km (24 miles) away.
• Third is Millville Muni Airport (MIV) in USA, 41 km (25 miles) away.
• Dover Afb Airport (DOV) in USA is 66 km (41 miles) away.
• Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to 52nd Street and is 94 km (58 miles) away.