5th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.27° N 74.57° W

5th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 5th Street sea temperature is
24.7° C
1.5° 

5th Street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at 5th Street today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 5th Street at 1AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (20 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

Table - waves today at 5th Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed night, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.8
S
4
1
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
1
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
32
13
28
20
19
11
7
11
22
35
25
21
38
54
39
36
26
30
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
SW
15
SSE
10
ESE
25
NNE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
2:09AM0.98m
2:48PM1.16m
3:03AM0.92m
3:42PM1.14m
Low Tide
8:19PM0.28m
8:25AM0.26m
9:21PM0.31m
9:25AM0.30m
10:22PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
heavy rain
heavy rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:47
7:46
7:45
 mm
5
16
12
1
Temp °C
30
28
27
26
24
24
25
27
23
21
20
21
20
21
22
23
23
22
24
Feels °C
29
28
27
26
24
26
27
27
25
20
18
21
19
20
20
22
23
22
26
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