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5th Street surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
5th Street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's 5th Street sea temperature is
15.4° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at 5th Street today?
The current surf forecast for 5th Street at 7PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at 5th Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | |
33 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 56 | 31 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 37 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 35 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 5:50PM1.25m | 6:08AM1.06m | 6:37PM1.29m | 6:56AM1.06m | 7:20PM1.33m | 7:39AM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:30AM0.07m | 00:05AM0.12m | 12:14PM0.07m | 00:52AM0.09m | 12:57PM0.08m | 1:38AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | 8:15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
 kJ | 33 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 37 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 35 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | — | NE 4 | — | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 33 | 32 | 32 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 6 | — | 1 | — | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NNE 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | W 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 304 | 304 | 52 | 12 | 49 | 60 | 60 | 56 | 56 | 12 | 60 | 56 | 56 | 32 | 32 | 56 | 56 | 276 | 247 | 247 | 247 | 247 | 247 |
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