5th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.27° N 74.57° W

5th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 5th Street sea temperature is
23.6°C
3.1° 

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 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for 5th Street at 11PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)--
Afternoon (20 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (20 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, strong winds from the ENE by Wed afternoon).

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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)
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
SE
7
1.1
NE
5
1.1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.9
E
7
2.1
E
8
2.1
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.3
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
38
40
29
35
30
26
62
74
100
144
225
310
355
397
517
587
675
805
Wind (km/h)
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:59PM1.10m
4:36AM0.91m
5:02PM1.12m
5:39AM0.98m
5:59PM1.18m
Low Tide
10:42PM0.27m
10:50AM0.33m
11:33PM0.21m
11:44AM0.27m
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:59
6:57
6:55
 mm
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
3
3
5
3
Temp °C
24
24
23
22
19
18
19
19
19
19
19
18
17
18
17
16
16
15
17
Feels °C
23
24
24
24
18
16
16
15
16
16
15
14
12
13
11
9
9
8
11
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