5th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.27° N 74.57° W

5th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 5th Street sea temperature is
24.3°C
3.3° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 5th Street at 2AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (17 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (17 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
1
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)
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
E
8
0.7
S
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.4
ENE
7
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
8
7
7
17
18
19
19
15
11
16
21
15
15
16
14
14
14
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
S
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
NW
10
N
15
NE
15
E
5
E
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
00:42AM1.00m
1:14PM1.18m
1:30AM0.94m
2:03PM1.13m
Low Tide
6:43PM0.21m
6:42AM0.24m
7:35PM0.28m
7:30AM0.31m
8:37PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:05
7:04
7:01
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
25
25
24
23
23
Feels °C
19
20
20
21
21
21
20
21
21
19
20
21
22
24
26
25
24
24
22
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