5th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.27° N 74.57° W

5th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 5th Street sea temperature is
18.0°C
2.0° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 5th Street at 6PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.9m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (20 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (20 Oct)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed morning, light winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
2
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1
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
11
2
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
11
3
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
E
11
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
ENE
12
3.5
ENE
12
2.1
E
12
1.9
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
795
850
1458
1626
2267
2637
2700
2964
3213
3413
3254
3696
3264
1174
875
663
564
468
392
282
284
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:15PM1.07m
4:54AM0.99m
5:15PM1.11m
5:49AM1.09m
6:09PM1.16m
Low Tide
10:14AM0.33m
10:50PM0.19m
11:10AM0.25m
11:36PM0.12m
12:00PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
17
18
17
14
13
11
11
11
13
13
13
12
10
9
9
12
17
18
17
14
Feels °C
8
10
12
12
9
6
3
3
3
6
6
7
6
4
2
2
5
11
13
13
9
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