5th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.27° N 74.57° W

5th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 5th Street sea temperature is
24.6° C
1.2° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 5th Street at 9PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
6
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
6
1.3
S
6
1
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.9
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
29
52
67
58
60
110
66
32
31
38
41
53
61
44
35
25
35
36
45
45
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
5
S
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
2:45PM1.27m
3:13AM1.01m
3:51PM1.29m
4:27AM1.00m
5:02PM1.33m
Low Tide
8:15AM0.15m
9:31PM0.23m
9:26AM0.16m
10:41PM0.19m
10:36AM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:04
8:02
 mm
4
5
Temp °C
28
30
30
28
27
26
27
26
29
31
30
28
27
23
23
23
27
30
32
30
27
Feels °C
30
31
30
29
29
28
29
28
30
32
30
29
29
26
24
25
28
31
32
31
28
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