5th Street surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 24 May 2026 EDT
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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
15.6° C
(Which is 2.3°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 5AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (24 May)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (24 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ESE
8
2
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
0.7
ESE
8
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
528
623
566
454
396
328
262
212
180
154
125
92
112
119
67
56
49
48
34
33
34
33
33
25
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
E
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
0
SW
5
W
5
NE
5
NNW
5
WNW
0
N
5
E
5
S
10
S
10
S
10
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:16AM1.15m
4:01PM1.16m
4:15AM1.10m
4:58PM1.20m
5:14AM1.07m
5:50PM1.25m
Low Tide
9:51AM0.06m
10:19PM0.17m
10:43AM0.07m
11:14PM0.15m
11:30AM0.07m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:37
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:13
8:14
1
2
1
1
1
2
4
2
5
6
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
15
16
18
16
16
17
17
18
20
20
21
19
19
19
19
19
18
19
19
19
19
7
10
10
15
16
18
15
15
18
19
19
22
22
25
21
21
21
21
22
20
21
21
21
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
7
Energy kJ
454
396
328
262
212
180
154
125
92
90
68
55
56
43
41
30
30
31
32
33
25
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
Energy kJ
13
12
19
47
41
67
49
49
48
34
33
34
33
33
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ESE
8
2
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
Energy kJ
528
623
566
35
46
112
119
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
272
272
272
47
47
56
59
93
11
0
7
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
116
52
32
36
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
9
9
9
9
8
8
7
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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