5th Street surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 12 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
13.3° C
(Which is 2.4°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 10AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (12 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (12 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.9
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
31
18
21
33
32
19
19
18
30
54
59
87
116
101
67
26
19
30
24
19
22
25
31
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
N
20
N
10
NNE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
10
SW
10
SSE
10
SW
20
NW
20
NW
15
SW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:49AM1.09m
5:25PM1.19m
5:50AM1.12m
6:19PM1.31m
6:45AM1.17m
7:09PM1.42m
Low Tide
11:09AM0.08m
11:47PM0.12m
11:57AM0.02m
00:40AM0.03m
12:45PM-0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:47
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:01
8:02
1
5
2
Temp °C
12
9
9
13
13
13
12
11
11
12
13
15
16
16
15
15
13
13
13
13
17
15
12
12
7
4
3
9
9
8
7
5
5
6
7
9
9
10
10
14
11
12
10
9
14
8
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.9
S
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SE
6
Energy kJ
31
31
18
21
33
32
19
19
18
10
10
9
9
4
10
47
26
19
30
24
19
22
25
31
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
4
4
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
14
0.3
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
5
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
6
0.2
E
7
0.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
8
4
8
3
1
1
1
10
4
4
3
4
4
1
4
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
N
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.4
SE
2
0.3
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.9
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.4
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
5
14
30
54
59
87
116
101
67
19
2
3
2
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
11
56
159
56
249
466
506
503
303
366
366
506
776
1420
776
3
117
36
11
56
116
52
305
11
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
8
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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