5th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.27° N 74.57° W

5th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 5th Street sea temperature is
23.6°C
2.7° 

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) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 5th Street at 12PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (17 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
5
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.2
ESE
12
0.7
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
E
7
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
1
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
0.9
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
17
18
19
19
15
16
18
24
15
15
14
8
14
14
22
22
52
93
79
50
88
126
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
NNW
15
N
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
25
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:14PM1.18m
1:30AM0.94m
2:03PM1.13m
2:25AM0.90m
2:58PM1.10m
Low Tide
6:42AM0.24m
7:35PM0.28m
7:30AM0.31m
8:37PM0.32m
8:38AM0.36m
9:43PM0.31m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:04
7:01
7:00
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
23
24
23
23
22
22
21
21
25
26
24
23
22
21
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
21
21
22
22
21
21
20
21
22
22
24
26
25
25
22
19
16
15
14
15
16
16
16
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