5th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.27° N 74.57° W

5th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 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 6PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm 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

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.2
ESE
12
0.5
S
5
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
1.2
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
19
19
15
22
18
21
15
15
14
14
14
14
22
22
69
131
101
102
120
138
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
N
15
ENE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
NNW
15
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
25
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
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
7:35PM0.28m
7:30AM0.31m
8:37PM0.32m
8:38AM0.36m
9:43PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:04
7:01
7:00
 mm
1
Temp °C
23
24
23
23
22
21
21
21
25
25
23
24
24
22
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
Feels °C
23
23
21
21
20
21
22
23
26
26
24
26
26
20
17
15
16
17
16
16
16
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