5th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.27° N 74.57° W

5th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 5th Street sea temperature is
24.7°C
1.9° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for 5th Street at 2PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.7
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
40
41
45
46
45
45
95
29
71
47
28
27
34
33
32
30
28
24
17
16
16
16
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
W
5
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
NNW
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:25AM1.17m
8:40PM1.35m
9:02AM1.23m
9:17PM1.35m
9:38AM1.27m
9:54PM1.32m
Low Tide
2:24AM0.06m
2:33PM0.12m
3:03AM0.02m
3:15PM0.09m
3:40AM0.00m
3:55PM0.07m
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6:20
6:22
6:22
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7:37
7:35
7:34
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3
1
Temp °C
24
24
26
26
26
25
25
25
24
24
26
27
27
26
27
24
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
24
24
26
26
27
26
26
28
26
27
29
29
28
27
28
26
21
19
19
20
21
22
24
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