5th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.27° N 74.57° W

5th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 5th Street sea temperature is
24.8°C
2.3° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 5th Street at 9AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.8
S
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.6
S
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
32
31
17
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
18
25
11
11
22
27
15
10
10
10
15
9
9
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
NE
10
E
10
SE
10
S
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
10
W
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
SE
10
S
5
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:38AM1.27m
9:54PM1.32m
10:15AM1.30m
10:33PM1.28m
10:55AM1.32m
Low Tide
3:40AM0.00m
3:55PM0.07m
4:14AM-0.00m
4:35PM0.06m
4:48AM0.01m
5:15PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:34
7:31
7:30
 mm
2
Temp °C
23
20
19
22
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
24
25
25
24
24
24
22
21
22
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
22
17
16
20
22
21
22
22
23
22
22
24
24
24
24
24
27
24
22
24
25
25
25
25
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