5th Street surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 19 Jan 2026 EST
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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
5.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at 5th Street today?

The current surf forecast for 5th Street at 12AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (20 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (20 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.5
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
1.3
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
0.5
SE
Period(s) (?)999898999988889101056666610
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9084448027331319201223182424263335921541511301006850
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
10
WSW
25
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
15
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:43PM
1.00
8:59AM
1.22
9:21PM
1.02
9:38AM
1.19
10:01PM
1.04
10:19AM
1.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:52PM
-0.09
2:53AM
-0.01
3:28PM
-0.09
3:31AM
-0.01
4:03PM
-0.09
4:10AM
-0.01
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise------7:13-------7:13-------7:13-
Sunset5:02-------5:04-------5:05-------
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C22-2-5-8-9-8-6-5-6-6-7-7-6-4023444347
Feels °C (?)-5-3-10-15-16-17-17-16-13-13-12-13-12-10-10-8-7-6-5-5-4-3-21
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