5th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.27° N 74.57° W

5th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 5th Street sea temperature is
24.7° C
1.7° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for 5th Street at 11PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)--
Afternoon (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1.1
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
1.1
S
5
1.6
S
6
1.8
S
7
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.4
S
7
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.8
S
8
1
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
14
22
17
28
61
56
49
66
194
297
337
355
346
203
302
329
417
140
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
30
SSW
25
S
30
S
40
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
15
W
10
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:03AM1.09m
2:42PM1.21m
2:52AM1.01m
3:33PM1.19m
Low Tide
8:05PM0.21m
8:23AM0.13m
9:05PM0.25m
9:16AM0.19m
10:03PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:20
8:19
 mm
1
2
13
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
24
23
23
23
23
24
26
26
26
25
23
23
24
24
27
29
29
27
25
Feels °C
23
23
23
22
22
24
27
25
26
24
20
22
23
25
27
28
29
28
25
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