5th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.27° N 74.57° W

5th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 5th Street sea temperature is
18.1°C
0.9° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for 5th Street at 8AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (12 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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)
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.5
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
S
7
0.7
S
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
S
5
1.1
S
6
1.1
SSW
6
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.6
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
384
370
319
206
140
103
82
52
21
27
20
12
12
23
14
31
37
42
82
89
56
54
41
22
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:51AM1.39m
10:05PM1.16m
10:28AM1.34m
10:43PM1.09m
11:07AM1.28m
Low Tide
3:43AM-0.02m
4:14PM-0.00m
4:19AM0.04m
4:52PM0.05m
4:53AM0.10m
5:31PM0.11m
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
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 mm
2
2
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Temp °C
19
16
15
15
20
23
21
19
18
18
18
20
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
24
27
28
26
23
Feels °C
21
13
13
12
19
21
21
19
18
18
18
20
19
19
19
17
18
18
18
23
25
28
26
24
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