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5th Street surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 30 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.7° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at 5th Street today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for 5th Street at 8PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at 5th Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 5 | E 8 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | |
8 | 6 | 62 | 70 | 147 | 123 | 147 | 198 | 200 | 156 | 123 | 125 | 94 | 68 | 62 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 87 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 8:18AM1.06m | 8:35PM1.35m | 8:56AM1.05m | 9:12PM1.34m | 9:34AM1.02m | 9:48PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20PM0.11m | 3:05AM0.05m | 3:01PM0.14m | 3:45AM0.05m | 3:40PM0.17m | 4:24AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | 8:19 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 5 | S 5 |
 kJ | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 123 | 147 | 198 | 200 | 156 | 123 | 125 | 94 | 68 | 62 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 8 | 62 | 70 | 147 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 24 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | 26 | 87 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 431 | 935 | 1102 | 1225 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 456 | 117 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 70 | 340 | 366 | 376 | 271 | 159 | 159 |
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