5th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.27° N 74.57° W

5th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 5th Street sea temperature is
19.2°C
2.7° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for 5th Street at 10PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)--
Afternoon (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, strong winds from the NNE by Mon morning).

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
9
1
NE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
31
30
26
16
18
8
8
97
76
139
207
298
361
463
527
490
545
637
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
20
WNW
20
NW
30
N
35
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
30
N
30
NNE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:57AM0.90m
1:22PM1.10m
1:51AM0.88m
2:15PM1.07m
Low Tide
6:57PM0.23m
6:43AM0.31m
7:53PM0.27m
7:46AM0.36m
8:58PM0.28m
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:17
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6:16
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6:15
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 mm
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1
1
1
1
2
1
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Temp °C
22
21
18
16
12
8
7
8
10
10
7
7
6
6
9
10
11
11
11
Feels °C
21
21
16
13
6
1
-1
1
3
2
-2
0
-2
-2
0
2
4
4
4
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