5th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.27° N 74.57° W

5th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 5th Street sea temperature is
24.7° C
1.5° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 5th Street at 6PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.8
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
33
31
29
13
20
20
19
11
11
11
19
51
32
19
20
32
29
22
20
21
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
10
S
5
ESE
20
NE
15
ENE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:58PM1.20m
2:09AM0.98m
2:48PM1.16m
3:03AM0.92m
3:42PM1.14m
Low Tide
8:19PM0.28m
8:25AM0.26m
9:21PM0.31m
9:25AM0.30m
10:22PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:47
7:46
7:45
 mm
1
5
11
2
1
1
3
4
Temp °C
27
29
30
28
27
26
24
24
25
25
25
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
23
22
23
Feels °C
28
28
28
28
27
26
24
25
27
27
29
21
22
21
21
20
21
22
24
23
25
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