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5th Street surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 17 Jan 2026 EST
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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
5.2° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at 5th Street today?

The current surf forecast for 5th Street at 5AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (17 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
Period(s) (?)456666778888877788898989
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2553628010213611197107948969523829372828332423304853
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
W
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:03AM
1.20
7:26PM
0.94
7:43AM
1.23
8:05PM
0.97
8:21AM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:44AM
0.05
1:30PM
-0.03
1:30AM
0.03
2:13PM
-0.06
2:12AM
0.01
2:52PM
-0.09
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise----7:15-------7:15-------7:13---
Sunset------5:00-------5:01-------5:02-
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C244357445530-2-2-2-2-2-3-4-3-1120
Feels °C (?)-6-4-4-4-3-1-1-112-2-5-7-7-8-9-7-9-11-9-9-8-6-7
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