5th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.27° N 74.57° W

5th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 5th Street sea temperature is
24.7° C
1.3° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 5th Street at 12AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (08 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (08 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
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)
0.7
S
4
0.9
S
5
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
1.1
S
6
1
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.9
S
5
1.1
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.2
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
38
62
57
80
69
43
24
30
45
86
153
161
115
51
51
25
23
29
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
3:51PM1.29m
4:27AM1.00m
5:02PM1.33m
5:43AM1.04m
6:10PM1.39m
Low Tide
10:41PM0.19m
10:36AM0.14m
11:44PM0.12m
11:41AM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:02
8:00
 mm
1
Temp °C
29
29
27
27
25
25
29
32
31
30
24
23
24
24
29
32
32
30
29
Feels °C
29
29
28
29
26
26
30
32
32
31
27
23
25
26
30
31
31
31
31
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