5th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.27° N 74.57° W

5th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 5th Street sea temperature is
24.9°C
2.2° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 5th Street at 4PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (28 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.7
ENE
5
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
47
35
34
33
33
32
31
19
16
16
16
16
17
24
18
18
18
13
21
23
Wind (km/h)
0
S
5
SW
5
SSE
10
SW
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
E
15
ESE
10
S
10
S
5
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:02AM1.23m
9:17PM1.35m
9:38AM1.27m
9:54PM1.32m
10:15AM1.30m
10:33PM1.28m
Low Tide
3:15PM0.09m
3:40AM0.00m
3:55PM0.07m
4:14AM-0.00m
4:35PM0.06m
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:35
7:34
7:31
 mm
2
7
2
Temp °C
26
26
25
26
24
22
21
20
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
24
25
26
24
24
Feels °C
30
29
28
28
24
19
18
18
20
20
21
22
22
23
22
24
24
24
26
24
25
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