5th Street surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 13 May 2026 EDT
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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
13.7° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at 5th Street today?

The current surf forecast for 5th Street at 8AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (13 May)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (13 May)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NW by Fri night).

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
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
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
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
7
0.9
S
4
1
S
5
1
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SE
8
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
28
45
47
87
100
65
32
26
45
25
33
42
44
43
35
51
67
110
112
116
101
92
94
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
40
S
35
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
W
30
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:50AM1.12m
6:19PM1.31m
6:45AM1.17m
7:09PM1.42m
7:36AM1.21m
7:57PM1.51m
Low Tide
11:47PM0.12m
11:57AM0.02m
00:40AM0.03m
12:45PM-0.03m
1:34AM-0.05m
1:35PM-0.07m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:46
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:02
8:04
1
8
5
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
16
17
16
15
14
14
14
13
13
17
16
13
11
10
10
9
14
15
16
17
16
8
8
8
10
9
9
11
11
13
13
9
8
13
9
7
5
4
4
3
9
9
11
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.8
S
5
0.2
ESE
10
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SE
8
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
Energy kJ
18
10
10
9
9
4
4
32
10
30
25
33
42
44
43
35
51
67
110
112
116
101
92
94
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.4
SE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.2
N
4
0.7
E
10
0.6
ESE
9
Energy kJ
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
4
4
10
4
10
4
4
4
18
66
1
87
55
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
12
0.4
SSE
8
Energy kJ
10
4
10
1
4
1
3
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
4
0.9
S
4
1
S
5
1
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
W
2
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
2
Energy kJ
15
28
45
47
87
100
65
26
45
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
488
489
489
1090
865
776
776
20
93
12
56
11
12
52
12
12
11
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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