5th Street surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 26 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
15.4° C
(Which is 1.7°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 7PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (26 May)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (26 May)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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
ESE
8
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.8
S
7
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
34
35
35
56
31
29
20
20
19
37
16
16
23
24
24
35
24
25
18
18
11
11
11
Wind (km/h)
5
E
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NE
5
NW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:50PM1.25m
6:08AM1.06m
6:37PM1.29m
6:56AM1.06m
7:20PM1.33m
7:39AM1.06m
Low Tide
11:30AM0.07m
00:05AM0.12m
12:14PM0.07m
00:52AM0.09m
12:57PM0.08m
1:38AM0.07m
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:14
8:15
8:15
2
4
1
1
Temp °C
21
22
21
21
19
19
19
19
20
24
22
22
21
20
18
18
21
24
22
21
18
16
14
14
22
20
19
20
18
19
20
20
22
25
22
23
22
20
16
16
19
20
20
20
15
13
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
Energy kJ
33
34
35
35
34
31
29
20
20
19
37
14
14
23
24
24
35
24
25
18
18
11
11
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
6
0.1
NE
4
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
Energy kJ
33
32
32
19
19
11
11
10
10
11
4
16
16
14
8
6
1
8
7
8
4
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
S
8
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
N
4
Energy kJ
4
1
8
7
5
9
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
7
0.4
SW
3
0.5
W
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
N
3
Energy kJ
56
2
5
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)
32
304
304
52
12
49
60
60
56
56
12
60
56
56
32
32
56
56
276
247
247
247
247
247
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
6
7
7
9
7
9
9
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
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