5th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.27° N 74.57° W

5th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 5th Street sea temperature is
24.4° C
1.0° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for 5th Street at 9AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (03 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (03 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon night, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
1
0
0
2
0
1
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)
1.5
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
8
2
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
1.1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.5
S
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.6
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
176
353
562
268
228
509
250
172
131
104
74
56
105
54
32
51
41
59
55
23
30
16
26
46
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
WNW
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
5
E
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
11:38PM1.21m
12:07PM1.21m
00:22AM1.16m
12:54PM1.23m
1:12AM1.10m
1:47PM1.26m
Low Tide
5:51AM0.06m
6:15PM0.18m
6:29AM0.09m
7:08PM0.22m
7:15AM0.12m
8:15PM0.24m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:00
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:07
8:06
 mm
2
2
3
2
6
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
24
24
24
24
26
27
26
24
23
23
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
25
27
26
26
Feels °C
25
24
25
25
26
28
30
28
23
22
22
22
21
22
22
24
25
25
25
27
28
30
28
28
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