5th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.27° N 74.57° W

5th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 5th Street sea temperature is
19.3°C
3.2° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 5th Street at 5PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (18 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (18 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
2
2
0
0
1
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2
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
8
1.9
E
10
2.3
E
10
2
E
11
2.5
ESE
12
2.4
ESE
12
3.5
E
12
2.4
ESE
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
3
ENE
10
2.1
E
11
2.3
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
280
270
239
225
258
196
660
1119
951
1849
1590
3024
1513
1278
1222
1151
1011
980
1924
990
1212
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:15PM1.07m
2:50AM0.88m
3:13PM1.06m
3:53AM0.91m
4:15PM1.07m
Low Tide
8:58PM0.28m
9:07AM0.37m
9:59PM0.24m
10:14AM0.33m
10:50PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
11
12
11
11
12
12
12
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
14
17
18
16
14
Feels °C
4
6
5
6
7
7
7
6
5
6
7
8
6
6
4
4
6
10
12
10
8
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