5th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.27° N 74.57° W

5th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 5th Street sea temperature is
24.8° C
2.1° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 5th Street at 9AM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.1
E
15
0.3
S
4
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
14
0.3
S
5
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.8
S
4
1.3
S
5
1.5
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.3
S
7
1.3
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
SSE
7
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
8
7
7
19
83
139
89
150
157
74
63
51
47
35
37
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
N
10
N
0
ENE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
5
S
15
S
15
SSW
35
SW
15
SSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:24AM1.29m
11:36PM1.37m
12:15PM1.28m
00:26AM1.28m
1:05PM1.26m
Low Tide
5:16AM-0.13m
5:27PM0.01m
6:01AM-0.08m
6:17PM0.07m
6:46AM-0.01m
7:09PM0.14m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:46
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:21
 mm
3
4
5
5
30
4
Temp °C
27
26
24
27
27
28
28
26
26
25
24
24
26
27
25
22
23
23
23
25
28
29
28
25
Feels °C
26
25
24
28
26
28
27
26
27
26
24
27
28
30
23
23
23
24
24
26
29
27
28
25
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