5th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.27° N 74.57° W

5th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 5th Street sea temperature is
25.0°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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for 5th Street at 7PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
9
1
S
5
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.6
ESE
9
0.7
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
21
19
27
28
31
30
28
41
45
46
58
45
52
33
28
28
34
45
44
43
Wind (km/h)
0
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
15
SSW
15
SW
5
W
5
NW
0
SE
5
W
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:02PM1.33m
8:25AM1.17m
8:40PM1.35m
9:02AM1.23m
9:17PM1.35m
Low Tide
1:49PM0.16m
2:24AM0.06m
2:33PM0.12m
3:03AM0.02m
3:15PM0.09m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:37
7:35
 mm
1
1
3
1
1
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
23
25
25
24
24
24
25
25
26
26
24
24
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
26
25
Feels °C
25
24
23
22
23
23
25
25
24
24
22
25
26
27
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
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