5th Street surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 22 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
15.5° C
(Which is 2.6°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 9AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (22 May)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (22 May)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sat morning, light winds from the NE by Sun night).

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
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
1
0
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
1.3
E
5
1.5
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.8
E
7
2
E
7
2.1
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
9
2.3
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
35
34
87
148
200
229
243
271
295
396
491
701
766
1047
1168
990
932
811
646
474
415
329
238
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
45
E
45
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
30
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:18AM1.29m
2:05PM1.12m
2:17AM1.21m
3:03PM1.14m
3:16AM1.15m
4:01PM1.16m
Low Tide
7:51AM0.01m
8:07PM0.17m
8:53AM0.05m
9:15PM0.19m
9:51AM0.06m
10:19PM0.17m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:37
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:09
8:10
8:12
1
4
5
5
2
2
1
1
5
4
4
2
2
8
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
13
12
11
9
9
10
11
11
10
10
10
11
12
13
13
14
15
17
20
18
16
9
10
9
7
5
5
2
3
4
4
3
1
1
3
3
6
8
10
12
13
17
20
19
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
1.9
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
25
35
27
9
7
7
7
7
7
7
646
474
415
329
238
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
6
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
6
Energy kJ
6
7
7
7
7
7
15
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
1.3
E
5
1.5
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.8
E
7
2
E
7
2.1
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
9
2.3
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
Energy kJ
18
18
34
87
148
200
229
243
271
295
396
491
701
766
1047
1168
990
932
811
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
167
444
383
376
444
444
458
383
366
340
340
290
272
422
272
372
272
272
106
46
0
18
18
0
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
7
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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