5th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.27° N 74.57° W

5th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 5th Street sea temperature is
25.2° C
1.7° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for 5th Street at 3AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
3
0.6
SSE
3
0.6
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
1.3
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
6
6
12
6
3
7
9
19
56
52
110
64
51
41
41
34
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:07PM1.33m
11:40AM1.33m
11:52PM1.23m
12:26PM1.29m
Low Tide
5:04PM-0.01m
5:28AM-0.05m
5:49PM0.06m
6:07AM0.03m
6:34PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:52
7:51
 mm
4
8
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
25
24
24
24
23
23
24
24
21
21
23
24
23
24
25
29
30
29
26
Feels °C
25
25
25
26
25
24
23
23
21
19
21
23
24
27
27
32
32
32
29
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