5th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.27° N 74.57° W

5th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 5th Street sea temperature is
23.8° C
0.6° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 5th Street at 2AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (28 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (28 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.9
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
14
15
17
23
24
32
60
77
121
199
187
102
64
51
45
68
70
47
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
20
W
15
SSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
W
20
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
7:48PM1.31m
8:14AM1.05m
8:28PM1.34m
8:53AM1.09m
9:06PM1.34m
Low Tide
2:14AM0.10m
2:14PM0.18m
2:57AM0.07m
2:58PM0.17m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:14
8:13
 mm
1
1
1
3
2
3
7
Temp °C
25
24
23
22
22
23
24
25
25
23
21
22
21
21
25
28
29
26
22
Feels °C
24
24
23
22
22
23
23
23
24
21
21
23
23
22
26
29
30
25
22
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