5th Street surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 11 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
12.9° C
(Which is 2.0°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 4PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (11 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (11 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
NE
8
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
SE
11
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.8
S
4
1
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.4
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
60
30
49
50
50
30
23
42
64
39
43
33
58
19
19
18
22
40
52
113
129
119
165
181
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
NE
20
NE
15
E
10
ESE
10
SSW
10
WSW
20
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
15
N
15
ESE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
25
SW
35
S
25
SSW
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:45AM1.06m
4:26PM1.08m
4:49AM1.09m
5:25PM1.19m
5:50AM1.12m
6:19PM1.31m
Low Tide
10:19AM0.14m
10:52PM0.21m
11:09AM0.08m
11:47PM0.12m
11:57AM0.02m
00:40AM0.03m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:47
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:00
8:01
8:02
1
1
7
2
Temp °C
12
10
11
11
9
10
11
10
9
9
13
12
13
12
11
12
12
13
15
16
16
14
14
14
8
5
6
7
7
8
8
5
5
4
8
7
8
6
6
7
6
7
9
9
9
10
8
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
60
30
49
50
50
30
23
42
39
39
43
33
32
19
19
18
10
9
9
9
4
4
4
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.4
ESE
8
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
7
Energy kJ
5
26
6
6
14
13
9
12
12
12
12
12
30
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
S
6
0.3
NE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
10
6
21
13
13
4
8
4
8
1
3
2
1
1
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
4
0.9
NE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
NE
8
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SSE
3
0.6
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.8
S
4
1
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.4
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
Energy kJ
10
31
20
30
64
58
3
8
10
22
40
52
113
129
119
165
181
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
Distance (km)
47
165
157
117
40
12
32
32
0
159
0
32
70
457
503
488
302
488
506
1420
1168
1412
299
330
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
5
9
9
8
9
9
8
6
8
7
6
6
9
9
5
9
5
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