5th Street surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 03 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
11.7° C
(Which is 2.1°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 1PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (03 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (03 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.9
SW
4
1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
S
5
1.1
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.9
S
7
1.9
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
39
40
40
39
38
37
37
24
46
43
40
74
92
92
148
153
135
131
150
248
286
327
357
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:56AM1.05m
10:12PM1.29m
10:33AM1.01m
10:48PM1.24m
11:12AM0.96m
11:27PM1.19m
Low Tide
4:07AM0.02m
4:04PM0.11m
4:44AM0.05m
4:37PM0.16m
5:20AM0.09m
5:09PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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5:56
5:56
5:54
5:54
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7:52
7:53
7:54
7:55
Temp °C
7
7
9
12
14
14
13
11
10
12
15
17
18
15
14
15
16
16
19
19
18
16
16
15
1
0
1
3
6
9
8
6
4
6
9
12
13
10
9
11
12
12
14
13
11
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
39
39
40
40
39
38
37
37
24
24
12
13
13
14
6
6
6
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
Energy kJ
15
15
16
18
12
14
14
11
12
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.9
SW
4
1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
S
5
1.1
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.9
S
7
1.9
S
7
Energy kJ
1
2
2
4
5
2
2
7
24
46
43
40
74
92
92
148
153
135
131
150
248
286
327
357
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
513
500
20
11
71
281
304
456
1547
458
503
503
330
330
330
1950
1950
549
549
2192
1226
1174
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
4
4
3
1
2
4
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
1
3
3
1
2
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
5
5
9
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