5th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.27° N 74.57° W

5th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 5th Street sea temperature is
23.5°C
2.7° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for 5th Street at 1PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (18 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (18 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.9
NE
4
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
22
27
97
94
77
105
141
138
128
128
108
99
93
90
79
32
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
N
15
N
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:03PM1.13m
2:25AM0.90m
2:58PM1.10m
3:27AM0.88m
3:59PM1.10m
Low Tide
7:30AM0.31m
8:37PM0.32m
8:38AM0.36m
9:43PM0.31m
9:49AM0.37m
10:42PM0.27m
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:01
7:00
6:59
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
26
24
24
24
22
21
20
19
20
20
19
19
19
19
20
20
21
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
24
24
28
24
25
26
20
18
16
14
16
17
16
16
16
17
18
18
19
20
20
20
21
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