5th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.27° N 74.57° W

5th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 5th Street sea temperature is
18.1°C
0.9° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for 5th Street at 1PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (12 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (12 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
9
1.4
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
S
7
0.7
S
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
S
5
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.9
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
370
262
206
140
117
82
54
20
27
20
12
12
23
13
29
37
40
77
62
54
52
40
47
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:51AM1.39m
10:05PM1.16m
10:28AM1.34m
10:43PM1.09m
11:07AM1.28m
Low Tide
3:43AM-0.02m
4:14PM-0.00m
4:19AM0.04m
4:52PM0.05m
4:53AM0.10m
5:31PM0.11m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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7:03
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6:23
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6:22
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6:21
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 mm
1
4
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Temp °C
15
14
15
20
22
20
18
18
18
18
20
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
23
27
28
26
25
Feels °C
12
11
12
18
20
19
17
18
18
18
20
19
19
18
17
18
18
18
21
25
28
26
26
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