5th Street surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 21 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
15.3° C
(Which is 2.6°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 8PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (21 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (21 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
5 AM
8 AM
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
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.9
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
1.5
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.9
E
7
2.1
E
7
2.2
E
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
28
31
26
29
25
45
133
226
263
277
311
320
337
352
324
371
465
596
702
761
796
729
680
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
45
ENE
45
E
35
E
40
E
35
E
35
E
25
E
10
ESE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:05PM1.13m
1:18AM1.29m
2:05PM1.12m
2:17AM1.21m
3:03PM1.14m
3:16AM1.15m
Low Tide
6:59PM0.12m
7:51AM0.01m
8:07PM0.17m
8:53AM0.05m
9:15PM0.19m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:37
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:09
8:10
8:12
1
1
3
5
3
1
2
2
2
3
10
5
Temp °C
17
18
16
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
12
13
14
15
12
12
10
9
8
7
6
7
6
4
5
4
4
5
3
3
1
1
3
3
6
8
10
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
26
17
11
11
18
25
35
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
21
28
28
20
7
6
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
8
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
1.5
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.9
E
7
2.1
E
7
2.2
E
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
3
19
31
26
29
22
45
133
226
263
277
311
320
337
352
324
371
465
596
702
761
796
729
680
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
Distance (km)
163
163
167
180
159
159
418
387
415
458
2429
2429
461
340
302
272
272
776
776
272
340
272
165
47
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
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