Surf Forecasts:
5th Street surf forecast from 6 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 8 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period, ENE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 12 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period, SSE swell with 189 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 8 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with ENE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for 5th Street this week:
The surf forecast for 5th Street over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 6s. Another secondary swell of 0.3m and 9s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at 5th Street in the next 16 days are 1.7m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 12) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Monday (Jul 13) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Wed 8th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Wed 8th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 5s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sun 12th Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 5th Street over the next 16 days.
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Alright, let’s be honest with each other. Right now, 5th Street is flat. I mean, really flat. We’re looking at a solid stretch of nothing here for the next week and a half. From Monday the 6th all the way through to Thursday the 16th, the waves are tiny, weak, and the wind’s usually all wrong. It’s a real bummer.
The water temp is sitting at 77°, which is a massive 6° warmer than it should be for July – that’s way out of the ordinary, feels more like a tropical lagoon than a typical surf zone.
Honestly, there's not a single standout session in this whole forecast. The only time the ocean even blinks is on Friday the 17th and Saturday the 18th. On Friday morning, we get a tiny little pulse of 3 ft swell from the SSE, with a period around 7 seconds. The combined energy is low (68). But look, the wind goes offshore from the WNW, light to moderate, so it’ll be clean. It’s surfable, but it’s really ordinary. Friday afternoon is much the same, maybe a touch more energy (83), but still weak.
Saturday the 18th morning has a similar 2 ft swell, clean with a light cross-off breeze, but again, combined energy is only 48. There’s just no power behind it.
After that, it drops right back to nothing. For a spot that’s fairly exposed, it’s a rough run. There’s no hidden gem here. If you’re desperate and just want to paddle around on a longboard in clean, gutless waves, Friday the 17th is your best bet. But don’t expect to get your heart racing.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 5 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 6 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 6 |
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 kJ | 22 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 29 | 36 | 55 | 56 | 30 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 23 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 89 | 103 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:24PM1.14m | 1:37AM1.11m | 2:14PM1.19m | 2:31AM1.07m | 3:10PM1.23m | 3:33AM1.04m | 4:13PM1.29m | 4:43AM1.03m | 5:20PM1.36m | 5:54AM1.06m | 6:23PM1.43m | 6:58AM1.12m | 7:21PM1.50m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30PM0.26m | 7:50AM0.12m | 8:40PM0.26m | 8:49AM0.12m | 9:51PM0.22m | 9:51AM0.10m | 10:56PM0.16m | 10:52AM0.07m | 11:57PM0.09m | 11:51AM0.04m | 00:56AM0.02m | 12:51PM0.01m | 1:55AM-0.05m | ||||||||
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 | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — |
 | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:24 | — |
mm | 4 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 30 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 4 | E 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 5 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 6 | S 7 | — | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 13 | 14 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 30 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 1 | — | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | SE 6 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 6 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | S 6 | E 7 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | — | S 12 |
| kJ | 22 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | SE 5 | E 12 | — | SE 9 | S 6 | E 10 | — | SE 10 | ESE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | ESE 10 | — | — | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 15 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 13 | 7 | 2 | — | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | WSW 3 | — | — | E 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 10 | 16 | — | — | 29 | 36 | 55 | 56 | — | — | 4 | 15 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 14 | 21 | 89 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1420 | 1420 | 17 | 93 | 162 | 8 | 162 | 304 | 12 | 93 | 466 | 36 | 76 | 89 | 56 | 276 | 304 | 305 | 461 | 1092 | 330 |
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