5th Street Surf Break

5th Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Lat Long: 39.27° N 74.57° W

Issued: 1 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's 5th Street sea temperature is
23.1° C

2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

5th Street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

5th Street surf forecast from 3 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Wednesday 8 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Wednesday 8 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period, SSE swell with 83 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 8 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S 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 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 9s. Another secondary swell of 0.5m and 6s 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 0.8m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 3s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 04) at 2AM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2AM (Wed 8th Jul)1.5ft (0.5m) 6s
Best Surf 2AM (Wed 8th Jul)1.5ft (0.5m) 6s
Most Powerful 8AM (Wed 8th Jul)2.5ft (0.8m) 8s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for 5th Street over the next 16 days.

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 

Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at what's coming up for us at 5th Street.

Let's be straight with you—the next week and a bit is pretty flat and ugly. From Friday, July 3rd right through to the morning of Wednesday, July 8th, we're looking at tiny dribble with heights barely reaching 2ft. The combined wave energy is weak, showing values like 20 and just creeping up to 104 by that Wednesday morning. It’s not worth getting wet for. The water is sitting at 74°, which is much warmer than usual for this time of year, but with nothing to ride, it doesn't matter much.

That Wednesday morning, July 8th, we finally see a pulse of 2ft swell from the SSE with a short period of 8 seconds (energy at 104). It’s just enough to be surfable, but conditions are very ordinary. We get a few more days of this same sad story—weak, short-period swell with cross-onshore winds making a mess of things.

Now, hold onto your board, because Saturday the 11th of July morning is the one standout in this whole 16-day window. We get a glassy, clean session with a 3ft swell from the SSE. The period is still short at 8 seconds, but the combined energy climbs to a moderate 125. That offshore, glassy wind will make it look clean as a whistle. It's not big, but it'll be the best we've seen by a mile.

After that little window, we're back into the doldrums with a few mornings offering clean, cross-off winds but barely any size. The morning of Wednesday the 15th of July sees a bump up to 4ft from the SSE, but the period is a weak 7 seconds (energy 177). The wind is clean, cross-off, but that short period won't give it any push. This is one for the kites, not really for paddle surfing, given the lack of shape and the moderate energy.

The last glimmer is the morning of Thursday the 16th of July: 3ft from the SSE with a light breeze and clean conditions. It's small and weak, but if you're desperate, it'll be a lot better than the 18-22 mph onshore garbage that follows on Friday and Saturday.

So to sum it up: there’s a whole lot of nothing, then a glassy 3ft morning on Saturday July 11th that's your best bet. After that, it's ordinary again.

Stay patient, mates.

Rusty.

16 DaysHourly
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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 37°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
5
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.6
E
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.7
SSE
8
0.5
S
7
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.5
S
6
0.3
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
23
22
13
13
12
12
11
11
21
22
15
27
19
19
58
25
14
13
21
14
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
20
WSW
10
NNW
5
SSW
15
W
15
W
5
SW
15
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
SSE
15
SW
20
SSW
5
N
10
NNE
15
SSE
5
SSW
10
SE
20
S
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:13AM1.04m
11:21PM1.22m
11:54AM1.06m
00:03AM1.19m
12:37PM1.09m
00:48AM1.15m
1:24PM1.14m
1:37AM1.11m
2:14PM1.19m
2:31AM1.07m
3:10PM1.23m
3:33AM1.04m
4:13PM1.29m
4:43AM1.03m
Low Tide
5:11PM0.22m
5:48AM0.09m
5:49PM0.23m
6:22AM0.10m
6:33PM0.25m
7:02AM0.12m
7:30PM0.26m
7:50AM0.12m
8:40PM0.26m
8:49AM0.12m
9:51PM0.22m
9:51AM0.10m
10:56PM0.16m
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thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
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5:35
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5:37
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5:37
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5:37
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5:39
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5:39
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8:28
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8:28
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8:28
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8:27
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8:27
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8:27
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8:25
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 mm
—
—
3
—
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23
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6
3
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—
2
—
3
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—
—
—
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Temp °C
33
37
31
30
36
30
24
26
22
23
23
25
28
29
28
24
25
23
25
26
25
Feels °C
36
36
32
33
35
31
27
28
22
25
25
28
30
30
31
27
27
25
27
26
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
5
0.4
SE
10
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
5
0.3
SE
9
0.4
S
4
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
S
5
0.5
E
5
0.6
E
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.7
SSE
8
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SSE
6
Energy kJ
7
23
9
7
13
6
12
11
11
5
4
14
27
17
19
58
23
13
13
13
14
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
7
—
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
—
0.3
SE
9
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
E
6
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.3
SE
10
Energy kJ
5
—
22
13
—
12
4
2
2
13
14
15
9
19
13
13
13
10
5
2
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.1
E
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.1
E
9
—
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.1
E
10
—
Energy kJ
8
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
21
22
2
9
15
13
2
—
14
13
2
—
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
3
0.5
S
4
0.3
W
3
—
0.4
SSW
5
—
—
0.2
E
3
0.3
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.7
S
5
—
0.5
E
6
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
E
5
—
—
0.5
S
6
0.3
S
4
Energy kJ
1
9
1
—
7
—
—
1
3
6
9
7
27
—
18
31
25
—
—
21
2
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(10 max)
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