Surf Forecasts:
5th Street surf forecast from 29 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 2 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period, SE swell with 89 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 2 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE 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 (Sep 02) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 4s. 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 0.6m 12s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 5AM. 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 2s period and expected on Friday (Sep 04) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 5th Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Look, it’s a pretty bleak run coming up, I won’t sugarcoat it. The next week and a half is a write-off. We’ve got a massive gap of nearly two weeks with barely a ripple worth a paddle, so if you’re keen, you’ll need to be patient. The only real light at the end of the tunnel is a brief moment on Saturday, September 12th.
The whole forecast window is dominated by tiny, weak swell from the southeast and east, with very low combined wave energy – numbers barely crawling into double digits. Winds are mostly cross-shore or onshore, chopping up whatever dribble of a wave forms. It’s a real flat spell for 5th Street (beach/jetty).
Now, there is one morning that stands out, and it’s the only one worth mentioning. On Saturday morning, September 12th, we get a bit of a pulse. The swell pushes up to a rideable 3.9 ft from the ENE, though it’s a short period windswell of just 6 seconds, so it’ll be a bit lumpy and disorganised. The combined energy climbs to 93, which is still weak but at least there’s some juice. The real winner here is the wind: glassy, dead calm. That’s a massive positive. It’ll be clean as a whistle for that morning session. The water temp is a notable 76.6°F, which is much warmer than average for this time of year, so the 5th Street crew will be in for a pleasant, if small, surf.
This is really the only show in town. The rest is flat or messy. It’s an intermediate-friendly size and the clean conditions for that Saturday morning make it the one to target. After that, it drops right back off again into tiny ankle-biters.
Alright, keep an eye on the sky and I’ll see you in the water if that Saturday glass-off comes through.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 52 | 75 | 63 | 45 | 29 | 27 | 18 | 25 | 13 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:54PM1.32m | 10:15AM1.30m | 10:33PM1.28m | 10:55AM1.32m | 11:15PM1.22m | 11:39AM1.32m | 00:02AM1.15m | 12:30PM1.31m | 00:56AM1.08m | 1:26PM1.30m | 1:57AM1.02m | 2:28PM1.28m | 3:06AM0.98m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:55PM0.07m | 4:14AM-0.00m | 4:35PM0.06m | 4:48AM0.01m | 5:15PM0.08m | 5:23AM0.03m | 6:00PM0.12m | 6:02AM0.08m | 6:53PM0.17m | 6:50AM0.13m | 8:01PM0.22m | 7:55AM0.19m | 9:18PM0.22m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | 7:34 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 19 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 32 | 31 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 22 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 4 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 52 | 75 | 63 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 25 | 13 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | — | S 15 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 29 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | E 6 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | SE 14 | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — | — | SE 8 | S 8 | ESE 8 | E 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 5 | S 3 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 2 | SSW 4 | — | ENE 4 | — | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 3 | — | N 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 387 | 281 | 366 | 116 | 184 | 415 | 960 | 554 | 452 | 127 | 0 | 290 | 340 | 0 | 12 | 109 | 52 | 415 | 127 | 247 |
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