Surf Forecasts:
5th Street surf forecast from 15 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 17 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 17 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period, S swell with 82 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 17 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE 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 Monday (Aug 17) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 6s period. 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 1.2m 5s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 17) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 3s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 18) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Mon 17th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Mon 17th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Mon 17th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 5th Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what 5th Street has on offer over the next couple of weeks.
Right off the bat, we've got a pretty bleak picture. The first couple of days are basically a write-off. Saturday the 15th is flat and messy with tiny windswell and onshore winds, and Sunday the 16th isn't much better with choppy, short-period slop. You'd be better off waxing your board than getting wet.
Monday the 17th morning is where things get a little interesting, but still nothing to write home about. The swell bumps up to 3ft from the SSE with a short period of 6 seconds, but the wind is a clean cross-offshore from the WSW. It’s surfable, but the wave energy is weak at 54, so it’s just small, weak waves.
The rest of that week through the 23rd is a real mixed bag of tiny swells, onshore winds, and generally poor conditions. The combined wave energy is consistently in the weak two-digit range, barely cracking 70 on the 22nd. There’s a very brief window on the afternoon of the 20th where the wind goes glassy, but with a paltry 1ft swell, you’re just drifting.
We do see a slight uptick in period from the 24th onward, with the swell settling into the 1-2ft range from the SE, with periods stretching from 10 to 14 seconds. This is proper low-energy groundswell, but the wave energy is still weak, topping out at 77 on the 27th afternoon. Unfortunately, the wind is nearly always cross-on or onshore, keeping things choppy and messy.
The final days, the 29th and 30th, the wind picks up again, and the swell direction swings more easterly with a short, weak period. It’s just not looking good for quality waves.
Honestly, there’s not a standout session in this whole 16-day window. The combined energy never breaks into a three-digit figure, meaning it's all weak surf. For a consistent spot like 5th Street, this is a rough run of luck. The only real positives are the water temperatures, which are about 77° and a touch warmer than average for this time of year, but that's small comfort when there's no surf to enjoy.
Stay patient, keep an eye on the charts. Things have to turn around eventually.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 3 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 71 | 54 | 38 | 59 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 34 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 37 | 43 | 62 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:54AM1.36m | 11:07PM1.33m | 11:40AM1.33m | 11:52PM1.23m | 12:26PM1.29m | 00:36AM1.14m | 1:12PM1.24m | 1:22AM1.05m | 1:58PM1.20m | 2:09AM0.98m | 2:48PM1.16m | 3:03AM0.92m | 3:42PM1.14m | 4:05AM0.89m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:04PM-0.01m | 5:28AM-0.05m | 5:49PM0.06m | 6:07AM0.03m | 6:34PM0.14m | 6:47AM0.11m | 7:23PM0.22m | 7:32AM0.20m | 8:19PM0.28m | 8:25AM0.26m | 9:21PM0.31m | 9:25AM0.30m | 10:22PM0.30m | ||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | — | 7:53 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 33 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | 54 | 38 | 59 | 31 | 30 | 20 | 34 | 31 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | NE 4 | SE 6 | — | — | — | S 14 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | S 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | S 6 | ESE 9 | S 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | SE 11 | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — | — | E 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 29 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | — | SSE 6 | S 3 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | 11 | 6 | 71 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 19 | — | — | 1 | 37 | 43 | 62 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1420 | 3219 | 1274 | 1225 | 1436 | 1178 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 1094 | 70 | 167 | 1412 | 281 | 167 | 165 | 290 |
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