Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.13° N 74.70° W

52nd Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's 52nd Street sea temperature is
18.2°C
1.0° 

52nd Street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at 52nd Street today (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for 52nd Street at 8PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (12 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (12 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s

Table - waves today at 52nd Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.6
S
3
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
11
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
5
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
135
98
84
57
21
28
14
13
12
9
7
3
1
1
2
29
31
23
16
15
13
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:38AM1.45m
9:55PM1.22m
10:17AM1.39m
10:38PM1.14m
10:58AM1.33m
Low Tide
3:55PM0.00m
3:59AM0.06m
4:35PM0.05m
4:35AM0.13m
5:15PM0.12m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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 mm
1
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Temp °C
14
20
22
20
18
18
18
17
20
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
23
27
28
27
25
Feels °C
11
18
21
19
17
18
18
17
20
20
19
19
17
18
18
19
22
26
28
28
27
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