52nd Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.13° N 74.70° W

52nd Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 52nd Street sea temperature is
26.1° C
2.5° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 52nd Street at 12PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (12 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
SE
8
0.3
S
6
0.5
S
3
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.6
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
6
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
6
4
3
3
15
6
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
ESE
15
SSW
10
S
15
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:17AM1.33m
8:32PM1.55m
9:06AM1.38m
9:20PM1.53m
9:55AM1.41m
10:08PM1.47m
Low Tide
2:12AM-0.12m
2:16PM-0.07m
3:01AM-0.16m
3:08PM-0.08m
3:47AM-0.16m
3:58PM-0.06m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:57
7:54
 mm
1
Temp °C
24
24
26
28
28
26
25
25
24
23
25
29
30
29
28
25
23
22
25
27
28
26
26
Feels °C
26
26
25
29
27
25
24
25
25
23
25
28
28
29
29
24
21
21
24
26
27
26
26
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