52nd Street surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 EDT
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52nd Street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's 52nd Street sea temperature is
14.0° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at 52nd Street today?

The current surf forecast for 52nd Street at 8PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (16 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (16 May)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
1.1
S
5
1.3
S
5
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
8
1.5
S
6
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
43
51
83
25
16
190
86
81
74
105
99
30
29
47
39
39
39
39
60
21
23
20
23
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
0
ENE
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:08AM1.29m
8:24PM1.62m
9:00AM1.29m
9:14PM1.62m
9:54AM1.28m
10:06PM1.59m
Low Tide
2:07PM-0.08m
3:03AM-0.15m
2:59PM-0.08m
3:55AM-0.17m
3:52PM-0.06m
4:46AM-0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:06
8:07
8:07
1
1
Temp °C
20
22
22
19
18
19
19
19
23
27
26
25
24
23
23
22
24
24
24
23
23
22
22
22
17
17
16
13
14
16
18
19
22
26
25
24
24
25
23
22
25
24
24
22
21
22
21
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
8
1
S
6
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
47
43
28
26
25
16
84
86
81
74
5
5
30
29
47
39
39
4
4
16
17
20
20
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.6
E
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
20
59
19
14
16
6
23
13
5
4
6
5
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
Energy kJ
24
24
4
4
4
4
4
6
1
1
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
3
0.8
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
6
1.5
S
6
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
5
Energy kJ
2
18
51
83
62
75
190
105
99
17
12
39
39
60
21
23
19
23
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
135
323
476
1167
73
73
0
0
0
0
0
94
7
4
51
9
20
434
369
369
979
7
7
94
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
2
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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