52nd Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.13° N 74.70° W

52nd Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 52nd Street sea temperature is
24.8° C
1.7° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 3s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for 52nd Street at 1PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night).

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.5
S
6
0.6
SSE
3
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SE
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.1
SSE
7
1.4
S
7
1.4
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
11
11
9
22
7
16
24
37
40
54
77
137
148
121
210
228
318
408
224
297
300
268
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
10
E
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
S
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
35
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
10
S
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
High Tide
1:47PM1.29m
1:56AM1.13m
2:35PM1.26m
2:46AM1.05m
3:24PM1.24m
Low Tide
7:14AM0.05m
7:48PM0.22m
8:04AM0.14m
8:51PM0.26m
8:57AM0.20m
9:52PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:20
8:19
 mm
2
1
1
1
27
2
2
2
3
9
1
Temp °C
22
21
23
25
24
24
23
23
24
25
26
27
27
24
23
24
23
24
26
29
28
24
24
Feels °C
23
21
23
25
23
25
23
23
25
28
27
27
26
22
22
23
24
25
26
30
27
26
25
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