52nd Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.13° N 74.70° W

52nd Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 52nd Street sea temperature is
25.3°C
2.2° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for 52nd Street at 6AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SE
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
7
6
6
6
6
12
13
14
14
14
14
21
21
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
E
5
N
15
NNW
10
N
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:03AM0.95m
5:28PM1.21m
6:00AM1.00m
6:21PM1.26m
6:50AM1.06m
7:06PM1.32m
Low Tide
11:07PM0.27m
11:04AM0.29m
11:55PM0.21m
11:54AM0.24m
00:40AM0.15m
12:41PM0.19m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:43
7:42
7:39
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
23
23
23
25
27
28
27
25
23
22
21
24
26
26
25
24
21
20
19
23
25
26
24
24
Feels °C
25
25
25
26
27
26
26
24
22
21
20
23
25
26
25
23
19
18
17
21
23
24
23
23
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