Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.13° N 74.70° W

52nd Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 52nd Street sea temperature is
18.1°C
2.1° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 52nd Street at 5PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)8ft (2.4m)11s
Afternoon (20 Oct)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (20 Oct)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
!
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
11
1.8
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
11
2
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.2
E
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
E
11
3.5
E
12
3.5
ENE
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
639
687
1487
1538
917
1027
1169
2799
2867
3224
3496
1249
1117
879
639
533
451
375
308
249
202
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
4:02PM1.13m
4:42AM1.05m
4:57PM1.17m
5:32AM1.15m
5:48PM1.21m
Low Tide
9:57AM0.34m
10:36PM0.21m
10:53AM0.27m
11:20PM0.13m
11:43AM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
17
18
17
14
12
11
11
11
13
13
13
11
10
9
10
13
17
18
17
14
Feels °C
9
11
13
13
9
6
4
4
4
6
6
7
5
4
3
4
6
11
13
13
10
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