52nd Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.13° N 74.70° W

52nd Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 52nd Street sea temperature is
23.8°C
2.8° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 52nd Street at 12AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat morning).

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
8
0.8
S
4
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.9
NE
4
1.3
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
18
10
9
9
9
8
8
15
6
14
14
24
90
109
98
123
150
146
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
N
10
E
10
E
5
NE
10
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:38AM0.98m
2:02PM1.17m
2:32AM0.94m
2:55PM1.15m
Low Tide
7:22PM0.29m
7:13AM0.34m
8:27PM0.34m
8:21AM0.38m
9:33PM0.33m
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clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:04
7:02
7:00
 mm
Temp °C
25
23
23
22
22
22
26
26
24
24
24
21
19
19
20
20
19
19
19
Feels °C
24
22
22
22
23
25
29
28
26
26
25
19
15
14
15
17
16
16
16
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