52nd Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.13° N 74.70° W

52nd Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 52nd Street sea temperature is
24.9° C
1.8° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 52nd Street at 6AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (21 Jul)6ft (1.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.8
S
6
1.5
S
7
1.3
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
1.5
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
1
E
5
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
32
29
33
45
92
253
220
193
295
295
161
130
115
101
291
94
78
78
59
57
59
33
22
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
20
SSW
20
S
25
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
NW
10
NNW
20
N
15
N
20
N
20
NE
20
E
15
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:56AM1.13m
2:35PM1.26m
2:46AM1.05m
3:24PM1.24m
3:39AM0.99m
4:15PM1.23m
Low Tide
8:04AM0.14m
8:51PM0.26m
8:57AM0.20m
9:52PM0.27m
9:52AM0.23m
10:48PM0.26m
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heavy rain
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:19
8:19
 mm
1
2
2
33
2
14
3
1
Temp °C
23
24
25
27
28
27
23
23
21
22
23
25
28
29
28
25
22
20
19
22
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
22
24
27
27
29
28
25
23
20
21
24
24
27
29
29
25
19
18
16
19
20
20
21
21
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