52nd Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.13° N 74.70° W

52nd Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 52nd Street sea temperature is
23.9°C
3.4° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for 52nd Street at 7AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (20 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (20 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, strong winds from the NE by Tue night).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
8
1.2
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.4
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.6
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.9
E
7
2
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.2
E
9
2.3
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
121
117
116
52
54
42
43
43
48
48
36
22
67
69
84
141
184
229
306
387
470
643
732
817
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
SW
10
W
10
N
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:28AM0.94m
3:52PM1.15m
4:28AM0.96m
4:49PM1.18m
5:25AM1.02m
5:43PM1.23m
Low Tide
9:33AM0.37m
10:30PM0.29m
10:33AM0.33m
11:19PM0.23m
11:25AM0.27m
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
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clear
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cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:45
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:59
6:58
6:55
 mm
1
1
1
1
3
1
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
22
23
23
23
23
22
21
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
19
19
19
20
21
22
24
24
24
23
17
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
11
10
9
9
9
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