52nd Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.13° N 74.70° W

52nd Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 52nd Street sea temperature is
24.7° C
1.4° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 52nd Street at 9PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (19 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.6
S
4
0.6
NNE
3
1
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
33
22
21
12
12
12
12
7
7
10
7
39
30
22
18
25
25
22
18
27
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
0
W
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:55PM1.24m
2:11AM1.01m
2:43PM1.20m
3:04AM0.96m
3:35PM1.18m
Low Tide
8:07PM0.29m
8:06AM0.28m
9:11PM0.32m
9:08AM0.32m
10:13PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:49
7:46
7:45
 mm
1
6
23
2
1
1
3
2
Temp °C
27
28
29
28
27
26
25
24
25
26
26
22
22
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
23
Feels °C
28
26
27
28
27
26
25
25
28
28
28
26
25
22
21
21
21
22
23
23
25
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