52nd Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.13° N 74.70° W

52nd Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 52nd Street sea temperature is
25.2° C
1.9° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 52nd Street at 8PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (18 Aug)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.3
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
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
22
22
12
19
56
53
35
34
33
22
13
12
12
12
12
7
7
7
7
7
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
N
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
1:07PM1.29m
1:21AM1.08m
1:55PM1.24m
2:11AM1.01m
2:43PM1.20m
Low Tide
7:08PM0.22m
7:13AM0.20m
8:07PM0.29m
8:06AM0.28m
9:11PM0.32m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:49
7:46
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
25
26
24
25
25
25
24
27
29
29
28
28
27
26
23
24
26
24
23
23
Feels °C
30
28
30
27
28
29
29
27
28
29
28
29
29
28
27
24
26
28
26
24
25
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