Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.13° N 74.70° W

52nd Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 52nd Street sea temperature is
19.4°C
2.9° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 52nd Street at 10AM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sun night).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
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)
0.8
ENE
5
0.6
SSE
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
6
0.4
ESE
5
0.9
S
4
1
S
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
1
N
4
1.2
NNE
4
1.2
NNE
4
1.3
NNE
4
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
7
1.8
NE
8
2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.3
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
10
9
3
8
30
43
36
29
21
33
53
53
62
3
1
0
589
739
1055
1137
1151
1151
1232
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
S
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
NNW
25
NW
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNE
30
N
30
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:13AM1.00m
12:30PM1.19m
1:06AM0.95m
1:21PM1.15m
1:59AM0.94m
2:14PM1.12m
Low Tide
5:46AM0.27m
6:43PM0.26m
6:30AM0.34m
7:41PM0.30m
7:31AM0.38m
8:45PM0.31m
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cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
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light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:16
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1
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Temp °C
17
18
18
19
23
24
21
16
16
12
9
7
7
10
10
8
8
6
6
9
10
11
11
11
Feels °C
15
18
17
18
22
23
20
13
12
7
2
0
0
3
2
-1
0
-3
-2
0
2
3
4
4
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