Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.13° N 74.70° W

52nd Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 52nd Street sea temperature is
18.1°C
2.1° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 52nd Street at 10AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)8ft (2.4m)11s
Afternoon (20 Oct)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (20 Oct)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
1
2
0
0
0
2
0
2
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0
0
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2
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
11
2.4
E
11
1.7
E
11
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
11
3
E
11
2.1
E
11
3
ENE
11
3
E
11
3.5
E
11
3
E
12
3.5
ENE
11
1.9
E
12
1.8
ESE
12
1.7
E
12
1.6
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
561
1329
639
1452
1515
1538
1960
1027
2353
2409
2654
2744
2938
1010
913
786
640
466
457
382
319
254
202
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
N
30
NNE
30
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:48AM0.98m
4:02PM1.13m
4:42AM1.05m
4:57PM1.17m
5:32AM1.15m
5:48PM1.21m
Low Tide
9:57AM0.34m
10:36PM0.21m
10:53AM0.27m
11:20PM0.13m
11:43AM0.19m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
11
15
17
18
17
14
12
11
11
11
13
13
13
11
10
9
9
12
17
18
17
14
Feels °C
7
5
9
11
13
13
9
7
5
5
4
7
7
8
5
4
3
3
6
11
13
13
10
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