Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.13° N 74.70° W

52nd Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 52nd Street sea temperature is
19.4°C
3.2° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 52nd Street at 3PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (18 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (18 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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 8°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
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1
1
0
0
0
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1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.7
E
11
1.9
E
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
12
3
E
12
3
E
11
3.5
E
11
1.8
ESE
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
3
ENE
11
2
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
270
307
297
287
307
320
377
450
637
890
1593
1849
2229
2293
2561
836
856
828
826
826
1841
917
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:14PM1.12m
2:53AM0.94m
3:08PM1.12m
3:48AM0.98m
4:02PM1.13m
Low Tide
7:31AM0.38m
8:45PM0.31m
8:49AM0.39m
9:45PM0.27m
9:57AM0.34m
10:36PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:09
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7:13
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6:15
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Temp °C
7
8
11
12
12
11
12
12
11
11
13
13
13
13
12
11
10
10
14
17
18
16
14
Feels °C
0
2
5
5
6
6
7
7
6
6
7
6
7
8
7
5
4
4
7
10
13
12
10
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