52nd Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.13° N 74.70° W

52nd Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 52nd Street sea temperature is
25.4° 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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for 52nd Street at 6AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (16 Aug)2ft (0.6m)3s
Evening (16 Aug)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
1.2
S
5
1.2
S
5
0.9
S
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
8
3
6
19
31
35
71
0
54
37
28
33
34
25
30
30
30
17
17
17
19
19
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
SW
15
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:32AM1.37m
11:43PM1.27m
12:20PM1.33m
00:32AM1.17m
1:07PM1.29m
Low Tide
5:09AM-0.07m
5:31PM0.05m
5:49AM0.01m
6:18PM0.14m
6:29AM0.11m
7:08PM0.22m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:51
7:50
 mm
3
2
1
3
2
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
24
25
23
24
23
23
24
26
29
29
28
26
25
23
23
26
28
29
28
26
Feels °C
25
25
24
22
22
23
21
23
23
24
26
27
30
30
31
29
28
25
25
28
29
29
28
26
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