Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.13° N 74.70° W

52nd Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's 52nd Street sea temperature is
19.4°C
3.1° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 4s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 4s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for 52nd Street at 11AM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)4s
Afternoon (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)4s
Evening (17 Oct)4ft (1.2m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
2
0
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
6
1.1
N
4
1.3
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
4
1.1
NE
4
1.2
NE
4
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
11
1.7
E
11
2.3
E
11
2.5
E
11
3
E
11
3
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
45
70
64
47
52
3
3
267
344
432
480
494
452
479
564
663
1270
1570
2409
2536
3446
3224
Wind (km/h)
30
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
30
NNE
25
N
25
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:21PM1.15m
1:59AM0.94m
2:14PM1.12m
2:53AM0.94m
3:08PM1.12m
Low Tide
6:30AM0.34m
7:41PM0.30m
7:31AM0.38m
8:45PM0.31m
8:49AM0.39m
9:45PM0.27m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:09
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7:11
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6:16
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6:15
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 mm
1
4
3
1
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Temp °C
14
9
7
7
9
8
8
7
6
6
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
9
12
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
8
2
-1
-1
2
0
1
0
-1
-1
3
4
5
5
5
6
6
3
5
6
6
7
5
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