52nd Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.13° N 74.70° W

52nd Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 52nd Street sea temperature is
25.3° 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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 52nd Street at 11AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (17 Aug)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
5
0.7
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
S
5
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
27
13
8
9
5
13
16
10
22
22
18
17
19
17
56
53
35
34
33
31
21
12
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
W
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
SE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:20PM1.33m
00:32AM1.17m
1:07PM1.29m
1:21AM1.08m
1:55PM1.24m
Low Tide
5:49AM0.01m
6:18PM0.14m
6:29AM0.11m
7:08PM0.22m
7:13AM0.20m
8:07PM0.29m
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:50
7:49
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
27
28
30
29
27
26
25
24
27
28
28
27
27
26
25
25
28
30
29
27
27
Feels °C
27
27
29
28
30
31
29
29
28
26
29
31
30
29
29
28
25
26
28
30
29
28
29
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