Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.13° N 74.70° W

52nd Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 52nd Street sea temperature is
18.1°C
2.4° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 52nd Street at 5AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 2.0m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (21 Oct)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (21 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed morning, light winds from the ENE by Fri night).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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)
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0
0
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2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
E
11
3
E
11
3
E
11
3
E
11
3
E
11
3.5
ENE
11
2
E
12
2
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1830
2323
2365
2425
2446
2827
1098
1117
894
651
543
475
389
313
254
164
156
312
274
193
175
166
146
125
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:42AM1.05m
4:57PM1.17m
5:32AM1.15m
5:48PM1.21m
6:18AM1.26m
6:36PM1.26m
Low Tide
10:53AM0.27m
11:20PM0.13m
11:43AM0.19m
00:02AM0.06m
12:30PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
11
10
12
14
15
14
12
10
10
9
13
17
18
17
14
12
11
10
12
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
8
5
4
5
7
9
9
7
4
4
4
8
11
14
13
10
8
6
5
7
8
8
8
8
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