52nd Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.13° N 74.70° W

52nd Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 52nd Street sea temperature is
25.0° C
1.8° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for 52nd Street at 2AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 80mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu night, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
1.1
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.7
NNE
4
0.6
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
51
29
20
15
11
19
44
13
14
12
13
13
15
13
15
24
19
9
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
SSW
5
NNW
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
E
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
10
E
5
N
10
N
5
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross
glassy
High Tide
2:43PM1.20m
3:04AM0.96m
3:35PM1.18m
4:02AM0.94m
4:32PM1.18m
Low Tide
9:11PM0.32m
9:08AM0.32m
10:13PM0.31m
10:09AM0.32m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:46
7:45
7:44
 mm
1
1
35
2
3
9
20
2
6
Temp °C
27
26
21
19
18
18
21
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
21
20
20
21
Feels °C
26
26
24
18
17
17
21
23
23
24
24
25
24
22
21
22
23
22
24
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