52nd Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.13° N 74.70° W

52nd Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 52nd Street sea temperature is
25.2°C
2.3° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for 52nd Street at 7PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
1.1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
21
19
18
27
31
30
27
28
70
70
64
47
41
50
26
28
18
45
45
32
Wind (km/h)
0
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
NW
0
SSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:46PM1.36m
8:11AM1.20m
8:23PM1.39m
8:47AM1.26m
8:59PM1.39m
Low Tide
1:27PM0.14m
2:03AM0.04m
2:11PM0.10m
2:42AM-0.00m
2:54PM0.07m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:38
7:37
7:36
 mm
1
1
2
1
2
2
Temp °C
24
25
25
24
24
24
25
25
26
26
24
24
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
24
Feels °C
26
24
23
22
23
23
25
25
24
24
23
24
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
26
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