55th Street Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

55th Street Pier in New Jersey is a fairly exposed beach/Jetty break that usually has waves and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the west. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the northeast. The beach break provides left and right handers. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Take care of the strong rips here.

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Overall 55th Street Pier Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to 55th Street Pier:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	57th Street	1 mi
Second closest break	12th Street Jetty	1 mi
Third closest break	8th Street Jetty	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Strathmere 7th Street	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Sumner Avenue (Strathmere)	3 mi
Wave buoys nearest to 55th Street Pier:
Closest wave buoy	Brant Beach Buoy	35 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Delaware Bay Buoy	53 mi
Third closest wave buoy	New York Harbour Buoy	93 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Patapsco Buoy	94 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Long Island Buoy	105 mi
Tide stations nearest to 55th Street Pier:
Closest tide station	Middle Thorofare, Ocean Drive bridge, Corson Inlet,	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Middle Thorofare, Ocean Drive bridge, New Jersey	1 mi
Third closest tide station	Strathmere, Strathmere Bay, Corson Inlet, New Jerse	2 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Strathmere, Strathmere Bay, New Jersey	2 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Beesleys Point, Great Egg Harbor Bay, New Jersey	4 mi
Ski Resorts closest to 55th Street Pier:
Closest ski area	Spring Mountain Ski Area (United States)	88 mi
Second closest ski area	Bear Creek Ski Area (United States)	102 mi
Third closest ski area	Blue Marsh (United States)	109 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Blue Mountain Ski Area (United States)	120 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Shawnee Mt (United States)	127 mi
Town and city forecasts close to 55th Street Pier:
Closest city location	Ocean City (United States)	4 mi
Second closest city location	Sea Isle City (United States)	6 mi
Third closest city location	Somers Point (United States)	7 mi
Fourth closest city location	Linwood (United States)	8 mi
Fifth closest city location	Longport (United States)	8 mi

• The closest passenger airport to 55th Street Pier is Atlantic City International Airport (ACY) in USA, 26 km (16 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to 55th Street Pier is Cape May Co (Wildwood) Airport (WWD), also in USA, 34 km (21 miles) away.
• Third is Millville Muni Airport (MIV) in USA, 41 km (25 miles) away.
• Dover Afb Airport (DOV) in USA is 73 km (45 miles) away.
• Mc Guire Afb (Wrightstown) Airport (WRI), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to 55th Street Pier and is 88 km (55 miles) away.