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47th Street in New Jersey is a fairly exposed beach/Jetty break that has reasonably consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the west. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the best swell direction is from the northeast. The beach breaks favour lefts. When the surf is up, crowds are likely Take care of the strong rips here.

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Overall 47th Street 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 47th Street:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	52nd Street	1 mi
Second closest break	37th Street Jetty	1 mi
Third closest break	36th street	1 mi
Fourth closest break	St Phillip's	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Avalon 15th Street	3 mi
Wave buoys nearest to 47th Street:
Closest wave buoy	Brant Beach Buoy	42 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Delaware Bay Buoy	47 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Patapsco Buoy	91 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	New York Harbour Buoy	100 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Long Island Buoy	111 mi
Tide stations nearest to 47th Street:
Closest tide station	Ocean Drive bridge, Townsends Inlet, New Jersey	2 mi
Second closest tide station	Ocean Drive bridge, New Jersey	2 mi
Third closest tide station	Ludlam Bay, west side, Corson Inlet, New Jersey	2 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Ludlam Bay, west side, New Jersey	2 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Ingram Thorofare, Townsends Inlet, New Jersey	3 mi
Ski Resorts closest to 47th Street:
Closest ski area	Spring Mountain Ski Area (United States)	91 mi
Second closest ski area	Bear Creek Ski Area (United States)	106 mi
Third closest ski area	Blue Marsh (United States)	111 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Blue Mountain Ski Area (United States)	124 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Shawnee Mt (United States)	132 mi
Town and city forecasts close to 47th Street:
Closest city location	Sea Isle City (United States)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Avalon (United States)	3 mi
Third closest city location	Stone Harbor (United States)	7 mi
Fourth closest city location	Cape May Court House (United States)	8 mi
Fifth closest city location	Woodbine (United States)	9 mi

• The closest passenger airport to 47th Street is Cape May Co (Wildwood) Airport (WWD) in USA, 24 km (15 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to 47th Street is Atlantic City International Airport (ACY), also in USA, 36 km (22 miles) away.
• Third is Millville Muni Airport (MIV) in USA, 41 km (25 miles) away.
• Dover Afb Airport (DOV) in USA is 66 km (41 miles) away.
• Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to 47th Street and is 93 km (58 miles) away.