57th Street Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(New Jersey, USA)

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57th Street Surf Guide

57th Street in New Jersey is a fairly exposed sandbar break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the northwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southeast. Sometimes crowded.

57th Street Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar	2	fairly consistent	11.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing 57th Street:

The best conditions reported for surf at 57th Street occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest.

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16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf 57th Street (for consistent clean waves)?

novemberBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing 57th Street with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of November. Clean surfable waves are typically found 32% of the time in November while 35% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 33% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

32%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

35%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

33%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore 57th Street Location Map

Interactive 57th Street surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to 57th Street is Atlantic City International Airport (ACY) in USA, 27 km (17 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to 57th Street is Cape May Co (Wildwood) Airport (WWD), also in USA, 33 km (20 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

57th Street Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 19:22 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05			Wed
ft, °F	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Wave (m)	S	S	S	S
Period (s)	7	7	7	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

What does 57th Street look like?

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Credit: Ray J

Tides at 57th Street

Current tide and informaton

For Middle Thorofare, Ocean Drive bridge, New Jersey, 1 km from 57th Street.

Next High Water: 11:13pm | 1.25m

Next Low Water: 05:38am | 0.14m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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57th Street Sea Temperature

Sunny with deceptively warm air temperatures, yet the sea remains quite cold at 57th Street. Surfers will need a good quality spring wetsuit and optionally a hood, neoprene gloves and boots.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.