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57th Street surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 16 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
57th Street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's 57th Street sea temperature is
13.6° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at 57th Street today?
The current surf forecast for 57th Street at 9AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at 57th Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the SSW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | |
41 | 65 | 61 | 64 | 42 | 46 | 86 | 117 | 106 | 89 | 89 | 94 | 138 | 102 | 59 | 118 | 62 | 47 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 50 | 50 | 45 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:04AM1.29m | 8:20PM1.62m | 8:56AM1.29m | 9:10PM1.62m | 9:50AM1.28m | 10:02PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06AM-0.11m | 2:03PM-0.08m | 2:59AM-0.15m | 2:55PM-0.08m | 3:51AM-0.17m | 3:48PM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 15 | SE 14 | E 17 | SE 17 |
 kJ | 36 | 65 | 61 | 64 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 24 | 30 | 89 | 89 | 94 | 81 | 55 | 59 | 21 | 62 | 47 | 39 | 39 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 13 |
| kJ | 41 | 26 | 17 | 39 | 29 | — | — | 19 | 27 | 18 | 13 | 12 | — | 5 | 5 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | E 9 | — | ENE 8 | — | — | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 15 | — | E 18 | SE 18 | E 7 | — |
| kJ | 27 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 24 | — | 14 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 4 | — | 6 | 12 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 6 | — | — | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 4 | S 8 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 46 | 86 | 117 | 106 | 74 | — | — | 138 | 102 | 17 | 118 | 19 | — | — | — | 39 | 50 | 50 | 45 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 282 | 338 | 1176 | 1169 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 128 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 57 | 358 | 437 | 769 | 769 | 135 |
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