55th Street Pier surf break

55th Street Pier surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 EDT
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55th Street Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's 55th Street Pier sea temperature is
21.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at 55th Street Pier today?

The current surf forecast for 55th Street Pier at 4AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (18 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s

Table - waves today at 55th Street Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1
E
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.7
NE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)8888888888888777109455666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1381187777585844454229303120181810141313699013211388
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
WNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WNW
15
N
20
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:00AM
1.17
6:18PM
1.34
6:52AM
1.25
7:07PM
1.37
7:38AM
1.31
7:50PM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:55PM
0.08
11:57AM
0.12
12:42AM
0.03
12:48PM
0.09
1:26AM
-0.00
1:36PM
0.06
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise---6:41-------6:43-------6:43----
Sunset------7:01-------7:00-------6:59-
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C202019192023232422212120242627252322201919201918
Feels °C (?)232220202125232422202120252625242320171615171616
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  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at 55th Street Pier (light winds from the WNW at Atlantic City Airport 27 km from 55th Street Pier). A 1.2m swell from the E

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27 km away, 1 h 26 min ago

9 km/h
WNW
0.0
21.7
Air / Water (°C)
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