55th Street Pier surf break

55th Street Pier surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 21 May 2026 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
15.0° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for 55th Street Pier at 7AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (21 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (21 May)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 79mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu morning, strong winds from the ENE by Sat morning).

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
1.1
NE
5
0.9
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
1.5
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.7
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
7
1.9
E
7
2
E
7
2.1
E
8
2
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
21
21
21
26
49
38
48
35
56
139
218
263
343
352
315
329
300
323
330
368
431
523
535
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
15
N
15
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
E
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
00:00AM1.44m
12:49PM1.21m
1:00AM1.37m
1:48PM1.21m
1:59AM1.29m
2:45PM1.22m
Low Tide
6:29AM-0.04m
6:33PM0.12m
7:28AM0.02m
7:39PM0.19m
8:30AM0.06m
8:49PM0.22m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:39
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:09
8:10
1
3
3
2
3
4
3
2
3
10
10
3
1
5
8
6
Temp °C
20
17
15
17
17
14
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
10
9
10
10
11
11
11
21
16
12
11
10
8
7
7
7
5
6
6
4
4
4
4
5
4
1
2
3
4
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.3
SE
10
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
32
26
27
18
18
28
20
18
24
32
16
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
22
21
21
21
20
11
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
2
0.6
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
0.9
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
1.5
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.7
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
7
1.9
E
7
2
E
7
2.1
E
8
2
E
8
Energy kJ
1
10
26
49
38
48
35
56
139
218
263
343
352
315
329
300
323
330
368
431
523
535
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1
25
170
170
166
170
976
333
170
381
392
370
392
381
398
398
265
265
409
412
265
265
769
533
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
7
7
8
8
7
6
7
5
5
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