55th Street Pier surf break

55th Street Pier surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 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 12PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (21 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (21 May)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu morning, strong winds from the ENE by Sat morning).

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
2 AM
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
1
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
1.4
E
5
1.6
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.6
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.6
ESE
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
7
2
E
7
2
E
7
2.1
E
8
2.1
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
21
21
28
44
32
36
26
35
108
181
200
236
298
311
320
300
329
338
411
434
545
547
523
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
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
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:39
5:39
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:09
8:10
8:12
1
1
1
3
2
2
4
2
2
6
6
1
1
7
8
3
2
Temp °C
18
15
18
18
15
13
13
12
11
11
12
11
11
10
10
11
11
9
9
10
11
11
12
12
17
11
13
11
9
8
9
8
5
6
7
5
6
4
4
5
5
1
1
3
4
4
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SSE
9
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
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
26
27
26
17
28
20
18
25
24
50
7
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
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
5
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
21
21
21
28
11
7
7
6
6
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.7
NE
4
1
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
1.4
E
5
1.6
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.6
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.6
ESE
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
7
2
E
7
2
E
7
2.1
E
8
2.1
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
3
16
44
32
36
26
35
108
181
200
236
298
311
320
300
329
338
411
434
545
547
523
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
4
32
170
170
174
976
333
166
360
360
359
365
376
392
409
409
265
360
416
409
265
265
265
381
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
6
6
7
8
6
7
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
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