55th Street Pier surf break

55th Street Pier surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 31 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
16.4° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at 55th Street Pier today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 55th Street Pier at 5AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 31). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (31 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (31 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
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)
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
9
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
E
4
1
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
115
141
190
198
156
125
128
96
69
66
42
41
39
57
78
22
45
66
95
114
121
109
113
120
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
20
SW
25
SW
15
SW
10
WNW
10
WSW
0
NW
15
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
25
ENE
20
E
10
E
10
NNE
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:43AM1.11m
8:55PM1.39m
9:23AM1.09m
9:32PM1.36m
10:03AM1.06m
10:09PM1.32m
Low Tide
2:42AM0.05m
2:36PM0.15m
3:23AM0.04m
3:16PM0.17m
4:02AM0.05m
3:54PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:17
8:19
Temp °C
12
11
12
17
20
21
17
18
16
16
16
18
16
16
15
14
13
12
13
14
14
15
14
14
10
8
10
15
17
16
12
14
14
14
16
15
11
12
12
10
9
8
8
8
8
11
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
9
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
S
5
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
5
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
Energy kJ
115
141
190
198
156
125
128
96
69
15
42
41
39
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
1
1
80
66
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
9
0.6
E
10
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
3
1
3
3
1
3
3
3
2
66
11
11
7
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
4
3
6
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
SW
6
0.2
WSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
E
4
1
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
7
11
14
57
78
22
45
66
95
114
121
109
113
120
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
40
0
0
0
0
164
100
5
0
0
1
95
292
370
446
462
335
463
463
192
769
1430
464
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
4
4
3
4
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
8
5
4
5
4
6
4
4
5
4
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