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55th Street Pier Surf Forecast
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55th Street Pier surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 11 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.6° C
(Which is 1.7°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 6PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at 55th Street Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SE 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | ESE 10 | |
49 | 50 | 51 | 30 | 42 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 68 | 90 | 77 | 57 | 72 | 58 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:04PM1.14m | 4:21AM1.15m | 4:59PM1.25m | 5:22AM1.18m | 5:53PM1.37m | 6:19AM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:56AM0.17m | 10:30PM0.25m | 10:46AM0.10m | 11:26PM0.16m | 11:34AM0.04m | 00:20AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | 8:02 |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 5 |
 kJ | 49 | 50 | 51 | 30 | 42 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 15 | E 15 | SE 14 | — | SE 11 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 11 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | — | 21 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 8 | — | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | N 2 | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | — |
| kJ | 19 | 13 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 33 | 42 | 68 | 90 | 77 | 57 | 72 | 58 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 118 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 63 | 166 | 4 | 4 | 473 | 513 | 511 | 495 | 495 | 359 | 513 | 1258 | 1342 | 1414 | 0 | 95 | 0 | 4 |
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