55th Street Pier surf break

55th Street Pier surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 09 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
12.6° C
(Which is 1.9°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 10AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (09 May)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (09 May)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.2
S
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.9
SE
7
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
E
9
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
7
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
29
64
64
90
83
50
45
16
14
14
75
13
7
6
12
6
37
35
34
22
55
56
58
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
NE
5
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:33AM1.14m
2:18PM1.00m
2:25AM1.13m
3:10PM1.06m
3:21AM1.13m
4:04PM1.14m
Low Tide
8:01AM0.24m
8:10PM0.37m
9:01AM0.22m
9:26PM0.33m
9:56AM0.17m
10:30PM0.25m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:59
8:00
8:00
1
2
2
1
10
8
1
Temp °C
14
13
14
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
21
22
22
20
16
14
13
11
11
10
11
12
11
9
9
10
11
11
13
14
14
14
15
16
20
19
18
17
15
13
10
7
8
6
7
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
7
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
Energy kJ
28
29
28
28
17
17
17
16
52
73
90
75
66
84
66
62
47
37
35
34
22
55
56
58
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
11
Energy kJ
5
5
5
16
14
14
14
13
6
6
6
6
6
6
13
13
13
13
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
18
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
18
0.1
E
17
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
Energy kJ
4
6
12
12
6
5
3
7
7
7
7
5
12
5
5
13
13
13
4
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.2
S
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.4
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
ENE
4
Energy kJ
65
67
64
64
90
83
50
45
4
3
7
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
115
92
338
338
288
120
0
283
5
1
1
0
5
311
5
1
1
4
172
1
115
90
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
8
6
5
5
9
5
4
4
5
8
9
9
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