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55th Street Pier surf break

55th Street Pier surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 20 Apr 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
12.3° C
(Which is 4.8°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: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (20 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (20 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ESE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)788877777444588876877777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11111111104444473455119464441010
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
NW
0
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
10
N
15
SE
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
30
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
5
WNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:16PM
1.55
10:58AM
1.23
11:11PM
1.49
11:58AM
1.18
12:11AM
1.41
1:00PM
1.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:53AM
-0.13
4:51PM
-0.03
5:45AM
-0.06
5:43PM
0.05
6:43AM
0.01
6:43PM
0.13
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise---6:15-------6:13-------6:11----
Sunset------7:39-------7:40-------7:42-
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----11-------------21--
Temp. °C10988109101075426776789119111414
Feels °C (?)766462431-1-2-4111-10114581313
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