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55th Street Pier surf break

55th Street Pier surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 17 Jan 2026 EST
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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
5.2° C
 (Which is 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 2PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 17). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (17 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (17 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 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 (?)
0.2
ESE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.3
ESE
0.7
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.2
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.5
SE
0.2
E
0.3
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
Period(s) (?)1110109888988889986889610799
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1117252235001601818338163231158651211413
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
0
NNW
5
ESE
10
E
5
SSW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
15
W
30
SW
30
WSW
30
W
35
W
30
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffglassononcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:10PM
1.00
7:24AM
1.28
7:48PM
1.03
8:00AM
1.29
8:25PM
1.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:07PM
-0.03
1:04AM
0.02
1:48PM
-0.07
1:46AM
-0.01
2:27PM
-0.10
2:28AM
-0.02
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise--------7:15-------7:13-------
Sunset--5:00-------5:01-------5:02-----
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--1----12---------------
Temp. °C66334444200-1-3-5-6-5-212-2-5-7-8-9
Feels °C (?)-10-2-12101-2-5-6-8-10-13-14-11-10-7-6-12-14-15-16-17
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