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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 am Friday 15 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
13.5° 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 6AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at 55th Street Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
39 | 79 | 112 | 112 | 92 | 94 | 96 | 92 | 41 | 65 | 61 | 64 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 26 | 85 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:13AM1.26m | 7:32PM1.57m | 8:04AM1.29m | 8:20PM1.62m | 8:56AM1.29m | 9:10PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:13AM-0.04m | 1:12PM-0.05m | 2:06AM-0.11m | 2:03PM-0.08m | 2:59AM-0.15m | 2:55PM-0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — |
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Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 23 |
4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
 kJ | 39 | 79 | 112 | 112 | 92 | 94 | 96 | 92 | 36 | 65 | 61 | 64 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 26 | 27 | 113 | 127 | 89 | 91 | 81 | 75 | 66 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 12 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | SE 8 | E 8 | — |
| kJ | 10 | 3 | — | 67 | 24 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 41 | 26 | 17 | 31 | 48 | — | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 5 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | — | — | N 4 | — | — | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | E 8 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 45 | 3 | 27 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | SW 3 | S 9 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | W 4 | W 3 | S 7 | W 3 | S 7 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 54 | 18 | 46 | 65 | 85 | 210 | 9 | 6 | 155 | 1 | 77 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 283 | 283 | 522 | 463 | 144 | 64 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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