55th Street Pier surf break

55th Street Pier surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 22 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
15.2° C
(Which is 2.3°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 4PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (22 May)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (22 May)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
5
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.5
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
ESE
7
2
E
7
2.3
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
105
124
168
218
208
245
255
293
423
653
819
921
784
675
616
484
381
331
237
190
147
119
119
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
30
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
35
E
25
E
20
ESE
10
SE
5
SSW
5
W
5
SSE
5
ESE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:48PM1.21m
1:59AM1.29m
2:45PM1.22m
2:55AM1.22m
3:41PM1.24m
3:52AM1.16m
Low Tide
7:39PM0.19m
8:30AM0.06m
8:49PM0.22m
9:29AM0.08m
9:55PM0.21m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:37
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:09
8:10
8:12
8:13
1
2
1
4
3
5
2
2
4
2
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
9
10
11
11
13
15
18
17
19
21
20
17
14
13
13
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
3
3
0
2
4
5
9
13
19
19
21
23
21
16
12
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.3
S
7
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
1.7
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
Energy kJ
20
10
7
7
8
7
7
7
7
484
381
331
237
190
147
119
119
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
53
44
44
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
5
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.5
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
ESE
7
2
E
7
2.3
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
0.6
S
5
0.8
S
6
1
S
6
Energy kJ
56
105
124
168
218
208
245
255
293
423
653
819
921
784
675
616
19
41
75
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
372
455
455
1111
2193
769
354
1167
769
769
265
1169
296
296
86
64
0
0
0
63
42
95
107
166
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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