55th Street Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.23° N 74.63° W

Issued: 1 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's 55th Street Pier sea temperature is

23.8° C

55th Street Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at 55th Street Pier today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 55th Street Pier at 8AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	6s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	6s
Evening (13 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 36°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	33	36	37	26	22	21	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	21	13	13	12	12	12	8	8	7
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	S	S	SSW	WSW	W	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			7:33AM1.22m				7:50PM1.58m					8:28AM1.28m				8:43PM1.60m				9:22AM1.32m				9:36PM1.57m
Low Tide	1:32AM-0.08m				1:27PM-0.04m					2:27AM-0.13m				2:25PM-0.07m				3:19AM-0.17m				3:21PM-0.08m


	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:23	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	23	22	23	24	24	23	23	22	22	21	25	27	28	25	24	23	23	24	30	35	36	34	29
Feels °C	23	23	22	22	23	23	22	21	20	21	20	23	24	26	24	21	21	22	23	30	35	36	36	29
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 9	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	S 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	S 5	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	33	36	37	26	8	21	12	11	6	5	5	5	13	13	13	21	13	13	12	12	12	8	8	7
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSE 5	ESE 6	ESE 5	SE 9	ESE 6	E 5	E 6	E 8	E 8	E 7	—	SE 9	—	—	—	—
kJ	9	3	3	8	13	12	12	12	5	6	5	13	3	2	3	1	1	1	—	12	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	—	—	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 6	E 8	E 7	E 7	—	—	—	—	E 7	—	—	—	—
kJ	3	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	12	13	13	7	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	ESE 6	—	SSE 5	SSE 5	—	SSW 3	—	—	SSW 3	S 4	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SW 5	WSW 3	SSW 5	SSW 5	S 5	SSW 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	22	—	5	5	—	1	—	—	5	13	32	47	34	29	23	2	15	17	23	35
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	707	1426	1104	1176	1169	1200	86	86	120	63	158	537	1169	1250	522	517	333	358	134	238	90	283	44	83
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey										Tices Sholls									7 Presidents Street Park		Seaside Park		Middlesex	Seaside Park
Rating (10 max)										1									1		1		1	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	9	8	8	9	7	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	5	9	5	6	7

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