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55th Street Pier surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
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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
12.6° C
(Which is 1.7°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 6PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at 55th Street Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SE 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | ESE 10 | |
49 | 50 | 51 | 30 | 42 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 68 | 90 | 77 | 57 | 72 | 58 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:04PM1.14m | 4:21AM1.15m | 4:59PM1.25m | 5:22AM1.18m | 5:53PM1.37m | 6:19AM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:56AM0.17m | 10:30PM0.25m | 10:46AM0.10m | 11:26PM0.16m | 11:34AM0.04m | 00:20AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | 8:02 | |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 5 |
49 | 50 | 51 | 30 | 42 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 37 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 7 |
6 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 15 | E 15 | SE 14 | — | SE 11 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 11 | ESE 10 |
— | 21 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 8 | — | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | N 2 | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | — |
19 | 13 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 33 | 42 | 68 | 90 | 77 | 57 | 72 | 58 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 118 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 63 | 166 | 4 | 4 | 473 | 513 | 511 | 495 | 495 | 359 | 513 | 1258 | 1342 | 1414 | 0 | 95 | 0 | 4 |
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