55th Street Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.23° N 74.63° W

55th Street Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 55th Street Pier sea temperature is
24.6° C
1.1° 

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


How big are the waves at 55th Street Pier today (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 55th Street Pier at 8AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (08 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.7
S
5
1
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.6
S
5
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
27
27
27
25
24
59
86
1
1
2
2
5
8
2
2
18
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WNW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:02AM1.06m
4:31PM1.38m
5:14AM1.09m
5:40PM1.43m
6:21AM1.16m
6:43PM1.49m
Low Tide
10:10AM0.13m
11:23PM0.10m
11:16AM0.08m
00:21AM0.02m
12:18PM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:00
8:00
 mm
1
Temp °C
26
25
24
28
31
31
29
26
24
23
24
28
31
32
30
30
28
27
26
29
30
32
25
25
Feels °C
27
27
25
29
31
31
30
26
25
23
25
29
31
31
31
31
29
30
29
31
30
31
26
26
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