Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 55th Street Pier today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for 55th Street Pier at 2PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at 55th Street Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 6 | S 3 | E 11 | E 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SE 10 | E 13 | SE 9 | E 13 | SE 9 | S 5 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 9 |
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3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 8:13AM1.33m | 8:28PM1.55m | 9:02AM1.38m | 9:16PM1.53m | 9:51AM1.41m | 10:04PM1.47m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:08AM-0.12m | 2:12PM-0.07m | 2:57AM-0.16m | 3:04PM-0.08m | 3:43AM-0.16m | 3:54PM-0.06m | |||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 10 | S 6 | SSW 4 |
5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 4 | E 13 | SE 9 | S 6 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | — | E 11 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SE 10 | E 13 | SE 7 | E 13 | NE 4 | E 13 | — | E 13 | SE 9 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 3 | S 5 | S 6 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | WSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | W 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | NE 4 | — | S 5 | SSW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 |
— | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 34 | 22 | 29 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1101 | 1426 | 2376 | 3258 | 1004 | 1003 | 976 | 976 | 4 | 96 | 21 | 192 | 254 | 283 | 288 | 1101 | 409 | 1111 | 2417 | 409 | 1104 | 349 | 537 |
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