55th Street Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.23° N 74.63° W

55th Street Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's 55th Street Pier sea temperature is
24.4° C
1.0° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 55th Street Pier at 2PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sat night).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
5
0.3
SE
7
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.9
S
5
1
S
5
0.3
SE
8
0.1
E
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
S
6
0.9
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
7
22
30
33
54
54
47
2
2
2
31
38
40
53
10
2
23
24
23
21
35
57
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
WNW
5
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
S
30
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
High Tide
2:20PM1.33m
2:52AM1.07m
3:22PM1.35m
4:02AM1.06m
4:31PM1.38m
Low Tide
7:44AM0.12m
9:07PM0.23m
8:57AM0.15m
10:19PM0.17m
10:10AM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
heavy rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:04
8:02
 mm
12
1
2
Temp °C
26
26
28
29
30
28
27
26
26
26
29
31
30
28
22
22
22
22
26
29
32
30
23
Feels °C
29
29
30
29
30
29
28
28
28
28
30
32
30
29
23
25
23
24
28
29
33
31
21
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