55th Street Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.23° N 74.63° W

55th Street Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 55th Street Pier sea temperature is
25.2°C
3.5° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 55th Street Pier at 12AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (12 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (12 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.7
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
1
SE
5
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
13
8
13
12
13
22
16
22
34
41
15
15
24
24
23
23
23
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
SE
5
S
0
ENE
10
NE
10
E
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
S
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
8:54PM1.45m
9:23AM1.47m
9:37PM1.39m
10:06AM1.45m
10:20PM1.30m
Low Tide
2:46PM-0.06m
3:12AM-0.11m
3:32PM-0.05m
3:52AM-0.07m
4:16PM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:14
7:12
7:09
 mm
2
6
5
3
3
Temp °C
24
22
22
22
21
22
23
23
23
23
23
24
26
23
22
25
27
26
26
Feels °C
24
22
23
23
21
22
21
21
22
23
24
25
28
25
24
27
29
28
28
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