Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 55th Street Pier today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for 55th Street Pier at 7PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at 55th Street Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | S 3 | S 3 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:39AM1.40m | 10:51PM1.37m | 11:28AM1.37m | 11:39PM1.27m | 12:16PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:41PM-0.02m | 5:05AM-0.07m | 5:27PM0.05m | 5:45AM0.01m | 6:14PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | E 3 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | — | 3 | 3 | 54 | 50 | 41 | 44 | 56 | 59 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | E 3 | SE 9 | S 6 | NE 4 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | E 3 | SSE 2 | SSE 6 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 54 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3186 | 3203 | 2655 | 2324 | 1368 | 1414 | 2193 | 1179 | 1218 | 2481 | 1219 | 1218 | 1426 | 594 | 814 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
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