55th Street Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.23° N 74.63° W

55th Street Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 55th Street Pier sea temperature is
24.8°C
3.4° 

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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 55th Street Pier at 5PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (13 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (13 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
5
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.7
NE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
15
23
23
23
22
22
21
21
21
21
20
20
28
37
23
30
35
28
25
15
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
5
N
0
ESE
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
Wind State
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:06AM1.45m
10:20PM1.30m
10:50AM1.40m
11:05PM1.21m
11:34AM1.34m
Low Tide
4:16PM-0.01m
4:29AM-0.01m
4:58PM0.06m
5:06AM0.08m
5:41PM0.14m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:09
7:08
7:07
 mm
22
3
1
1
Temp °C
24
27
28
26
25
24
23
20
22
24
24
23
19
18
19
19
20
20
19
19
20
Feels °C
26
29
31
30
28
26
24
17
18
19
20
19
14
15
16
17
18
18
18
18
19
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