55th Street Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.23° N 74.63° W

55th Street Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 55th Street Pier sea temperature is
24.8° C
1.6° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 55th Street Pier at 4PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (20 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.8
S
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
1
NE
4
1
NE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.6
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
19
11
7
11
21
7
7
37
53
49
37
31
31
22
15
15
14
9
13
9
10
12
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
W
10
S
20
S
25
S
15
WNW
20
NE
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
NE
15
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
S
15
SSW
Wind State
off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:07AM1.01m
2:39PM1.20m
3:00AM0.96m
3:31PM1.18m
3:58AM0.94m
4:28PM1.18m
Low Tide
8:02AM0.28m
9:07PM0.32m
9:04AM0.32m
10:09PM0.31m
10:05AM0.32m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:46
7:45
7:44
 mm
1
5
5
4
1
2
7
2
2
2
Temp °C
25
25
27
28
26
24
22
20
20
20
22
22
22
22
22
23
21
22
23
24
25
25
24
Feels °C
26
27
28
27
25
26
23
20
19
19
21
21
22
23
24
25
24
24
25
26
27
28
26
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