55th Street Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.23° N 74.63° W

55th Street Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 55th Street Pier sea temperature is
24.5° C
1.7° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 55th Street Pier at 11AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Afternoon (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
1
S
5
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.6
SSE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
7
9
11
41
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
10
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
20
S
15
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
5
ENE
10
ESE
5
NW
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NE
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
12:03PM1.33m
00:11AM1.33m
12:54PM1.31m
1:02AM1.23m
1:43PM1.29m
Low Tide
5:39AM-0.11m
5:54PM0.06m
6:24AM-0.03m
6:46PM0.15m
7:10AM0.05m
7:44PM0.22m
clear
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:47
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:21
8:21
 mm
1
1
7
19
1
Temp °C
24
24
26
27
28
23
24
24
24
24
26
28
27
25
24
22
20
20
24
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
25
24
26
30
30
25
24
24
26
25
26
26
27
26
26
22
18
19
23
23
23
24
23
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