55th Street Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.23° N 74.63° W

55th Street Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 55th Street Pier sea temperature is
24.7°C
2.2° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 55th Street Pier at 11AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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)
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.7
S
4
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
32
17
16
16
16
16
24
18
25
18
18
11
15
11
11
10
10
10
10
15
14
14
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
10
E
10
SE
10
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:18AM1.30m
9:31PM1.36m
9:53AM1.34m
10:09PM1.32m
10:32AM1.36m
10:52PM1.26m
Low Tide
3:15AM-0.03m
3:32PM0.05m
3:50AM-0.04m
4:12PM0.05m
4:24AM-0.02m
4:54PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:34
7:32
7:30
 mm
2
4
1
Temp °C
21
20
22
23
23
23
23
23
22
23
25
26
26
25
24
22
20
21
23
24
23
23
23
Feels °C
19
17
20
22
22
23
24
25
23
24
25
25
26
26
24
23
21
23
24
25
24
25
25
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