55th Street Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.23° N 74.63° W

55th Street Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 55th Street Pier sea temperature is
24.8°C
2.4° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 55th Street Pier at 12PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (31 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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)
0.3
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
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
10
10
15
14
19
13
13
12
7
8
7
10
24
52
68
76
75
71
63
61
59
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
NE
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
W
5
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:32AM1.36m
10:52PM1.26m
11:15AM1.37m
11:41PM1.19m
12:05PM1.36m
Low Tide
4:24AM-0.02m
4:54PM0.07m
4:59AM0.00m
5:38PM0.11m
5:38AM0.05m
6:30PM0.16m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:29
7:28
 mm
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
23
24
25
24
23
24
25
24
24
27
31
32
29
28
25
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
28
24
25
26
26
24
26
28
26
27
29
31
33
30
32
29
25
25
24
25
26
27
27
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