55th Street Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.23° N 74.63° W

55th Street Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 55th Street Pier sea temperature is
23.6° C
0.4° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 55th Street Pier at 12AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (29 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Evening (29 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
1.4
S
6
1.3
SSE
6
0.2
E
9
0.8
SE
7
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
ENE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
69
123
119
6
55
6
1
1
1
3
41
39
11
2
2
2
3
8
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
5
SSW
10
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NE
5
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:10PM1.37m
8:37AM1.12m
8:47PM1.38m
9:14AM1.15m
9:22PM1.37m
Low Tide
2:33AM0.05m
2:32PM0.13m
3:12AM0.02m
3:13PM0.12m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:13
8:12
 mm
3
5
20
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
24
23
22
22
22
22
23
26
26
25
22
20
19
20
23
24
24
23
22
Feels °C
23
21
21
22
25
25
23
26
25
24
22
18
18
19
22
23
23
24
24
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