Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 55th Street Pier today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for 55th Street Pier at 11PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at 55th Street Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 98mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu night, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 47 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 24 | 35 | 25 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 2:39PM1.20m | 3:00AM0.96m | 3:31PM1.18m | 3:58AM0.94m | 4:28PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:07PM0.32m | 9:04AM0.32m | 10:09PM0.31m | 10:05AM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 3 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 3 | 6 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | ENE 5 |
18 | 7 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SE 13 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 |
3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SE 14 | SE 13 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 8 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | S 4 | — | NNE 2 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | — |
6 | 30 | — | 1 | 9 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 47 | — | — | 21 | 13 | 24 | 35 | 25 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1419 | 109 | 16 | 110 | 561 | 968 | 4 | 170 | 1342 | 968 | 192 | 170 | 166 | 376 | 359 | 505 | 1 | 4 | 295 |
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