55th Street Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.23° N 74.63° W

55th Street Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 55th Street Pier sea temperature is
23.5°C
2.6° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 55th Street Pier at 10PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)--
Afternoon (17 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (17 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat morning).

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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)
0.4
E
8
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
E
8
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
E
7
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.9
ENE
4
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
15
10
16
15
15
15
14
14
8
14
22
35
111
113
101
109
131
146
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
5
NE
10
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:34AM0.98m
1:58PM1.17m
2:28AM0.94m
2:51PM1.15m
Low Tide
7:18PM0.29m
7:09AM0.34m
8:23PM0.34m
8:17AM0.38m
9:29PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:04
7:01
7:00
 mm
Temp °C
24
23
23
22
22
22
25
25
24
24
24
21
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
23
22
22
22
23
25
27
26
25
26
25
19
16
14
14
15
16
16
16
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