55th Street Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.23° N 74.63° W

55th Street Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 55th Street Pier sea temperature is
24.6°C
1.8° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 55th Street Pier at 1AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (28 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
1
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)
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
45
45
45
74
48
47
47
47
34
17
32
31
30
29
16
15
15
21
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
S
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
ESE
5
NW
0
S
5
WSW
10
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
E
10
SE
10
S
5
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
8:19PM1.39m
8:43AM1.26m
8:55PM1.39m
9:18AM1.30m
9:31PM1.36m
Low Tide
2:07PM0.10m
2:38AM-0.00m
2:50PM0.07m
3:15AM-0.03m
3:32PM0.05m
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:36
7:34
 mm
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
26
25
25
24
24
23
25
26
27
27
25
23
20
19
21
22
23
22
22
Feels °C
26
27
27
27
26
26
28
29
30
29
26
21
17
16
19
20
22
22
22
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