55th Street Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.23° N 74.63° W

Issued: 7 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's 55th Street Pier sea temperature is

23.5° C

55th Street Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at 55th Street Pier today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for 55th Street Pier at 1AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	6s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	6s
Evening (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 36°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 12			Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 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	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	25	20	24	33	36	37	26	22	21	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	21	13	12	12	12	12
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SE	SSE	SSE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	S	S	SSW	W	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	W	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off
High Tide		6:54PM1.54m				7:33AM1.22m				7:50PM1.58m					8:28AM1.28m				8:43PM1.60m				9:22AM1.32m
Low Tide				1:32AM-0.08m				1:27PM-0.04m					2:27AM-0.13m				2:25PM-0.07m				3:19AM-0.17m


	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—
	—	8:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:23	—	—	—	—	—	8:23
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	23	23	23	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	21	25	27	27	25	25	24	24	25	32	35
Feels °C	23	22	22	23	22	22	22	21	22	23	22	21	22	20	24	24	24	23	22	22	23	25	33	35
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	ESE 10	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 9	SE 9	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	S 5	SE 9
kJ	3	3	9	33	36	37	26	8	12	12	12	6	5	5	5	13	13	13	21	13	12	12	12	12
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	S 6	ESE 10	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSE 5	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 6	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	—	SE 9	—
kJ	4	4	3	9	3	3	8	13	12	5	12	12	6	13	13	3	3	3	3	1	1	—	12	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SE 10	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	—	SE 9	—	SSE 5	SE 9	E 5	ESE 5	SSE 5	—	E 8	—	—	—	—	E 7	—
kJ	—	—	14	3	1	1	1	1	—	12	—	5	13	5	3	2	—	1	—	—	—	—	1	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	—	—	—	—	ESE 6	ESE 6	—	SSE 5	—	—	—	SW 2	SSW 3	S 4	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SW 5	W 3	SSW 5
kJ	25	20	24	—	—	—	—	22	21	—	5	—	—	—	1	4	14	34	47	34	29	23	1	14
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	769	1104	537	772	63	537	537	536	537	511	524	536	536	120	667	1179	124	536	517	359	123	123	51	63
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Rating (10 max)					1												1				1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	8	6	6	6	8	4	4	4	6	4	5	5

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