55th Street Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.23° N 74.63° W

55th Street Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 55th Street Pier sea temperature is
24.8°C
1.9° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 55th Street Pier at 6PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (25 Aug)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (25 Aug)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
23
21
29
27
28
31
30
29
41
46
46
45
45
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
NW
5
NNW
5
SSE
15
S
20
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
10
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:02PM1.32m
7:29AM1.13m
7:42PM1.36m
8:07AM1.20m
8:19PM1.39m
Low Tide
12:37PM0.19m
1:19AM0.09m
1:23PM0.14m
1:59AM0.04m
2:07PM0.10m
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:39
7:38
7:37
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
23
26
26
25
24
23
21
21
23
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
26
26
26
25
24
Feels °C
22
24
24
24
24
22
20
21
23
24
23
24
23
23
23
24
25
25
26
27
27
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