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 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's 55th Street Pier sea temperature is
24.4° C
1.7° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 55th Street Pier at 2AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Afternoon (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri night, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
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
S
4
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.6
S
4
1
S
4
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
4
8
8
8
7
9
40
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
NE
25
SW
20
W
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
E
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:20PM1.43m
12:03PM1.33m
00:11AM1.33m
12:54PM1.31m
Low Tide
5:03PM-0.01m
5:39AM-0.11m
5:54PM0.06m
6:24AM-0.03m
6:46PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:21
 mm
1
1
4
3
10
6
17
Temp °C
29
29
26
25
25
24
26
27
28
23
25
24
24
22
25
28
28
25
24
Feels °C
28
28
26
26
25
25
28
29
31
24
26
25
26
21
24
26
26
25
24
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