55th Street Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.23° N 74.63° W

55th Street Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 55th Street Pier sea temperature is
24.8° C
1.6° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 55th Street Pier at 11PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)--
Afternoon (20 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 98mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu night, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
SE
8
0.9
S
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.5
NNE
4
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
30
7
7
9
21
25
21
19
20
47
22
22
21
13
24
35
25
13
Wind (km/h)
25
S
20
SW
5
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
E
20
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
2:39PM1.20m
3:00AM0.96m
3:31PM1.18m
3:58AM0.94m
4:28PM1.18m
Low Tide
9:07PM0.32m
9:04AM0.32m
10:09PM0.31m
10:05AM0.32m
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part cloud
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light rain
light rain
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6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:46
7:45
7:44
 mm
1
3
38
2
4
10
28
3
6
Temp °C
27
26
21
19
18
18
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
21
21
20
20
Feels °C
26
27
24
18
17
17
22
22
22
24
24
25
24
22
21
22
24
21
23
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