Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 55th Street Pier today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for 55th Street Pier at 7PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at 55th Street Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 46 | 24 | 19 | 45 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:31PM1.18m | 3:58AM0.94m | 4:28PM1.18m | 4:59AM0.95m | 5:24PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:04AM0.32m | 10:09PM0.31m | 10:05AM0.32m | 11:03PM0.27m | 11:00AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | SE 10 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 12 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 2 | WSW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | 24 | 19 | 45 | 9 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 968 | 1541 | 174 | 354 | 169 | 24 | 174 | 335 | 372 | 254 | 490 | 465 | 86 | 120 | 409 | 513 | 409 | 594 | 67 | 134 | 32 |
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