Surf Forecasts:
55th Street Pier surf forecast from 3 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 7 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 6 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period, E swell with 86 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 7 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for 55th Street Pier this week:
The surf forecast for 55th Street Pier over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at 55th Street Pier in the next 16 days are 1.0m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 06) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 6s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 10) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Mon 7th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Mon 7th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sun 6th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 55th Street Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let me be straight with you – this is a tough one to write. We’re looking at the next 16 days for 55th Street Pier, and honestly, there’s not a single day in the whole run that I’d call a good surf option. The forecast is a flat spell with barely a pulse.
The whole period starts quiet and stays quiet. There’s a bit of a bump on Sunday the 6th with the swell bumping up to 4 ft from the ENE, but that’s a short-period, wind-driven mush at 5 seconds, and the wind is blowing cross-onshore at 16 mph. That’s a choppy, messy mess – not worth paddling out for. The combined wave energy is only 64 (weak), so there’s no power behind it.
The only moment that even gets close to being interesting is Monday morning, September 7th. The swell drops to 2 ft from the east, but the period stretches to 11 seconds, which gives it a little more shape. The wind is light and cross-offshore from the NNW at just 3 mph, so the surface will be clean. The combined energy is 82 (still weak). It’s surfable, but very ordinary – a 1 out of 10 kind of day. You might get a few grovelers out, but it’s not a standout.
After that, it’s back to tiny, weak waves for the rest of the run. From the 8th of September all the way through the 18th, the swell rarely cracks 1 ft, and the periods are mostly short or mediocre. The wind stays mostly cross-offshore or offshore, so the conditions will be clean, but there’s just nothing to ride. The combined energy drops into single digits or the low teens for most of those days – that’s barely a ripple.
The water here is running at 77°F on Thursday morning, September 3rd, with a 5°F anomaly – that’s much warmer than usual for this time of year, like a summer holdover. But warm water doesn’t make waves.
I hate to say it, but this is a blank run. For a beach/jetty break like 55th Street Pier, when the swell is this flat and the energy is this weak, it’s just not happening. The setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer on a few of those windier days, but for us wave hunters, there’s nothing to chase.
Stick with me – forecasts can change.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 9 |
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 kJ | 29 | 27 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 61 | 71 | 47 | 79 | 49 | 30 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:02PM1.35m | 1:40AM1.09m | 2:04PM1.33m | 2:46AM1.06m | 3:11PM1.33m | 3:56AM1.07m | 4:21PM1.34m | 5:06AM1.13m | 5:29PM1.38m | 6:10AM1.22m | 6:29PM1.44m | 7:05AM1.32m | 7:22PM1.48m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:36PM0.21m | 7:27AM0.17m | 8:54PM0.22m | 8:47AM0.20m | 10:07PM0.18m | 10:04AM0.17m | 11:10PM0.10m | 11:10AM0.11m | 00:05AM0.02m | 12:09PM0.05m | 00:56AM-0.05m | 1:04PM-0.01m | 1:44AM-0.10m | ||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:16 | — |
mm | — | — | 12 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Temp °C | 26 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 29 | 11 | 28 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 79 | 49 | 30 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | SE 9 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | SE 9 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | E 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 16 | 27 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | W 3 | — | — | NNE 4 | WSW 2 | SSE 2 | ENE 5 | E 6 | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 2 | SW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 13 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 71 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 67 | 140 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 63 | 128 | 254 | 968 | 561 | 594 | 2481 | 409 | 981 | 144 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 16 | 63 | 2415 | 288 | 288 | 2655 | 2193 |
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