Surf Forecasts:
55th Street Pier surf forecast from 22 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 27 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period, SE swell with 106 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for 55th Street Pier this week:
The most powerful waves expected at 55th Street Pier in the next 16 days are 0.8m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 27) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Thu 27th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 55th Street Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, so let’s look at this 16-day run. Not much doing at 55th Street Pier, I got to be straight with you.
Starting off Friday the 21st of August, the swell is just about flat. 0.2m from the ESE with a 9-second period. Water temp is 25°C, way warmer than normal for August, but you can’t surf the water temp. Winds are light, but the energy is barely there, reading 13. Not a single thing to ride.
Into Saturday the 22nd, it’s onshore wind and messy. Swell bumps to 0.4m but it’s weak. Combined energy gets to 43 at best. You’d be wasting your time.
Sunday the 23rd cleans up nicely – offshore wind from the WSW, 0.2m swell but the period stretches to 12 seconds. That’s a long period groundswell, which is nice in theory, but you’re looking at maybe one tiny wave every 15 minutes. Mod energy is just 17-18.
Monday the 24th is about your best chance in the whole run. Glassy conditions in the morning, NW wind less than 5 km/h, swell at 0.3m from the SE with a 12-second period. It’s clean, it’s pretty, but it’s tiny. Energy is 23. If you’ve got a log and just want to trim on tiny little bumps, that’s your time.
Tuesday the 25th through to Wednesday the 26th stays small, winds are clean, 0.3m, periods drop from 11 to about 10 seconds. Still poor surf conditions.
Friday the 28th and Saturday the 29th show the swell nudging to 0.5m. Energy hits 65 on Friday morning, which is the top score over the whole 16 days, but it’s still only moderate. Winds are light and clean. Saturday the 29th afternoon goes glassy with an east wind. The period is dropping to 8 seconds though, so it’s getting a bit windswelly.
Now into the first week of September, it’s more of the same. Clean offshore winds around the 2nd and 3rd, 0.4m swell from the SE with periods around 9-10 seconds. Energy hits 44 on the 2nd afternoon.
The final day, Saturday the 5th of September, is glassy but the swell is 0.6m from the south with a period of 4 seconds. That’s junk. Short period, no power, just bump.
So bottom line? No standout days. The whole 16 days is flat to tiny. The cleanest, most surfable conditions are probably Monday the 24th morning, because it’s glassy with a longer period, but it’s still only 0.3m. If you’re a beginner wanting to practice in ankle-biters with nice clean water, that’s your window. For anyone else, this stretch is a dud. Just a long quiet spell.
Rusty.
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. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 8 | E 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 16 | 24 | 45 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 3:31PM1.18m | 3:58AM0.94m | 4:28PM1.18m | 4:59AM0.95m | 5:24PM1.21m | 5:56AM1.00m | 6:17PM1.26m | 6:46AM1.06m | 7:02PM1.32m | 7:29AM1.13m | 7:42PM1.36m | 8:07AM1.20m | 8:19PM1.39m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:09PM0.31m | 10:05AM0.32m | 11:03PM0.27m | 11:00AM0.29m | 11:51PM0.21m | 11:50AM0.24m | 00:36AM0.15m | 12:37PM0.19m | 1:19AM0.09m | 1:23PM0.14m | 1:59AM0.04m | 2:07PM0.10m | 2:38AM-0.00m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 13 | E 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 4 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 10 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 13 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | SE 13 | SE 10 | ESE 8 | ENE 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 11 | S 4 | E 6 | S 5 | ESE 10 | E 12 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | S 4 | — | — | SE 13 | ESE 8 | E 7 | NE 5 | SE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 14 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 6 | E 8 | — | — | SW 2 | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | W 3 | — | S 2 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 24 | 45 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 33 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 174 | 24 | 372 | 490 | 120 | 409 | 67 | 51 | 67 | 56 | 120 | 83 | 63 | 63 | 283 | 1169 | 968 | 359 | 1169 | 4 |
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