Surf Forecasts:
55th Street Pier surf forecast from 25 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 28 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 28 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period, S swell with 99 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 28 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE 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 Friday (Aug 28) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 9s. Another secondary swell of 0.1m and 11s is also forecast. 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 1.2m 6s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 6s period and expected on Friday (Aug 28) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 55th Street Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, listen up. This stretch at 55th Street Pier is a slow one, so don't get too excited early. We've got a long, flat run right through the end of August and into the first few days of September – tiny waves, messy winds, and nothing to write home about. There's a window that opens up later, but it's a bit of a hike.
Let's walk through it. Tuesday the 25th and Wednesday the 26th are dead – we're talking less than 1 foot of swell, with combined energy barely registering 19 to 24 units. Wednesday morning goes glassy, but there's no wave to ride. From Thursday the 27th all the way through to the 1st of September, it's the same story: dinky surf, poor conditions, and mostly onshore or cross-shore breezes. Leave the boards in the car.
Now, check Thursday the 3rd of September. Swell finally shows up – around 5 feet from the ENE, pushing moderate energy (296 units). But the wind is cross-onshore, and the call is "marginal surf forecast or questionable tide conditions." It's not the clean, groomed day we need.
The standout – and really the only one worth the drive – is Friday morning, the 4th of September. We've got a 5-foot swell from the east (9-second period), with combined energy hitting a solid 738 – that’s proper power. The wind is cross-offshore from the SSW, so it'll be clean. This is the best shot in the entire 16-day window. For a beach/jetty spot like 55th Street Pier, that east swell and clean wind will produce the best shape and the longest rides of the whole period. Crowds are listed as "sometimes", so you might see a few people, but it's not crazy.
After that, the weekend of the 5th and 6th of September falls apart with onshore wind and choppy mess. Energy drops but the wind is onshore – a no-go. The second week vanishes back into tiny, weak surf.
Bottom line: it's a lean forecast. But if you can hit that Friday the 4th morning, it could be a fun little session. Don't expect much else.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
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 kJ | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 29 | 35 | 41 | 45 | 38 | 35 | 39 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:46AM1.06m | 7:02PM1.32m | 7:29AM1.13m | 7:42PM1.36m | 8:07AM1.20m | 8:19PM1.39m | 8:43AM1.26m | 8:55PM1.39m | 9:18AM1.30m | 9:31PM1.36m | 9:53AM1.34m | 10:09PM1.32m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:36AM0.15m | 12:37PM0.19m | 1:19AM0.09m | 1:23PM0.14m | 1:59AM0.04m | 2:07PM0.10m | 2:38AM-0.00m | 2:50PM0.07m | 3:15AM-0.03m | 3:32PM0.05m | 3:50AM-0.04m | 4:12PM0.05m | 4:24AM-0.02m | ||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | 7:40 | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 29 | 31 | 41 | 45 | 30 | 48 | 24 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | E 5 | ESE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | E 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 14 | E 13 | — | — | — | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | S 6 | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 10 | 24 | 35 | 38 | — | 39 | — | 7 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 409 | 513 | 254 | 254 | 288 | 313 | 464 | 1169 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 4 | 164 | 225 | 238 | 537 | 2376 | 2188 |
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