Surf Forecasts:
55th Street Pier surf forecast from 18 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 22 Jun, 11AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 18 Jun, 2PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period, S swell with 104 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 22 Jun, 11AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with S 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 (Jun 22) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 12s. 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 Thursday (Jun 18) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 6s period and expected on Monday (Jun 22) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Mon 22nd Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Mon 22nd Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Thu 18th Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 55th Street Pier over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu morning, light winds from the NW by Sat night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 4 | S 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 85 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 86 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:33AM1.28m | 11:43PM1.45m | 12:30PM1.28m | 00:39AM1.36m | 1:25PM1.27m | 1:33AM1.27m | 2:18PM1.27m | 2:25AM1.18m | 3:09PM1.27m | 3:17AM1.10m | 3:59PM1.27m | 4:11AM1.04m | 4:51PM1.28m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:21PM0.02m | 6:08AM-0.09m | 6:16PM0.09m | 6:59AM-0.03m | 7:16PM0.16m | 7:53AM0.04m | 8:20PM0.22m | 8:48AM0.09m | 9:25PM0.23m | 9:40AM0.13m | 10:23PM0.23m | 10:29AM0.15m | 11:16PM0.20m | ||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — |
 | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 31 | 29 | 20 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 12 | SSE 6 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 5 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | — | SE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 75 | 113 | 60 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 91 | 40 | 2 | 16 | 16 | — | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | — | — | SE 11 | NE 4 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 5 | E 7 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | WNW 2 | W 3 | SW 3 | W 2 | W 2 | SW 3 | — | W 3 | S 6 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | N 2 | — | SSE 6 | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 85 | 113 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 20 | 13 | 86 | 132 | 1 | — | 48 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3134 | 95 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 67 | 83 | 83 | 63 | 238 | 968 | 283 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 170 | 311 | 83 | 311 | 1219 | 357 |
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