Surf Forecasts:
55th Street Pier surf forecast from 24 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 28 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period, SSE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 27 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period, SSE swell with 70 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 glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at 55th Street Pier in the next 16 days are 1.2m 5s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 27) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 6s period and expected on Friday (Aug 28) at 5AM.
| 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 | 5PM (Thu 27th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 55th Street Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s chew over 55th Street Pier. I’m not gonna sugarcoat it—this whole 16-day stretch is a tough one for paddle surfing. It starts off real flat and stays that way for a long spell.
From Monday, August 24th right through Sunday, September 6th, the swell’s just too small to get excited about. Most days you’re looking at waves around 1 foot, maybe 1 feet at best. There’s a pulse on Thursday, August 27th that kicks up to about 4 feet, but the period is a short 5 seconds, so it’s all chop and no push. The combined wave energy tops out at 81 (weak) on that day. Winds are mostly cross or cross-off, keeping the surface tidy, but the waves have no grunt.
Then on Monday, August 31st, a little groundswell shows up—tiny, 1 foot waves, but with a nice long 17 to 19-second period. The combined energy creeps up to 96 (still low moderate), and we get clean offshore winds from the W/WNW. Still, with that size, you’re pretty much floating out there.
Things look a tiny bit brighter on Wednesday, September 2nd. Swell hits about 3 feet from the SE, period at 14 seconds, and the combined energy jumps to 361 (moderate). Light cross-shore winds, so it might be rideable. But the forecast still calls it “marginal” with a score of just 1 out of 10.
The best chance of the whole stretch is Thursday, September 3rd. Swell runs 4 feet from the SE, 15-second period, and combined energy shoots up to 644 (strong moderate). Winds are cross-off from the NNW at 22 mph, so it’ll be clean. But the morning wind is gusting to 22 mph, and at that size and period, it’s really more of a kite or windsurf day than a good paddle wave—the short period (5 seconds) means it’s gonna be lumpy and hard to ride. The afternoon is a bit cleaner at 4 feet with 14-second swell and 492 energy, but it’s still marginal.
Honestly, if you gotta paddle, the afternoon of Thursday, September 3rd is your only real option. The rest? Days and days of flat, weak surf. Nothing consistent. For 55th Street Pier, a blank run like this isn’t unheard of—the area can go through these quiet spells. Forecasts might change, but as it stands, don’t bother waxing the board.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
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 kJ | 28 | 22 | 21 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 29 | 50 | 70 | 43 | 35 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 5:56AM1.00m | 6:17PM1.26m | 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 | |||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 2:50PM0.07m | 3:15AM-0.03m | 3:32PM0.05m | 3:50AM-0.04m | ||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | 7:43 | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 13 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 11 | SSE 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 11 | ESE 9 | S 6 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 29 | 27 | 3 | 31 | 32 | 27 | 35 | 25 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 5 | SE 11 | SSE 4 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 6 | E 14 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | SE 8 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 28 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 14 | E 6 | E 6 | — | SE 6 | ESE 5 | — | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 3 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | W 3 | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 50 | 70 | 43 | — | 35 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 63 | 82 | 63 | 120 | 63 | 254 | 254 | 311 | 110 | 284 | 1169 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 303 | 63 |
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