Surf Forecasts:
55th Street Pier surf forecast from 13 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 20 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period, ENE swell with 206 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 1.6m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 20) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Mon 20th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 55th Street Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here, breaking down the next two weeks at 55th Street Pier.
To be straight with you, it’s gonna be a long, quiet stretch. There’s a real dry spell at the start, with nothing worth mentioning for over a week. The first chance to even get wet doesn’t come until the morning of Wednesday, July 22nd.
That Wednesday morning, the swell is a tiny 3ft from the east, with a period of 7 seconds, and a combined energy of 86 – that’s weak. But the wind is glassy, dead calm, so the surface will be like a mirror. The water is running a touch warmer than usual for this time of year, about 75°. It’s small, it’s weak, but it’s clean. That’s the pick of the entire forecast, and it’s really just a longboard or funboard session.
After that, it’s back to tiny, knee-high junk or flat. There’s a bigger bump on Monday, July 20th, with a 5ft east-northeast swell, but the wind is cross-onshore, making it lumpy and choppy. That one’s got moderate energy (188), but it’s messy. The clean offshore winds we see around the 15th are a tease, with waves barely 1ft.
So, the only real highlight is that glassy Wednesday, July 22nd morning. It’s not going to be epic, but it’s the only clean window in the whole 16 days. The pier is a beach/jetty setup, so it needs a decent push from the east to work. Crowds can show up sometimes, but with this forecast, you’ll have it all to yourself.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 36°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 74mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | SE 14 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 13 | 91 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 7:50PM1.58m | 8:28AM1.28m | 8:43PM1.60m | 9:22AM1.32m | 9:36PM1.57m | 10:15AM1.34m | 10:27PM1.51m | 11:09AM1.34m | 11:20PM1.43m | 12:03PM1.33m | 00:11AM1.33m | 12:54PM1.31m | 1:02AM1.23m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27PM-0.04m | 2:27AM-0.13m | 2:25PM-0.07m | 3:19AM-0.17m | 3:21PM-0.08m | 4:08AM-0.19m | 4:13PM-0.06m | 4:54AM-0.16m | 5:03PM-0.01m | 5:39AM-0.11m | 5:54PM0.06m | 6:24AM-0.03m | 6:46PM0.15m | ||||||||
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 | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
 | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | 4 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 30 | 36 | 34 | 30 | 34 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 29 | 24 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 30 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 26 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 10 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 8 | SE 9 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 4 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 12 | — | 7 | 7 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | SE 14 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 13 | ESE 5 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 2 | — | S 4 | SSW 5 | WSW 3 | SSW 5 | W 4 | — | S 5 | W 3 | — | WNW 2 | — | NNE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | 9 | 33 | 3 | 14 | 9 | — | 13 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 13 | 91 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1176 | 548 | 536 | 158 | 1169 | 359 | 279 | 83 | 4 | 313 | 2655 | 99 | 288 | 288 | 968 | 496 | 1232 | 978 | 5 | 359 | 1 |
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