Surf Forecasts:
55th Street Pier surf forecast from 12 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 13 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period, ESE swell with 71 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 1.0m 6s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 13) at 2AM. 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 Thursday (Jul 16) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Mon 13th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 55th Street Pier over the next 16 days.
Alright, this is Rusty. Let me level with you about 55th Street Pier. The forecast over the next 16 days? It's a flat spell, plain and simple. There's just nothing to get excited about. The whole window is a bust for surf, so you're looking at a long stretch of small, weak, and mostly messy conditions.
The first few days, from July 12th onwards, we've got tiny waves around 3ft dropping off fast, with the wind blowing straight onshore. The combined energy is weak, sitting at 37 for the first session, and it just gets smaller from there. It's all very short-period windswell, under 6 seconds, so no power or shape to speak of.
By July 14th, the swell drops to 1ft with a 9-second period. The wind does go offshore and cross-offshore, which is clean, but with next to no energy (20-22), you'll be waiting forever for a knee-high ripple. That clean, glassy spell on Thursday afternoon, July 16th, with 0.7ft and a 6-second period is just a flat, mirror-like ocean. The water temp is about 74°, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year.
The long-range stuff, even into the last week of July, is all the same story. The best we see is a tiny 2ft swell on July 20th, but with a 4-second period, it's useless. A brief glassy morning on July 23rd with 1ft and 9-second swell, but the energy is still negligible (35). Don't bother.
This is a classic case of the area going quiet. For a beach/jetty setup like this, you need a proper swell, and it just isn't coming. The setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing on a few of those windier afternoons, but for the rest of us, it's time to find something else to do.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 35°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
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 kJ | 33 | 25 | 71 | 32 | 26 | 12 | 31 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:54PM1.54m | 7:33AM1.22m | 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 | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:28PM-0.00m | 1:32AM-0.08m | 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 | ||||||||
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 | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
 | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 29 | 35 | 33 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 28 | 34 | 34 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 4 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 31 | 32 | 12 | 11 | 31 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 8 | SE 9 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 6 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 12 | 14 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | — | SE 6 | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | N 3 | NNE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 33 | 25 | 71 | — | 26 | — | — | 7 | 26 | 16 | 17 | 33 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 254 | 1101 | 537 | 772 | 2481 | 77 | 4 | 671 | 288 | 283 | 29 | 4 | 63 | 313 | 588 | 536 | 537 | 976 | 536 | 858 | 769 |
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