Surf Forecasts:
55th Street Pier surf forecast from 13 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 16 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period, S swell with 144 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 1.5m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 16) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.8m 7s period and expected on Monday (Aug 17) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sun 16th Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 55th Street Pier over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sun morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||
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) | E 11 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 50 | 41 | 35 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | on | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:16PM1.53m | 9:51AM1.41m | 10:04PM1.47m | 10:39AM1.40m | 10:51PM1.37m | 11:28AM1.37m | 11:39PM1.27m | 12:16PM1.33m | 00:28AM1.17m | 1:03PM1.29m | 1:17AM1.08m | 1:51PM1.24m | 2:07AM1.01m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:04PM-0.08m | 3:43AM-0.16m | 3:54PM-0.06m | 4:25AM-0.14m | 4:41PM-0.02m | 5:05AM-0.07m | 5:27PM0.05m | 5:45AM0.01m | 6:14PM0.14m | 6:25AM0.11m | 7:04PM0.22m | 7:09AM0.20m | 8:03PM0.29m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
 | 7:57 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | ENE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 184 | 74 | 51 | 26 | 18 | 11 | 50 | 41 | 35 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | — | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 13 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 44 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | S 5 | — | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 6 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | — | — | SSE 4 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 7 | NNW 3 | W 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | S 4 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 62 | 306 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 22 | — | — | — | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2426 | 976 | 2344 | 3186 | 409 | 2344 | 3186 | 1368 | 612 | 1085 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 120 | 164 | 147 | 60 | 311 | 409 | 109 |
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