Surf Forecasts:
55th Street Pier surf forecast from 15 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 22 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period, E swell with 269 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 Tuesday (Sep 22) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 20) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Tue 22nd Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 55th Street Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's see what we've got.
Well, I gotta be straight with you – the next week and a half is a pretty tough watch. We're looking at a long dry spell with barely a ripple worth mentioning. For days on end, we've got tiny, weak windswell and onshore winds making a mess of things. Honestly, it’s a write-off for a proper paddle session. The energy is just not there, with combined wave energy figures sitting in the double digits (57) and lower – that’s basically flat.
The first real flicker of hope doesn't show up until Tuesday, the 24th of September. That morning, things finally come together. We get a pulse of swell, picking up to a solid 7ft from the ESE, and the wind goes glassy – light and variable from the NNE. That's the magic window. The combined energy jumps right up (533), telling you there's some proper grunt in the water. 55th Street Pier is a beach/jetty setup, but with that kind of period (8 seconds), it's a short-period windswell, so it won't have the same long, lined-up walls as a groundswell. Still, for a spot that's been dead, a clean 7ft with no wind is a golden opportunity for the intermediate crew.
Things get messy again by Thursday afternoon though, as the wind swings onshore and the quality drops. The following Friday morning, the 25th, has a bit of size left – 6ft from the ESE – but it's lumpy and cross-shore, which makes it a much more marginal call. You'd have to really want it. After that, the swell fades fast and the onshore winds return, shutting it all down again for the rest of the forecast period.
All in all, circle your calendar for the morning of Tuesday the 24th. That's the standout. Everything else is a skunk.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 11 |
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 kJ | 31 | 32 | 39 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 22 | 21 | 34 | 68 | 44 | 25 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 11:05PM1.21m | 11:34AM1.34m | 11:53PM1.12m | 12:20PM1.27m | 00:42AM1.04m | 1:08PM1.21m | 1:34AM0.98m | 1:58PM1.17m | 2:28AM0.94m | 2:51PM1.15m | 3:24AM0.94m | 3:48PM1.15m | 4:24AM0.96m | ||||||
Low Tide | 5:06AM0.08m | 5:41PM0.14m | 5:42AM0.17m | 6:26PM0.22m | 6:21AM0.26m | 7:18PM0.29m | 7:09AM0.34m | 8:23PM0.34m | 8:17AM0.38m | 9:29PM0.33m | 9:29AM0.37m | 10:26PM0.29m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | 7:08 | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
Temp °C | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 31 | 27 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 25 | 32 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | SSW 4 | ESE 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | S 5 |
| kJ | 12 | 13 | 39 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 31 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 34 | 12 | 44 | 25 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 7 | E 8 | SE 10 | E 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 7 | S 4 | ESE 7 | — | E 8 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 12 | 11 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 15 | — | ESE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | SE 13 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | SE 8 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | 8 | — | 8 | 3 | 1 | 7 | — | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | WNW 3 | — | E 3 | E 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | NNE 2 |
| kJ | 31 | 32 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 12 | 2 | — | 1 | 13 | 22 | 68 | 28 | 52 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 1109 | 769 | 671 | 536 | 86 | 83 | 24 | 536 | 288 | 288 | 978 | 381 | 1177 | 1177 | 1177 | 86 | 10 | 1 |
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