Surf Forecasts:
55th Street Pier surf forecast from 2 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 2PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period, SE 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 0.6m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 55th Street Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright surfers, Rusty here. Let’s break down the next couple of weeks at 55th Street Pier. It’s gonna be a long sit, but there’s one day that finally fires.
The first week and a half is pretty much a dead zone. There’s a gap from now all the way through til the morning of Friday, September 11th with absolutely nothing worth paddling for. The swell is tiny, barely ankle-snappers, with combined energy readings mostly under 100. The wind is often clean, but there's just no push. Save your wax.
Things finally wake up on Friday the 11th of September. The morning brings a 4ft swell out of the east with a short period, but the wind is clean and cross-off from the northwest. Energy hits 88. By the afternoon it bumps to 4ft from the east, period stretches a little, and the wind goes light from the north. Energy climbs to 127. It’s not spectacular, but after ten days of flatness, you’ll take it.
Now, the real standout is Saturday the 12th of September. The morning shows 7ft of east-northeast swell under glassy northwest wind. The combined energy is a solid 437. That’s got some grunt. The afternoon gets even better—7ft from the east-northeast again, light cross-off wind, and energy jumps to 533. That’s the day to circle on your calendar. The swell lines up perfectly with the optimum direction for this spot.
After that, it drops back to nothing. Sunday the 13th is back to 2ft with onshore wind, and the rest of the forecast is tiny and weak.
So the call is easy: hold out for Saturday the 12th. The water is 78°F, which is much warmer than average for September. Keep in mind, a 7 to 7ft shorebreak at a jetty spot like this is expert territory—leave the foamies at home.
See you out there if you’re brave enough.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | ESE 8 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | ENE 7 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
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 kJ | 75 | 63 | 44 | 40 | 27 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 42 | 18 | 18 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:05PM1.36m | 00:38AM1.13m | 1:02PM1.35m | 1:40AM1.09m | 2:04PM1.33m | 2:46AM1.06m | 3:11PM1.33m | 3:56AM1.07m | 4:21PM1.34m | 5:06AM1.13m | 5:29PM1.38m | 6:10AM1.22m | 6:29PM1.44m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30PM0.16m | 6:25AM0.11m | 7:36PM0.21m | 7:27AM0.17m | 8:54PM0.22m | 8:47AM0.20m | 10:07PM0.18m | 10:04AM0.17m | 11:10PM0.10m | 11:10AM0.11m | 00:05AM0.02m | 12:09PM0.05m | 00:56AM-0.05m | ||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 25 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 27 | 31 | 27 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 6 | ESE 6 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | NE 5 | S 6 | E 6 | SE 9 | E 8 | ENE 7 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 |
| kJ | 75 | 63 | 22 | 17 | 27 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 4 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | ENE 4 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 44 | 40 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | S 5 | E 9 | S 5 | SE 8 | — | — | — | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | E 6 | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | WNW 2 | N 2 | NE 5 | — | ESE 3 | E 7 | E 6 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | NE 2 |
| kJ | 22 | 40 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 14 | — | 4 | 42 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 61 | 64 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 333 | 769 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 109 | 120 | 123 | 288 | 594 | 254 | 174 | 490 | 462 | 63 | 1102 | 494 | 29 | 66 | 134 | 283 |
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