Surf Forecasts:
55th Street Pier surf forecast from 3 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 9 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period, ENE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 8 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period, ENE swell with 80 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 9 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for 55th Street Pier this week:
The surf forecast for 55th Street Pier over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at 55th Street Pier in the next 16 days are 1.1m 6s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be 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 02) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Thu 9th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Thu 9th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Wed 8th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 55th Street Pier over the next 16 days.
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Alright, Rusty here, let me put it to you in feet and miles.
Straight up: there’s no real surf to hunt for at 55th Street Pier across this whole 16-day stretch. The waves stay tiny, mostly under 2 feet, and the energy is just sad. The best combined swell energy reading you’ll see is 93 on the afternoon of Wednesday, July 8th, and that’s with an onshore wind messing up any chance of a clean wave. Everything else is in the teens or single digits. The ocean is basically napping.
Let’s break it down. Thursday, July 2nd afternoon gives us a 1ft SE swell, cross-off wind, clean but poor. Water temp is 71°, a touch warmer than normal. Friday morning, July 3rd is dead glassy with a 0.7ft ESE swell—no push. That afternoon picks up 1ft SE with a cross-off breeze, still poor. Saturday, July 4th morning is flat calm, glassy, with 1ft SE. The afternoon gets a gentle offshore from the WNW, but the swell is just 1ft—hardly worth paddling for.
Sunday the 5th has onshore wind and rain showers, 1ft SE—ugly. Monday the 6th through to Thursday, July 16th is all tiny, short-period slop. The best little window? Tuesday morning, July 7th has 2ft S swell with a cross-off breeze leaving it clean, but the period is only 5 seconds, so it’s weak and won’t hold up. Energy is just 43.
Friday, July 17th is your best bet in the whole outlook. You get a 2ft to 3ft S swell with clean wind—light offshore or cross-off. Energy is 37 to 22. Still tiny, but clean and rideable on a longboard. It’s a beginner-only day.
Nothing ever gets over 3 feet. It’s all pretty flat. If you’re an experienced surfer, you’ll be watching from the beach. 55th Street Pier is a beach/jetty spot, fairly exposed, but even that can’t help us here. It’s a long stretch of small, weak surf.
Best advice: bring a log and low expectations. This is the kind of forecast that keeps the lineup empty for a reason.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 37°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 9 | E 5 | S 5 | SE 10 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 |
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 kJ | 21 | 21 | 8 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 11 | 26 | 15 | 28 | 57 | 80 | 68 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:23PM1.31m | 11:00AM1.08m | 11:00PM1.28m | 11:40AM1.10m | 11:40PM1.24m | 12:22PM1.14m | 00:25AM1.20m | 1:07PM1.19m | 1:15AM1.16m | 1:54PM1.24m | 2:09AM1.12m | 2:46PM1.30m | 3:09AM1.09m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:13PM0.18m | 4:52AM0.04m | 4:50PM0.20m | 5:26AM0.05m | 5:28PM0.22m | 6:00AM0.07m | 6:10PM0.24m | 6:36AM0.08m | 7:04PM0.26m | 7:21AM0.10m | 8:13PM0.27m | 8:17AM0.11m | 9:28PM0.23m | 9:22AM0.10m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 |
 | 8:28 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:27 | — | 8:27 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 33 | 30 | 33 | 37 | 33 | 33 | 37 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 37 | 37 | 20 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | SE 10 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | E 4 | E 4 | S 4 | E 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 7 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 31 | 47 | 24 | 35 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 9 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | — | 22 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | S 5 | ESE 9 | — | E 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 10 | — | SE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 8 | — | 2 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 2 | — | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 5 | — | S 5 | SSW 4 | — | SW 3 | — | — | ENE 3 | — | SSE 4 | E 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | — | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — |
| kJ | 26 | 35 | — | 11 | 15 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 16 | 6 | 26 | — | 28 | 57 | 80 | 68 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 520 | 83 | 194 | 1004 | 4 | 978 | 96 | 254 | 1104 | 2345 | 980 | 1177 | 1177 | 1177 | 1 | 77 | 6 | 40 | 147 | 0 | 5 |
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