55th Street Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.23° N 74.63° W

Issued: 1 pm 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's 55th Street Pier sea temperature is
18.8° C

2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

55th Street Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


55th Street Pier surf forecast from 11 Jun 2026:

  • Most powerful swell: Thursday 18 Jun, 11AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, S swell with 134 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 1.4m 6s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jun 18) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 7s period and expected on Thursday (Jun 18) at 8PM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful11AM (Thu 18th Jun)4.5ft (1.4m) 6s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for 55th Street Pier over the next 16 days.


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.5
S
6
0.8
S
4
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.4
SE
4
0.6
SE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.3
E
6
1.4
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
1
2
3
3
8
8
7
16
26
2
3
3
1
6
6
23
11
33
10
134
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
10
W
15
WSW
20
W
15
NW
10
NW
15
W
10
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
W
5
NNW
15
W
10
WSW
20
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
N
10
SE
10
S
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
5:16PM1.41m
5:49AM1.15m
6:14PM1.50m
6:50AM1.19m
7:10PM1.58m
7:47AM1.24m
8:03PM1.62m
8:42AM1.27m
8:56PM1.62m
9:37AM1.28m
9:50PM1.59m
10:34AM1.28m
10:46PM1.53m
11:33AM1.28m
Low Tide
11:56PM0.06m
11:50AM0.01m
00:52AM-0.02m
12:45PM-0.03m
1:48AM-0.09m
1:42PM-0.05m
2:43AM-0.15m
2:39PM-0.07m
3:37AM-0.17m
3:34PM-0.07m
4:28AM-0.17m
4:28PM-0.04m
5:18AM-0.14m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:31
5:31
5:31
5:31
5:31
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:24
8:24
8:25
8:25
8:25
8:27
8:27
 mm
1
2
3
46
2
7
2
Temp °C
33
29
29
33
30
25
29
27
24
23
20
21
25
23
20
19
18
16
19
19
22
Feels °C
33
30
29
33
31
23
26
25
22
20
20
20
22
22
20
19
18
15
20
19
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.7
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
4
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SSE
7
0.1
SE
16
0.3
E
6
0.2
E
5
Energy kJ
2
32
17
31
18
11
19
12
7
7
46
52
43
24
17
6
23
26
10
6
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
8
0.4
ESE
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
Energy kJ
1
2
3
3
1
8
7
1
3
3
1
1
8
7
11
1
10
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
4
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
Energy kJ
1
8
2
1
6
1
1
10
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
6
0.2
W
3
0.3
WSW
2
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
WNW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.2
W
3
0.5
S
6
0.8
S
4
0.2
ENE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.8
SSE
7
1.4
S
6
Energy kJ
51
1
1
1
1
1
1
16
26
5
33
53
134
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
60
63
63
67
187
254
120
194
580
2426
4
1
60
63
329
311
296
4
311
295
1004
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
4
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
9
5
5
5
4
7
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
5
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Information about the 55th Street Pier Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for 55th Street Pier provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at 55th Street Pier can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our 55th Street Pier surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (55th Street Pier) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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