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55th Street Pier surf forecast from 6 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 8 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, S swell with 57 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 0.9m 6s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 08) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 09) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sat 8th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 55th Street Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the table for the 55th Street Pier. I'll be straight with you – it's a tough stretch ahead.
We're looking at a 16-day window, and honestly, the first week and a half is a write-off. From the 6th of August right through to the 17th, the conditions are just poor. The swell is tiny, barely breaking 3ft, and the energy is weak. The combined wave energy barely cracks triple digits, sitting at a paltry 38 to 51 on the odd afternoon, and most of the time it's down in the single digits. The wind is often cross-off or cross, but the swell just isn't there to back it up. There's a few mornings with a clean offshore breeze, but with waves that small, you're just sitting out there on a flat lake.
The water temperature is sitting at about 76°, which is a good degree warmer than the long-term average for this time of year, so you won't need a thick suit if you're just going for a paddle, but it's not going to save the surf.
The run of poor surf continues day after day. There's a glimmer of hope on the 17th of August, Monday afternoon, with a clean offshore wind from the WSW and a 1ft swell, but it's still a marginal wave at best. The energy is just 20, so it's barely moving.
The real standout, and it's a long way out, is the 20th of August, Thursday morning. We've got glassy conditions, a clean little 1ft swell from the SE, and the combined energy is a 20. It's not big, but with the wind dead flat and the water clean, it might be the best chance to get a few fun, small waves to yourself. The crowd profile says "sometimes" here, so you might have a few others on it, but it's nothing crazy.
Then on the 20th of August, Thursday afternoon, the swell picks up a touch to 2ft from the S, with a cross-off wind. The energy jumps to 33, which is still weak, but it's the most we've seen. Still, with a period of just 4 seconds, it's going to be a weak, short-period windswell, not the kind of groundswell that really gets you excited.
Best Bet: The 20th of August morning at 55th Street Pier. It's glassy, it's clean, and you'll have a tiny wave to yourself. It's not a classic, but it's the best of a bad lot. Everything else is just a flat spell.
-Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sat night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | E 10 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | SE 10 | S 3 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 11 | E 14 |
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 kJ | 22 | 33 | 47 | 2 | 38 | 10 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | off | off | on |
High Tide | 2:20PM1.33m | 2:52AM1.07m | 3:22PM1.35m | 4:02AM1.06m | 4:31PM1.38m | 5:14AM1.09m | 5:40PM1.43m | 6:21AM1.16m | 6:43PM1.49m | 7:20AM1.25m | 7:38PM1.54m | 8:13AM1.33m | 8:28PM1.55m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:07PM0.23m | 8:57AM0.15m | 10:19PM0.17m | 10:10AM0.13m | 11:23PM0.10m | 11:16AM0.08m | 00:21AM0.02m | 12:18PM0.02m | 1:16AM-0.06m | 1:16PM-0.03m | 2:08AM-0.12m | 2:12PM-0.07m | 2:57AM-0.16m | ||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
 | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 9 | S 6 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 6 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 9 | 47 | 35 | 21 | 64 | 43 | 29 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 11 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | — | — | — | E 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | — | S 5 | — | — | S 6 | — |
| kJ | 22 | 33 | 47 | 41 | 38 | 71 | 60 | 36 | 112 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 10 | — | 13 | — | — | 24 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 978 | 92 | 4 | 1540 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 63 | 63 | 288 | 1111 | 96 | 83 | 194 | 63 | 707 | 978 | 537 |
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