81st Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.91° N 75.99° W

81st Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 81st Street sea temperature is
26.7° C
1.0° 

81st Street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at 81st Street today (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 81st Street at 6PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

Table - waves today at 81st Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
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)
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.1
E
10
1.5
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
32
22
14
14
15
23
15
15
15
14
16
12
9
8
8
25
8
2
0
193
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
NNE
10
ENE
15
E
15
SSW
20
SW
10
WNW
0
WSW
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
SE
20
S
20
SSW
25
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
S
25
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:13PM0.93m
1:28AM0.81m
2:04PM0.91m
2:19AM0.75m
2:57PM0.89m
Low Tide
7:09PM0.06m
7:17AM0.02m
8:06PM0.12m
8:03AM0.08m
9:05PM0.16m
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
heavy rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:20
8:19
 mm
2
8
2
2
1
1
1
10
2
7
24
Temp °C
29
29
28
25
23
23
23
24
25
25
26
25
24
23
24
23
27
32
31
27
24
Feels °C
31
31
31
26
24
24
26
29
28
27
29
28
24
23
24
23
28
32
31
27
22
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