Surf Forecasts:
81st Street surf forecast from 29 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 2 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period, SSE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 3 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period, S swell with 94 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 2 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for 81st Street this week:
The surf forecast for 81st Street over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 02) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at 81st Street in the next 16 days are 1.0m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 4s period and expected on Monday (Aug 03) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 5s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 81st Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Righto folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the table for the coming stretch.
Honestly, it's a pretty grim outlook for 81st Street over the next sixteen days. We've got a whole lot of nothing going on for the first week or so. The combined swell energy is almost always in the low double digits or teens (24, 21, 18, 26...), which tells you just how weak the ocean is. There's really no rideable swell to speak of during that entire first week and into the second.
The first hint of something barely surfable doesn't show up until Saturday the 8th of August. Out of a two-week span, that's a massive gap of quiet water. On that Saturday morning, we see a tiny bump up in energy to 75, with a chest-high 3ft swell. The wind is light and cross-offshore for that morning, so it would be clean at least. The comment says "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions", so don't get your hopes up for anything special.
Then again on Sunday the 9th of August in the morning, there's a similar story with a 2ft swell from the SSE and a nice offshore wind. The energy is low at 44, and the period is short at 6 seconds, so it'll be a bit weak and crumbly on the bank. But if you're absolutely desperate for a paddle, that's your window. Remember, 81st Street is pretty inconsistent at the best of times, and it's exposed to an ESE swell, which isn't really what's coming. For a beginner spot, the best waves are tiny and clean here.
Water temp is sitting at 76°F, which is a bit colder than normal for the time of year.
Keep an eye on the forecasts for that second weekend, but for now, there's not much to get excited about. It tends not to stay this flat forever though.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 4 | SE 7 | E 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 46 | 14 | 1 | 31 | 31 | 36 | 22 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-off | on | off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:16PM0.97m | 9:40AM0.85m | 9:52PM0.97m | 10:18AM0.88m | 10:28PM0.96m | 10:54AM0.91m | 11:05PM0.94m | 11:33AM0.94m | 11:45PM0.90m | 12:15PM0.96m | 00:29AM0.86m | 1:01PM0.97m | 1:19AM0.81m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:37PM0.11m | 3:20AM0.08m | 3:18PM0.11m | 3:54AM0.06m | 3:58PM0.11m | 4:27AM0.06m | 4:40PM0.11m | 5:00AM0.06m | 5:24PM0.12m | 5:36AM0.06m | 6:12PM0.14m | 6:17AM0.07m | 7:07PM0.16m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 6 | SE 7 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 14 | — | 31 | 31 | 36 | 22 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | N 3 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | E 6 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | E 8 | — | NE 7 | — | E 6 | ESE 9 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | E 5 | — | — | E 14 | — | E 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 7 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 24 | 35 | 46 | 29 | 33 | 22 | 14 | — | 21 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 126 | 280 | 254 | 164 | 255 | 109 | 612 | 91 | 407 | 1358 | 584 | 702 | 887 | 164 | 14 | 126 | 91 | 152 | 191 | 579 |
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