Surf Forecasts:
81st Street surf forecast from 7 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 8 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period, E swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period, E swell with 63 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 8 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E 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 Tuesday (Sep 08) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at 81st Street in the next 16 days are 0.6m 9s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 10) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Tue 8th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Tue 8th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Mon 7th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 81st Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, mate, it’s a bummer of a forecast. We’re looking at a long, dry spell with no real surf to get excited about. The next 16 days are a bit of a write-off for paddle surfing.
The only spot I can point you at is 81st Street (United States). On the morning of Tuesday, September 8th, the stars almost align. It’ll be glassy with a light offshore breeze from the ENE at 3 mph, and a tiny 0.4 ft swell from the ENE, with a period of 9 seconds. The combined energy is a weak 40, so you’re not going anywhere fast. It’s surfable, but you’d be on a log, scratching for any little bump. The water is unusually warm, sitting at 27°, which is about 3° warmer than normal for the time of year.
From there, it’s all downhill. We get a lot of short-period, messy windswell with onshore and cross-onshore winds. The afternoon of Saturday, September 12th might cough up a messy 3 ft wave, but with a period of only 4 seconds and a cross-onshore breeze, it’s going to be a lumpy, choppy disaster.
Right at the end of the window, on the morning of Saturday, September 19th, there’s a glimmer of a long-period, 12-second groundswell from the ESE, but it’s only 0.7 ft. With offshore winds from the SW at 9 mph, it’ll be clean, but there’s no power behind it.
The only day that shows a bit of energy is the morning of Sunday, September 20th, with a 4 ft swell from the NNE, but it’s a short 6-second period. The wind is a messy cross-on from the NNE, making it uncontrollable and lumpy. That’s more of a kite-surfing breeze than a paddling day.
So, plain and simple: there’s nothing worth chasing. It’s a blank run of flatness, and for this area, that’s pretty standard. We’ll be waiting for the next change.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 6 | SE 3 | ENE 9 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | ESE 10 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 41 | 63 | 32 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 24 | 9 | 21 | 23 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 6:11PM1.04m | 6:40AM0.91m | 7:09PM1.06m | 7:35AM0.98m | 8:00PM1.07m | 8:25AM1.04m | 8:46PM1.06m | 9:11AM1.09m | 9:30PM1.04m | 9:54AM1.11m | 10:11PM1.00m | 10:35AM1.10m | 10:52PM0.95m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18AM0.12m | 00:19AM0.11m | 12:23PM0.07m | 1:09AM0.05m | 1:21PM0.03m | 1:55AM0.01m | 2:13PM0.01m | 2:37AM-0.01m | 3:02PM0.01m | 3:17AM-0.00m | 3:49PM0.03m | 3:55AM0.02m | 4:34PM0.07m | 4:33AM0.06m | |||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 33 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 6 | ENE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | NE 4 | ESE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 41 | 63 | 32 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 10 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 4 | SE 8 | SE 6 | ENE 8 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | SE 6 | E 11 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | NE 4 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SE 8 | — | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | SE 8 | NE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 11 | — | — | E 8 | — | — | NE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 11 | — | 6 | — | 7 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | — | — | — | SE 4 | SSE 3 | — | SE 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ESE 3 | — | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 35 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 7 | 50 | 29 | 30 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 24 | 41 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 268 | 198 | 164 | 0 | 490 | 91 | 4 | 490 | 490 | 216 | 186 | 4 | 152 | 279 | 152 | 705 | 1145 | 191 | 243 | 2859 | 255 |
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