Surf Forecasts:
81st Street surf forecast from 24 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 27 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 27 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period, SSE swell with 41 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 27 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SE 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 Thursday (Aug 27) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 4s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 9s. Another secondary swell of 0.2m and 7s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at 81st Street in the next 16 days are 0.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 27) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 5s period and expected on Monday (Aug 31) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Thu 27th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 4s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Thu 27th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 4s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Thu 27th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 81st Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you: this 16-day look for 81st Street is a rough one. There’s a big dry spell of almost ten days where there’s just nothing worth your time. Not a single decent wave.
Water temp is about 79°, which is pretty standard for the time of year.
Monday the 24th through Sunday the 1st of September is a whole lot of nothing. Tiny waves under 2 ft, and most of the time the wind is coming from the wrong direction, chopping up the surface. There’s a little blip on the evening of the 31st of August and into Tuesday the 1st of September where a longer period swell shows up with some light offshore breeze, but you’re still only looking at knee-high stuff. It’s clean, but there’s no push.
Then things finally get real.
Tuesday the 1st of September is when the offshore wind locks in. That 2 ft ESE swell has a nice 15 second period. Clean lines, light breeze. The energy is building (237). By Wednesday the 2nd of September morning, it’s still clean with moderate punch (219). Good, solid surf.
But the main event, no question, is Friday the 4th of September. The morning is your absolute best shot. We’ve got a 4 ft east swell with a 14 second period, and a clean offshore wind from the WNW. The combined wave energy is solid at 510. That is proper groundswell with a groomed face. At 81st Street, that combo should give you clean, smooth waves.
Because the swell period is so long, it might get a little straight at this beach break, but with offshore wind, the shape and quality will be there. It won't be huge, but it'll be the best of the bunch.
The afternoon on Friday still looks good, but the morning is the money window.
After Friday, Saturday the 5th of September afternoon is okay with clean conditions (211 energy), but it's a step down. By Sunday the 6th it’s back to tiny and choppy again.
Bottom line: don't even bother for a week and a half. The one and only standout is Friday morning, September 4th at 81st Street. That's your day.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | NNE 4 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | E 8 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 26 | 24 | 13 | 29 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 29 | 23 | 37 | 34 | 36 | 17 | 21 | 13 | 31 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:46PM0.94m | 7:08AM0.82m | 7:28PM0.98m | 7:52AM0.87m | 8:08PM1.00m | 8:32AM0.93m | 8:46PM1.02m | 9:10AM0.98m | 9:23PM1.02m | 9:47AM1.02m | 10:01PM1.01m | 10:26AM1.05m | 10:40PM0.98m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:55AM0.22m | 00:54AM0.21m | 12:44PM0.20m | 1:33AM0.17m | 1:30PM0.16m | 2:09AM0.13m | 2:14PM0.14m | 2:43AM0.10m | 2:56PM0.12m | 3:17AM0.08m | 3:38PM0.11m | 3:51AM0.06m | 4:21PM0.11m | 4:27AM0.06m | |||||||
 | |  | |  |  | | | |  |  | | | |  | | | | | |  | |
 | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 25 | 27 | 32 | 31 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 23 | 30 | 34 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 4 | SE 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 14 | SE 4 | E 12 | SSE 5 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 26 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 34 | 36 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 31 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 7 | SE 4 | SE 11 | ENE 4 | E 6 | E 15 | E 6 | ESE 8 | E 12 | ESE 9 | E 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 19 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 13 | E 9 | E 12 | W 3 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 9 | — | E 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | 2 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 4 | — | SE 4 | WSW 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | S 3 | WSW 2 | SSE 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 13 | — | — | — | 8 | 29 | — | 37 | 4 | 8 | 17 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 11 | 45 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 152 | 164 | 152 | 152 | 191 | 493 | 493 | 1140 | 407 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 272 | 126 | 91 | 1224 | 164 | 407 | 399 | 164 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia | |||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United States | |||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our 81st Street surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Information about the 81st Street Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for 81st Street provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at 81st Street can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our 81st Street 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 (81st Street) 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).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for 81st Street may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
81st Street is 4 km (2 miles) from the city of Pylos. If you plan a vacation in Virginia, look for hotels and other accommodation in Pylos. Pylos has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.
Nearest