Surf Forecasts:
81st Street surf forecast from 9 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 11 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, SSE swell with 43 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for 81st Street this week:
The most powerful waves expected at 81st Street in the next 16 days are 0.9m 6s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 11) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 10) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Fri 11th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 81st Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s talk about the next couple of weeks. To be straight with you, the surf window is looking pretty bleak for a while. I’m looking at a stretch of days where you’d be better off doing anything else. We’re going to have a long gap with no real waves on offer.
The first chance of anything rideable doesn’t pop up until the morning of September 16th. But even then, it’s not going to get your heart racing. We’re looking at ankle-biters. For the whole period, the swell energy is weak, mostly with values in the low teens to forties, which is nothing to write home about.
The water is much warmer than normal for this time of year, coming in at 81°F on that first Tuesday. That’s about 5°F above average, so it’s definitely noticeable, but the lack of swell is the main story.
Now, the good word for the 16th: the morning is looking like your best bet. There’s a 2ft swell from the east with a 6-second period, and what’s key is the light offshore wind from the WSW. It’s small, but it could be clean. That’s about the only time you’ll see anything approaching surfable conditions in the first week.
Before that, from the 8th to the 15th, it’s just a mess. A lot of cross-shore and onshore wind, with tiny, jumbled waves. Thursday the 11th has a brief offshore, but the swell is only 0.7ft, so it’s nothing.
The second week is still not much better, but there’s a bit of a pulse around the 21st into the 22nd. We see the energy jump up a little, getting into the 70s and 80s, with a slightly better 3ft swell. The period is still short, around 7-8 seconds, which means it’s windswell, not groundswell. But it’s onshore, with a fresh breeze, so it’s going to be lumpy and messy. The 23rd shows a similar story, with a wall-to-wall cross-onshore wind, so I wouldn’t get too excited.
Through it all, you have to remember this is a beach break setup. When it’s small and onshore, it’s going to be a close-out. If you’re a kitesurfer, you might have some fun with the conditions, but for paddle surfing, it’s a no-go.
The long-range stuff, the 21st and beyond, has a bit more push, but it’s far out, so I wouldn’t plan my life around it. The best of the bunch, by a long shot, is the morning of the 16th. Get out there early if you’re desperate, because otherwise, it’s a whole lot of nothing.
Stay salty.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun night, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||
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 9 | ENE 9 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | E 5 | SE 9 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 5 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 16 | 26 | 17 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 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 | 11:16AM1.08m | 11:31PM0.89m | |||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 5:18PM0.12m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 33 | 30 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 33 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 6 | ENE 8 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 32 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 43 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 26 | 7 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 11 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | SE 5 | ESE 9 | E 15 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | — | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | E 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 3 | — | SSE 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SW 4 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | E 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NNW 2 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | 6 | — | 17 | 45 | 20 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 17 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 30 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 490 | 91 | 2118 | 1656 | 490 | 91 | 350 | 126 | 152 | 365 | 562 | 1148 | 1224 | 808 | 191 | 178 | 4 | 190 | 190 | 365 |
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