Surf Forecasts:
81st Street surf forecast from 4 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 7 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period, SSE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period, SSE swell with 179 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 7 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s 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 Tuesday (Jul 07) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 8s. 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 1.2m 8s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 6s period and expected on Monday (Jul 06) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Tue 7th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Tue 7th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Fri 10th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 81st Street over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright, this is Rusty. Let's talk about what we've got on the cards here, and I gotta be straight with you – it's a quiet stretch ahead. The swells are small and the energy is barely registering for most of the period. We're looking at a long gap of flat to near-flat conditions, so don't get your hopes up for anything substantial.
Right now, there's nothing doing. The whole first week of July is a right-off with weak, short-period slop. The water temp is sittin' around 77°F, which is pretty much just average for this time of year, nothing special. The combined energy is down in the weak zone (39), and it stays that way for days.
There is a tiny blip around Monday the 13th of July. 81st Street might see a little pulse of energy, with a combined energy value hitting 301 – that's moderate, but the swell is still small at 4ft from the ENE with a short period of 7 seconds. The wind is light and cross, so it won't be clean, but it's the only time in the whole run where the energy gets into three digits. Still, that's only for the morning session.
After that, it's back to the doldrums. The rest of the second week is just small, weak bumps. You'll get a few mornings with offshore breezes, like on Wednesday the 15th and Thursday the 16th, with glassy conditions, but the swell is tiny – 2ft and 1ft – and the energy is barely there. It's the kind of flat spell where you're better off checking the forecasts again later.
The best you can hope for is that small pulse on Monday the 13th of July. It's not a stand-out by any means, but if you're desperate, that's your window. The rest of the time, it's just a waiting game. The board stays in the car for most of this outlook.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 48 | 33 | 53 | 103 | 31 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 35 | 21 | 29 | 29 | 153 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:10AM0.87m | 12:44PM0.84m | 00:54AM0.83m | 1:30PM0.87m | 1:44AM0.79m | 2:22PM0.91m | 2:40AM0.76m | 3:20PM0.94m | 3:43AM0.73m | 4:23PM0.97m | 4:49AM0.73m | 5:27PM1.01m | 5:55AM0.75m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:44PM0.14m | 6:10AM0.08m | 6:33PM0.15m | 6:50AM0.07m | 7:27PM0.15m | 7:35AM0.07m | 8:29PM0.15m | 8:27AM0.06m | 9:35PM0.13m | 9:25AM0.05m | 10:42PM0.10m | 10:27AM0.02m | 11:47PM0.06m | 11:31AM-0.01m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 |
 | 8:25 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:24 | — | 8:24 |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | 29 | 12 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 33 | 33 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 31 |
Feels °C | 34 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 25 | 30 | 34 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 35 | 34 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 30 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 48 | 33 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 14 | 21 | 19 | 1 | 21 | 29 | 29 | 153 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ENE 6 | ESE 10 | ENE 6 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | S 5 | E 10 | W 3 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 13 | ENE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | N 6 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | — | SE 7 | S 7 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | SE 8 | S 4 | WSW 4 | S 5 | NNW 2 | N 4 |
| kJ | 9 | 26 | 9 | 46 | 35 | 12 | 32 | 52 | — | 53 | 103 | 1 | — | — | — | 35 | 28 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2850 | 164 | 1360 | 2878 | 175 | 2001 | 2323 | 109 | 0 | 126 | 2 | 4 | 119 | 126 | 164 | 404 | 394 | 0 | 205 | 14 | 0 |
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