Surf Forecasts:
81st Street surf forecast from 11 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 18 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period, SSE swell with 31 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 0.6m 7s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 18) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 16) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Tue 18th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 81st Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on offer for 81st Street. Gotta be straight with you – this is a tough stretch. We're looking at a 16-day window, and I'm sorry to say, there's not a single day I can point to and say "this is the one." The surf just isn't happening, plain and simple.
We kick off Tuesday, August 11th, with tiny, knee-high 0.7ft waves from the SSE, and a combined weak energy of just 6. The water's sitting at 80°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so that's a small comfort. But the problem is, that tiny bump just fizzles out, and the whole forecast is a long, flat grind. There are no real standout days, no pulses of energy. The strongest combined energy we see all fortnight is a weak 285 on the afternoon of August 19th, but that's pushing a 3ft wave out of the SE with a messy cross-shore wind. It's surfable but very ordinary. The whole thing looks more like a waiting game than a surf trip.
Given the shallow onshore winds and the general lack of swell for a beach break setup, I'd say the primary interest here might be for kite surfers on the rare occasions a breeze kicks up. For a paddle surfer, it's a write-off.
Don't get too down, though. This area can go quiet, and forecasts can change. But right now, there's nothing to get excited about.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | NNE 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 4 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
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 kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 30 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | glassy | cross | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:16PM1.09m | 8:41AM0.95m | 9:06PM1.09m | 9:32AM1.00m | 9:53PM1.06m | 10:20AM1.03m | 10:38PM1.01m | 11:05AM1.03m | 11:22PM0.96m | 11:50AM1.02m | 00:06AM0.89m | 12:35PM0.99m | 00:49AM0.82m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:28PM-0.03m | 2:19AM-0.04m | 2:24PM-0.05m | 3:05AM-0.06m | 3:17PM-0.06m | 3:48AM-0.07m | 4:08PM-0.04m | 4:30AM-0.05m | 4:58PM0.00m | 5:11AM-0.01m | 5:47PM0.06m | 5:51AM0.04m | 6:36PM0.12m | ||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | 20 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 33 | 32 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | NNE 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 4 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 12 | E 8 | SE 7 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | NE 5 | E 8 | E 7 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | SE 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | NE 4 | SE 8 | NE 5 | E 13 | E 10 | E 13 | — | — | SE 9 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | — | — | E 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 2 | NNW 4 | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NNE 4 | — | — | SSE 4 | S 5 | WSW 4 | — | ENE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 19 | — | 7 | 13 | — | — | — | 6 | 18 | 22 | 8 | — | — | 30 | 66 | 8 | — | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2903 | 2137 | 304 | 2000 | 2964 | 1224 | 280 | 338 | 562 | 152 | 190 | 255 | 1358 | 1367 | 490 | 702 | 2021 | 279 | 126 | 280 | 304 |
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