Surf Forecasts:
81st Street surf forecast from 8 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 8 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period, E swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 14 Sep, 5PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period, SE swell with 78 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 8 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 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 0.6m 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 0.7m 9s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 14) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore 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 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Tue 8th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Tue 8th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Mon 14th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 81st Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's look at what's coming up on the coast, and I'll be honest, it's pretty flat.
We've got a 16-day window ahead, but it's mostly a no-go. There's a long stretch of days with nothing worth talking about. The whole period is a bummer for paddle surfing.
The only game in town, if you can call it that, is 81st Street. This is an exposed beginner break that's inconsistent, so it's a rare occurrence to even have a wave. The first possible window, and I use that word loosely, is on Tuesday, September 8th. The morning has the best conditions. There’s a tiny 2ft swell from the ENE (56 weak energy), with a short 9-second period. The saving grace is the wind: glassy conditions from the ENE at only 3 mph. The water will be like glass. But the waves are just "surfable"—nothing to get excited about at all.
After that one morning, the wheels come off. The wind swings onshore and the swell vanishes. For the next week and a half, it's all poor surf. You'll see a bit of a bump on the 12th and 17th, but the wind is messy—cross-onshore and choppy each time. The biggest swell of the run is on Thursday, September 17th, hitting about 3ft from the NE (88 moderate energy). But it's a 6-second windswell with a gentle cross-onshore breeze. It's still poor surf.
The afternoons are a total loss. Over two weeks, there's nothing to recommend. For a spot that rarely breaks to have a forecast this bad, it's a true flat spell. Things can only get better from here.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Thu 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 28°C on Sun night, min 24°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 6 | SE 3 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | NE 5 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 10 | SE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 32 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 13 | 25 | 25 | 41 | 44 | 30 | 24 | 26 | 31 | 20 | 78 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross | off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross | glassy |
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 | 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 | 5:18PM0.12m | ||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 33 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
Feels °C | 26 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 33 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 6 | ENE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | E 11 | — | NE 5 | ESE 10 | SE 5 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 47 | 32 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 42 | 13 | 10 | 2 | — | 8 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 45 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | ENE 8 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | — | E 9 | — | SE 10 | E 7 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | — | E 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 24 | 1 | 31 | 20 | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | — | E 9 | — | SW 4 | ESE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | E 8 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 3 | — | SE 3 | S 5 | SSW 4 | S 4 | WSW 4 | NE 3 | NE 5 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | — | SE 5 | SSE 4 | WSW 3 | SE 9 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | 8 | 60 | 25 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 41 | 44 | 30 | — | 26 | 18 | 1 | 78 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 490 | 91 | 4 | 2903 | 490 | 216 | 279 | 0 | 345 | 516 | 159 | 1140 | 1145 | 60 | 4 | 1140 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 91 |
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