Surf Forecasts:
81st Street surf forecast from 3 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 3 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period, ESE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period, ENE swell with 198 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 3 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE 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 (Sep 03) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 6s. 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 1.5m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Mon 7th Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) 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 cookin’ for 81st Street over the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, if you’re itchin’ for a paddle, you might want to sit this one out for a while. The forecast is a long, flat stretch with barely a ripple worth mentionin’ for the first several days. There’s just no energy in the water. We’re lookin’ at a massive gap with no real surf on offer until we get into the second week.
The first tiny flicker of somethin’ happens on the morning of Monday, 7th September. The swell bumps up to 4 ft from the ENE, but it’s a short-period wind swell at just 7 seconds. That energy is there at 158 (moderate wave energy), but the wind is a moderate cross-onshore blowin’ at 12 mph. It’s gonna be choppy and messy – not somethin’ you’d paddle out for. By the afternoon it drops back.
Wednesday the 9th September morning might be the best of a bad bunch early on. We get a clean 1 ft swell from the ENE (9-second period) with a moderate offshore wind from the SW at 12 mph. It’s clean, but it's tiny. Combined energy is a weak 41. Not a standout, just the only window that isn’t total crap.
Things get a little more interestin’ towards the second weekend. Sunday the 13th September afternoon sees a 3 ft swell from the E, 6-second period, with light cross-offshore breezes from the S at 6 mph. The water’s clean, and the combined energy is up to 106 (moderate). It’s nothin’ spectacular, but it’s the most ridable we’ve seen.
The only real spike in the whole outlook hits Monday the 14th September afternoon. A 2 ft swell from the SE with an 8-second period, but with a fresh cross-offshore breeze from the NW at 19 mph. The energy jumps to 120 (moderate). It'll be clean, but that wind is strong enough to be a handful. This is the one to keep an eye on, but it’s not a classic.
Beyond that, the second week fades back into small, choppy, or onshore slop. Wednesday the 16th September morning has some energy (208 – moderate) with a 3 ft ENE swell, but a moderate cross-shore wind messes it up.
Overall, if you’re a beginner, most of this is too small or too weak to learn on, and the one bump on the 14th might be a little punchy with that wind. For the experienced crew, it’s a long wait for a very average window. Keep the board in the car and your eyes on the sky.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 34°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | N 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 |
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 kJ | 48 | 31 | 30 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 25 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 196 | 151 | 106 | 154 | 109 | 72 | 49 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:00AM0.84m | 1:36PM1.04m | 2:01AM0.80m | 2:42PM1.02m | 3:11AM0.77m | 3:54PM1.01m | 4:26AM0.79m | 5:06PM1.02m | 5:37AM0.84m | 6:11PM1.04m | 6:40AM0.91m | 7:09PM1.06m | |||||||
Low Tide | 6:41AM0.12m | 7:54PM0.21m | 7:41AM0.15m | 9:05PM0.23m | 8:51AM0.16m | 10:17PM0.21m | 10:05AM0.15m | 11:22PM0.16m | 11:18AM0.12m | 00:19AM0.11m | 12:23PM0.07m | 1:09AM0.05m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
 | 7:30 | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 34 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 29 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 37 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 48 | 31 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 106 | 154 | 109 | 72 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | E 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | S 5 | — | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | — | E 7 | ENE 6 | — | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | SE 8 | E 8 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | — | SSE 3 | S 5 | W 3 | SSE 5 | WSW 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | — | NE 3 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | S 3 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 4 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | — | 2 | 5 | 196 | 151 | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 4 | 164 | 14 | 363 | 793 | 254 | 152 | 1238 | 254 | 768 | 450 | 243 | 268 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 490 | 2 |
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