81st Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.91° N 75.99° W

Issued: 1 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 81st Street sea temperature is
26.6° C

1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year

81st Street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


81st Street surf forecast from 6 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Thursday 9 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period, E swell with glassy winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Wednesday 8 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period, ENE swell with 39 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 9 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s 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 Thursday (Jul 09) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 9s. 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 0.9m 5s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be 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 Tuesday (Jul 07) at 2AM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)11AM (Thu 9th Jul)2ft (0.6m) 6s
Best Surf11AM (Thu 9th Jul)2ft (0.6m) 6s
Most Powerful 5PM (Wed 8th Jul)3ft (0.9m) 5s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for 81st Street over the next 16 days.


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Alright, it’s Rusty here. Let’s talk about 81st Street for the next couple of weeks. I’m not gonna sugarcoat it – this is a tough stretch. This break is inconsistent, and over the next sixteen days we’ve got a lot of tiny swell and finicky wind, with only a couple of windows that look even halfway decent.

Water temp is about 80°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – about 2°F above average, so it’s a nice, warm dip.

Kicking off Monday, 06 July, it’s pretty sorry. There’s a tiny 1ft SSE swell with a 5-second period, and the combined energy is weak at 14. Morning’s clean with a light offshore, but there’s no power. By afternoon the wind turns onshore and it gets messy. This just keeps on through Tuesday and Wednesday – ankle-biters and poor conditions.

Thursday morning, 09 July, is the first real glimmer. It’s glassy, with a 2ft E swell but a 6-second period. The energy is still weak at 45. It’s surfable, barely, but nothing to write home about. Your single best session across this whole forecast looks like Saturday morning, 18 July. It’s dead glass – zero wind – with a 2ft SSE swell at 8 seconds. The combined energy gets up to a moderate 45, and it’s the cleanest, most promising window we’ve got. If you’re gonna paddle out, that’s the one. It’s inconsistent though, and with summer crowds possible around here, you might have some company.

Another small chance rolls in on Monday morning, 20 July, with glassy conditions and a 3ft ESE swell, but again the period is short at 5 seconds and the energy is weak at 40. It’ll be clean, but soft.

For the rest of the window, it’s either flat, blown out, or both. There’s a gap of several days with no real call from about the 12th to the 16th, and again after the 18th. Target that Saturday the 18th – it’s the only real standout, even if it’s not gonna blow your mind.

Hang in there, and check back in – things can change quick.

Rusty.

Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 36°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
7
0.9
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.8
SSE
4
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.9
ESE
4
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
6
0.7
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
17
18
18
18
18
37
39
34
26
23
19
14
23
14
15
15
23
9
10
22
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
20
SE
20
WNW
5
NW
10
E
15
W
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
5
SE
20
SE
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WNW
15
NNW
15
ENE
5
S
15
SE
30
SE
25
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
on
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
on
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
High Tide
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
6:30PM1.05m
6:58AM0.78m
7:31PM1.08m
Low Tide
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
00:48AM0.01m
12:34PM-0.05m
1:45AM-0.04m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:25
8:24
8:24
8:24
8:23
 mm
1
9
12
11
1
1
3
5
1
2
54
Temp °C
28
30
29
26
26
25
24
24
24
26
27
28
29
36
29
27
29
28
26
27
26
Feels °C
31
31
30
30
29
28
25
25
25
30
31
29
29
35
32
28
31
30
28
27
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.6
E
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.1
NE
6
0.5
SE
4
0.4
NE
6
0.7
SSE
5
Energy kJ
8
17
9
18
18
18
37
20
21
26
23
9
4
23
14
15
15
2
7
9
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
7
0.3
ESE
9
0.1
E
9
0.4
SE
9
0.1
S
7
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
8
0.4
NE
5
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ENE
6
Energy kJ
6
18
2
2
16
2
21
1
15
7
7
14
5
4
2
1
1
6
9
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
11
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
6
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
2
4
3
7
2
4
2
2
9
2
3
2
2
9
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
4
0.9
S
4
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
WNW
3
0.6
NE
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.8
SSE
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.5
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.9
ESE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.3
WNW
2
Energy kJ
16
33
12
13
3
12
39
34
12
19
3
2
4
1
23
10
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
1142
1142
306
174
341
4
190
584
133
0
751
4
4
126
345
152
271
152
190
808
304
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
4
2
2
4
1
1
3
1
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
7
5
5
9
8
9
8
7
5
6
5
8
5
5
5
5
5
9
8
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Information about the 81st Street Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for 81st Street provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at 81st Street can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our 81st Street surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (81st Street) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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