Surf Forecasts:
81st Street surf forecast from 12 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 17 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, SSE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 19 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period, SE swell with 71 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 17 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 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 Monday (Aug 17) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 6s period. 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 0.5m 12s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 19) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 16) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Mon 17th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Mon 17th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Wed 19th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 81st Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a good hard look at what’s coming our way. To be straight with you, it’s a rough stretch ahead. We’ve got nothing on the cards for the next couple of weeks that I’d get genuinely excited about. The swell is tiny, the winds are messy, and honestly, this is one of those periods where you might be better off tuning the board or going for a fish.
Starting off, we’re looking at Wednesday the 12th of August through the weekend and into the next week. Through Wednesday and Thursday, the swell is barely a whisper – we’re talking about 0.3ft to 0.7ft. The wave energy is weak, just a measly 6 or 9 on the scale. On Wednesday morning there’s a slight cross-shore, but the surf is non-existent. Thursday morning shows a bit more wind from the NW at 12 mph, making it clean, but again, there's nothing to ride. Friday and Saturday stay in the same rut, with nothing but 0.7ft dribble and moderate onshore winds chopping it up.
The water temperature is sitting at about 81°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – a solid 3°F above average. So, if you’re just floating around, it’s beautiful, but it’s not helping the surf.
We finally see the swell bump up a little on Monday the 17th, hitting 2ft from the SSE, but that period is a short 6 seconds, and the cross-shore wind will make it a bumpy mess. The energy is still weak at 28.
The real kicker is that this flat spell just keeps dragging on. There’s no standout day at all. The only time we see a flicker of life is late in the window. Around Tuesday the 25th of August, we get a little 3ft swell from the ENE with a 7-second period. The combined energy bumps up to 91, and it’s clean with a light westerly cross-offshore wind. For a moment, it’s actually surfable, but the conditions are still very ordinary. Even then, it’s barely a ripple worth paddling for. The following days on the 26th and 27th show the swell building to 5ft with moderate energy reaching 200, but it’s all onshore wind from the NE and ENE, turning it into a lumpy, closed-out mess that’s really only going to appeal to the kite crew.
So to wrap it up: 81st Street is rarely breaking as it is, and for this 16-day window, there are truly no good surf options. It’s a long, dry run. Hang in there, the forecasts can always change.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 34°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun night, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | ESE 8 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | E 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 4 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 23 | 11 | 20 | 18 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 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 | 1:22PM0.95m | 1:36AM0.77m | |||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 6:32AM0.09m | 7:28PM0.19m | ||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 34 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 35 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | N 3 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | NE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | E 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 9 | 20 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 6 | E 11 | E 8 | E 10 | E 13 | — | SSE 5 | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | SE 15 | ESE 13 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 18 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | — | S 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 2 | SSE 2 | NE 3 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | SE 4 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2110 | 2323 | 1232 | 303 | 530 | 1970 | 1367 | 2863 | 254 | 395 | 1271 | 984 | 891 | 1159 | 164 | 191 | 164 | 126 | 190 | 133 | 2 |
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