Surf Forecasts:
81st Street surf forecast from 2 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 2 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 5PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period, ENE swell with 86 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 2 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s 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 Wednesday (Sep 02) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore 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 07) 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 1.0m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 03) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Mon 7th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 81st Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this stretch of 16 days is one of those runs where Mother Nature just isn’t playing ball. The first surf recommendation isn’t until the 2nd of September, and honestly, from that point on, it’s a grim picture. There are no real gaps in the sense of "good surf" because there simply isn't any good surf. It’s a long, flat, messy run until the 17th of September with nothing worth paddling out for.
We’re looking at 81st Street as the only break on the cards, and it’s a beginner zone that’s inconsistent. The water is sitting at a toasty 80°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year – a solid 4° above average, so you’ll be sweating in your wettie.
The whole 16-day window is plagued by tiny, weak swell. The combined energy of all swells directed here barely cracks triple digits, sitting as low as 7 and peaking at a measly 93. That’s a whisper, not a roar. The heights are all under 3ft, mostly hanging around 0.7ft to 2ft. The swell direction is a mess, bouncing from ESE to NE, never matching the break’s optimum ESE angle properly.
The wind is the killer. Instead of clean offshore, we get a lot of cross-shore and cross-onshore breezes, with speeds often hitting 12 to 16 mph. That means choppy, lumpy, wind-affected faces. The only slight glimmer is on the morning of the 4th of September (Friday) – we get a clean offshore wind from the W at 9 mph, but the swell is a pathetic 1.0ft. It’s technically rideable on a longboard, but you’d be fighting for a knee-high dribble. The morning of the 8th of September (Tuesday) also has a clean cross-offshore breeze, but again, it’s only 2ft from the ENE. Those are the absolute best of a bad lot, but they are still poor surf conditions.
For the rest of the window, it’s mostly poor surf conditions with messy wind and tiny swell. There is no standout. There is no session to get excited about. The truth is, for a break that’s already inconsistent, this is a total blank. It’s a good time to wax the longboard, check the dings, and wait for the next system.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 56 | 48 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 54 | 84 | 86 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross-on | off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:39PM1.06m | 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 | 6:51PM0.18m | 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 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
 | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 27 | 32 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 29 | 33 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 45 | 56 | 48 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 54 | 84 | 86 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | ESE 8 | S 5 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 11 | — | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | S 6 | SE 7 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 2 | SSE 5 | WSW 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 15 | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 4 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 490 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 164 | 345 | 304 | 255 | 1597 | 458 | 244 | 530 | 198 | 174 | 793 | 2 | 0 | 216 | 338 |
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