Surf Forecasts:
81st Street surf forecast from 3 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 4 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period, S swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period, ENE swell with 99 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 4 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S 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 Friday (Sep 04) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 4s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 8s. 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 0.8m 9s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Fri 4th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 4s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Fri 4th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 4s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Mon 7th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 81st Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. The honest truth is, there’s next to nothing in the water for the next 16 days. If you’re a beginner, there’s a couple of tiny windows, but for anyone else, it’s a long stretch of flatness.
The water is a warm 81°F – that’s 5°F above normal for the season, so the ocean feels like a warm bath. The waves, however, are ice cold.
We kick off on Thursday, September 3rd, with a tiny 1ft ESE swell. The morning is clean with a light cross-offshore breeze, but the combined energy is a weak 39. The afternoon turns cross-onshore and choppy. Not great. Friday the 4th is even smaller, 1.0ft, with an 8-second period. The morning is clean with a WSW offshore wind, but the wave is barely there.
The weekend of the 5th and 6th is a total washout with 0.7ft waves and onshore winds. The combined energy is in the teens. Leave the boards at home.
Monday the 7th brings a little bump to 3ft from the ENE, with a 10-second period in the afternoon and combined energy of 184 – moderate. But the wind is onshore, so it’s going to be a choppy, bumpy mess. Not worth it.
Then we hit a long, flat patch. From Tuesday the 8th all the way through to Thursday the 17th of September, the swell hangs between 0.7ft and 2ft. The wind does offer some clean, glassy moments – like the morning of the 13th – but the waves are just too small. The combined energy is mostly in the teens or twenties. We’re looking at a solid 8-day gap with nothing to ride.
The only real flicker of hope is on Friday, September 18th. The swell nudges up to 2ft from the E, with a period around 6-7 seconds. The combined energy hits 58. The wind is light, but it’s cross-on or onshore, so it won’t be perfect. For a beginner, this is a safe, small, weak wave.
This spot is inconsistent, and a run like this isn’t unusual. The forecasts can change, but for now, it’s a waiting game.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 69 | 62 | 92 | 48 | 38 | 35 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 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 | 7:35AM0.98m | 8:00PM1.07m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 1:21PM0.03m | 1:55AM0.01m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
 | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 31 | 29 | 33 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 30 | 36 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 29 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | S 4 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 30 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 48 | 38 | 35 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 6 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 5 | E 6 | S 4 | S 6 | SE 7 | E 8 | S 5 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | E 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | W 3 | N 3 | NE 4 | SSW 2 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | — | — | SE 5 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 69 | 62 | 92 | — | — | 8 | 16 | 17 | 43 | 87 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 185 | 0 | 530 | 1224 | 304 | 310 | 2314 | 152 | 1155 | 428 | 259 | 243 | 216 | 126 | 126 | 2221 | 4 | 4 | 2701 |
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