Surf Forecasts:
81st Street surf forecast from 29 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 1 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 2PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period, ESE swell with 68 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 1 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s 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 Tuesday (Sep 01) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.3m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 7s. 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 0.6m 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Monday (Aug 31) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Tue 1st Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Tue 1st Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 81st Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s face it, folks – this is a tough one. 81st Street is not going to be giving us much to work with over the next sixteen days. The swell is tiny, the energy is weak, and honestly, there’s just not a lot of reason to get excited. I’m looking at the whole run and it’s a long, drawn-out stretch of flat to near-flat conditions. The water temperature is sitting at 79°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s about the only thing that’s slightly out of the ordinary.
The first real chance of anything remotely surfable kicks off on Wednesday, September 2nd, in the morning. We’ve got a 1ft swell coming from the ESE, with a period of 11 seconds, and the combined energy is a weak 52. The wind is light and cross-offshore from the WNW, so the surface will be clean. But the wave comment says it all: “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions”. It’s small, it’s weak, and it’s just barely worth a paddle. For a beginner spot, this is about as flat as it gets.
Thursday the 3rd morning is similar – a 2ft ESE swell with a 9-second period and 46 energy, clean with a light cross-offshore wind. Still, “very ordinary” is the name of the game. The next glimmer comes on Wednesday, September 9th, morning again, with a 2ft ESE swell, 11-second period, and 84 energy. The wind is light and cross-offshore, keeping it clean, but the wave comment is the same: “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions”. The afternoon of the 9th does see a bump in energy to 116, but the wind goes cross-on and the conditions get choppy, so that’s a miss.
That’s about it. There are no true standouts here. The best mornings are those with clean conditions and a tiny bit of push, like September 2nd, 3rd, and 9th. But honestly, for a beginner break, this is a long stretch of nothing. If you’re desperate, paddle out on one of those mornings with a foamie, but don’t expect much. The long gaps between any decent windows are brutal – days and days of flat, poor surf. It’s a tough run.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 |
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 kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 28 | 45 | 65 | 48 | 39 | 30 | 24 | 16 | 17 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 9:47AM1.02m | 10:01PM1.01m | 10:26AM1.05m | 10:40PM0.98m | 11:06AM1.07m | 11:22PM0.94m | 11:50AM1.08m | 00:08AM0.89m | 12:39PM1.06m | 1:00AM0.84m | 1:36PM1.04m | 2:01AM0.80m | 2:42PM1.02m | 3:11AM0.77m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:38PM0.11m | 3:51AM0.06m | 4:21PM0.11m | 4:27AM0.06m | 5:06PM0.12m | 5:06AM0.07m | 5:55PM0.15m | 5:50AM0.09m | 6:51PM0.18m | 6:41AM0.12m | 7:54PM0.21m | 7:41AM0.15m | 9:05PM0.23m | ||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 36 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 34 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 37 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 45 | 65 | 48 | 39 | 30 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 8 | NE 5 | E 4 | S 4 | NE 5 | — | SE 7 | S 3 | ESE 12 | SSE 4 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 11 | 1 | 28 | 3 | — | — | 7 | 12 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | S 5 | — | E 9 | E 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | E 8 | SE 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | NNE 3 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 3 | WSW 3 | — | S 3 | WSW 2 | — | S 3 | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 |
| kJ | 12 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 190 | 152 | 152 | 91 | 1287 | 152 | 152 | 1144 | 906 | 1148 | 1148 | 0 | 0 | 2314 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 0 | 91 | 783 | 310 |
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