Surf Forecasts:
81st Street surf forecast from 6 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 6 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 9 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period, SSE swell with 39 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 6 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE 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 (Aug 06) at 2PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 10s. 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 0.8m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 09) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 06) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2PM (Thu 6th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 2PM (Thu 6th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sun 9th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
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 about what’s cooking in the water over the next couple of weeks. It’s a pretty grim outlook I’m afraid. We’ve got a long stretch of days ahead with barely a ripple worth paddling for.
The first bit of shape we see is on Thursday morning, August 6th, at 81st Street. A tiny little SSE swell nudges in at 2ft, but it’s coming from a short period of 6 seconds, so it’s all weak and gutless. The combined energy is a measly (35), and it’s got a cross-off wind on it, keeping it clean but not exactly exciting. Water temp is sitting at 79°, which is about 0.5° warmer than usual for this time of year, so pretty average. Honestly, this is a session for the log or a paddleboard, not a proper surf.
The pattern just doesn’t change. We go through the rest of the first week and into the second with barely a pulse. A few morning offshores pop up on Saturday the 8th and Sunday the 9th, with the wind going glassy on Sunday afternoon, but the swell is still ankle-snapping at 1ft to 2ft. The energy is weak (25 to 27). It’s clean, but there’s nothing to ride.
We’re looking at a solid 12-day gap where the biggest wave height only hits 3ft briefly, and that’s with a 4-second period (yikes) and onshore winds. The combined energy stays in the single or low double digits (9 to 41). There’s a day on Monday, August 17th, where the period stretches to 10 seconds (1ft from the SE), but the energy is still just (29) and the wind is messy. It’s a beach break, and with that longer period on a small wave, it’ll just close out or be a dribbly mess.
The absolute best of a bad bunch might be the very last day we see, Friday morning, August 21st. We get a 2ft SSE swell (6-second period) with a clean offshore WSW breeze at 15 km/h. The combined energy is (38). It’s the most promising bump in the whole forecast, but it’s still tiny. For a beginner, that’s a fun little ankle-to-knee high dribbler in clean conditions. For anyone else, it’s a skunk.
There are no standouts here. The spot is 81st Street, and it’s inconsistent. For this entire 16-day window, the surf is poor. Don’t hold your breath. Check back in a few days, maybe the models will sort something out.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | E 11 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 3 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 37 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 17 | 32 | 24 | 39 | 12 | 23 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:56PM0.98m | 3:21AM0.74m | 4:04PM0.99m | 4:32AM0.74m | 5:14PM1.01m | 5:43AM0.77m | 6:21PM1.05m | 6:48AM0.82m | 7:21PM1.08m | 7:47AM0.89m | 8:16PM1.09m | 8:41AM0.95m | 9:06PM1.09m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:16PM0.18m | 9:02AM0.09m | 10:27PM0.16m | 10:11AM0.08m | 11:35PM0.12m | 11:21AM0.05m | 00:36AM0.06m | 12:27PM0.01m | 1:30AM0.01m | 1:28PM-0.03m | 2:19AM-0.04m | 2:24PM-0.05m | 3:05AM-0.06m | ||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — |
 | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 4 |
Temp °C | 28 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 34 | 31 | 27 | 29 | 24 |
Feels °C | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 35 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | S 5 | E 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 32 | 24 | 39 | 11 | 2 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 11 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | E 11 | ESE 7 | E 10 | ESE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | NE 3 | — | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | SE 7 | SW 3 | — | — | S 3 | WSW 3 | S 3 | WSW 3 | — | SE 3 | — |
| kJ | 33 | 37 | 38 | 10 | 24 | 42 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 1144 | 384 | 91 | 1271 | 126 | 4 | 216 | 0 | 164 | 164 | 247 | 530 | 1224 | 842 | 2078 | 2474 | 304 | 304 | 1358 | 304 |
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