Surf Forecasts:
81st Street surf forecast from 26 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 29 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period, SSE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 27 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period, SE swell with 65 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 29 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 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 Wednesday (Jul 29) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 6s. 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 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 27) 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 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Mon 27th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 81st Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a hard look at what’s coming up at 81st Street. I gotta be straight with you – it’s a tough stretch ahead. The whole 16-day window is looking lean, with no real standouts to get excited about.
We’re kicking off on Sunday, July 26th, and right from the start it’s a struggle. The swell is tiny, only 1 ft from the ESE, with a short period of 8 seconds. The combined energy is weak (37), and on top of that, the wind is a cross-onshore breeze. The water temp is about average for this time of year, but you won’t care about that when you’re staring at poor surf conditions. The whole first week, right through to Friday the 31st, is pretty much the same story: small, weak swell, and messy winds. There’s a brief moment on Friday morning where it cleans up with a light cross-offshore breeze, but the swell is still only 2 ft with a weak 7-second period (56 energy). It’s surfable but very ordinary.
We hit a bit of a drier spell from Saturday, August 1st, through to Tuesday, August 5th. The swell stays small, under 3 ft, and the wind is all over the place – cross, cross-on, and onshore. It’s a real struggle to find anything rideable. The highlight of this whole bleak outlook is probably the morning of Thursday, August 6th. We finally see a bump in energy, with the combined swell hitting 121 – that’s moderate energy. The swell is 3 ft from the SSE, with a 7-second period, but the wind is a cross-shore breeze, which will keep it a bit lumpy. It’s the best of a bad bunch, but it’s not saying much.
We then slide into the final weekend and into the second week from August 8th to 10th. The swell drops back down, and the winds are a mess again. The last record on Monday, August 10th, shows a 4 ft swell from the East, but it’s an 8-second period and the wind is cross-onshore. The energy is back up to 150, but it’s still poor surf conditions. For a beach break like 81st Street, which is inconsistent anyway, this is a normal long blank run. The setup with the small, weak swell and onshore winds would actually be more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing through most of this period.
I’m sorry, but there’s just nowhere to go here. No standouts, no hidden gems. The whole 16 days is a write-off for decent waves. Keep an eye on the charts, but for now, I’d find something else to do.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
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 kJ | 32 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 65 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 60 | 42 | 25 | 35 | 36 | 30 | 37 | 36 | 33 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:51AM0.71m | 7:18PM0.92m | 7:38AM0.75m | 8:00PM0.94m | 8:22AM0.78m | 8:39PM0.96m | 9:02AM0.82m | 9:16PM0.97m | 9:40AM0.85m | 9:52PM0.97m | 10:18AM0.88m | 10:28PM0.96m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:44AM0.17m | 12:23PM0.15m | 1:28AM0.15m | 1:10PM0.13m | 2:08AM0.12m | 1:54PM0.12m | 2:46AM0.10m | 2:37PM0.11m | 3:20AM0.08m | 3:18PM0.11m | 3:54AM0.06m | 3:58PM0.11m | 4:27AM0.06m | ||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
 | 8:16 | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 29 | 29 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 32 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 22 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 60 | 42 | 25 | 35 | 36 | 30 | 37 | 36 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | — | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 7 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 10 | — | 12 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | — | 22 | 20 | 20 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 7 | W 3 | — | — | — | ESE 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | SE 7 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | WSW 4 | N 3 | NW 3 | — | NNE 2 | NE 7 | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | 14 | 14 | — | — | 65 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | 23 | — | — | 33 | 30 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 190 | 243 | 190 | 91 | 629 | 1238 | 126 | 711 | 1273 | 0 | 247 | 247 | 0 | 126 | 205 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 0 |
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