Surf Forecasts:
81st Street surf forecast from 6 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 12 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period, E swell with 74 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for 81st Street this week:
The most powerful waves expected at 81st Street in the next 16 days are 1.0m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 12) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Sun 12th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 81st Street over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright, Rusty here again. Let's run through it in feet and miles per hour, 'cause that's how we grew up reading it.
It's been a brutal stretch and it's gonna stay that way for a good while. We're looking at a long, empty run on the calendar with hardly a whisper of proper surf.
Starting from today, we've got nothing. Zilch. The models are showing a solid week and a half of flat, weak, or just plain messy conditions. You're looking at a gap of about 8 or 9 days where it's not even worth loading the boards. That Monday morning on July 13th is the first real flicker of life, but it's not pretty.
For that Monday morning, 81st Street is waking up to a clean, moderate offshore breeze from the west at 12 mph. The swell is tiny though, a weak 2 feet out of the east with a middling period. The combined energy is a puny 48 (weak energy), so it's going to be small and fat. The guidance calls it "surfable but very ordinary," and I'm not gonna sugarcoat it—it's a long wait for a tiny, mediocre wave. Crowds can be an issue here sometimes, so with so little to go around, even that little bump might get a few hopefuls.
Looking ahead to July 17th, that Friday morning bump picks up to 3 feet from the SSE, but the wind swings onshore from the southeast at 12 mph. The energy jumps to 146 (moderate wave energy), which is the biggest reading of the whole run. But with that onshore chop, it'll be a messy, bumpy wall. Not a standout by any means.
The only other moment that catches my eye is the following Monday morning on July 20th, with a clean 3 feet out of the east-southeast and a solid 16 mph cross-offshore breeze from the west. Clean conditions again, but the energy is only 51 (weak energy) and the period is short. It'll be rideable, but nothing to write home about.
Water temp is hovering around 78°F, which is about average for the time of year. Nothing wild there.
So, bottom line: we're in a drought. If you're absolutely desperate, the 13th and 20th of July mornings might give you a clean little knee-high wave, but don't expect much. The offshore wind on those days is the only real positive. There's no standout session in this whole 16-day window. The forecasts can change, but right now, it's a waiting game.
That's all I got for now.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | ESE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 32 | 42 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 37 | 37 | 28 | 25 | 69 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:54AM0.83m | 1:30PM0.87m | 1:44AM0.79m | 2:22PM0.91m | 2:40AM0.76m | 3:20PM0.94m | 3:43AM0.73m | 4:23PM0.97m | 4:49AM0.73m | 5:27PM1.01m | 5:55AM0.75m | 6:30PM1.05m | 6:58AM0.78m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:33PM0.15m | 6:50AM0.07m | 7:27PM0.15m | 7:35AM0.07m | 8:29PM0.15m | 8:27AM0.06m | 9:35PM0.13m | 9:25AM0.05m | 10:42PM0.10m | 10:27AM0.02m | 11:47PM0.06m | 11:31AM-0.01m | 00:48AM0.01m | 12:34PM-0.05m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 |
 | 8:25 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:24 | — | 8:23 |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | — | 6 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 29 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SSE 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 13 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 37 | 37 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 5 | ESE 4 | SSE 6 | E 12 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 9 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 7 | E 9 | E 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 11 | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | S 5 | — | NE 3 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | — | — | SE 4 | SSE 4 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | NNW 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 |
| kJ | 34 | 26 | 8 | 24 | 65 | — | 11 | 19 | 32 | 42 | — | — | 12 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 69 | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1235 | 303 | 164 | 280 | 10 | 140 | 456 | 91 | 243 | 735 | 189 | 186 | 798 | 14 | 91 | 91 | 126 | 190 | 418 | 264 | 255 |
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