Surf Forecasts:
81st Street surf forecast from 23 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 28 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period, S swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 27 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period, SSE swell with 83 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 28 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s 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 Tuesday (Jul 28) at 2PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at 81st Street in the next 16 days are 1.2m 5s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 27) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2PM (Tue 28th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 2PM (Tue 28th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Mon 27th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 81st Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty comin' at ya from the local sand. Let's get into it.
Look, I'm gonna be straight with you – the next two weeks are a real struggle for 81st Street. We're in a proper lull. For the first ten days, from Thursday the 23rd right through to the 2nd of August, it's just one long flat spell. There's not a single session worth paddling out for. The swell is tiny, the wind is mostly on it or cross-on, and every report is callin' it "poor surf conditions." You're better off waxing your board and just staring at it.
The only glimmer of hope, and I mean the *only* one, shows up on Monday the 3rd of August. The morning session is the standout. We get a pulse of 5ft swell from the SE, and the combined energy jumps to 274 (moderate). That's a solid step up from the nothing we've been seeing. What's even better is the wind is light offshore from the west, and the report says "clean." This is by far the best the window has to offer. The water temp is a warm 80°, which is about normal for this time of year, so no worries there.
Now, the downside: Monday afternoon the wind swings onshore and gets a bit stronger. That 5ft swell gets chopped up, and the report turns to "poor surf conditions." So you want to be on it first thing. Tuesday the 4th has a small window of clean conditions in the morning, but the swell drops right back to 2ft and the energy is weak (57). It's surfable, but very ordinary. The end of the window, around the 7th of August, has some offshore winds and small, clean waves, but the size is still tiny – under 3ft.
So, to sum it up: the only real play in this whole 16-day forecast is the morning of Monday the 3rd of August. It's a one-hit wonder. The rest is a ghost town.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 8 | ENE 4 | SE 8 | E 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 52 | 45 | 43 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 37 | 19 | 12 | 24 | 44 | 34 | 35 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:48PM0.87m | 5:05AM0.67m | 5:42PM0.87m | 6:00AM0.68m | 6:32PM0.89m | 6:51AM0.71m | 7:18PM0.92m | 7:38AM0.75m | 8:00PM0.94m | 8:22AM0.78m | 8:39PM0.96m | 9:02AM0.82m | 9:16PM0.97m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:44AM0.15m | 11:02PM0.20m | 10:38AM0.16m | 11:55PM0.19m | 11:32AM0.16m | 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 | |||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
 | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 25 | 14 | 17 | 24 | 16 | 34 | 29 | 43 | 20 | 13 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 44 | 34 | 35 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | E 3 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 16 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | 23 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSW 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 45 | 52 | 45 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 37 | 80 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 243 | 152 | 91 | 152 | 119 | 119 | 152 | 254 | 244 | 254 | 190 | 91 | 91 | 1273 | 10 | 152 | 612 | 0 | 91 | 164 | 10 |
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