81st Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.91° N 75.99° W

81st Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 1 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's 81st Street sea temperature is
26.8° C
1.0° 

81st Street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


81st Street surf forecast from 22 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Wednesday 22 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period, SSE swell with offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Thursday 23 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period, NE swell with 97 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 22 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s 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 22) at 5PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 8s period. 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 1.3m 6s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 23) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 5AM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 5PM (Wed 22nd Jul)2.5ft (0.8m) 8s
Best Surf 5PM (Wed 22nd Jul)2.5ft (0.8m) 8s
Most Powerful 5PM (Thu 23rd Jul)4.5ft (1.3m) 6s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for 81st Street over the next 16 days.


The Lowdown

Alright, grab a coffee and listen up. It's Rusty here.

Looking at the 16-day window, to be brutally honest, it’s a pretty flat and forgettable stretch for 81st Street. The wave energy is almost non-existent for most of it, and you’ll be spending a lot of time just waiting for anything with a pulse. There is a notable gap of several days with absolutely nothing worth paddling out for, especially from the end of the first week right through the start of August. The water temp is sitting at a warm 80°, which is about average for the time of year, but that's about the only positive.

Let’s run through it. On Wednesday the 22nd of July, there’s some weak chest-high swell rolling in from the SSE at 3ft, but with that moderate rain and a fresh 30 km/h SW wind, it’s a mess. Not worth getting wet.

Thursday the 23rd offers a tiny spike of 4ft from the NE in the afternoon, but it’s onshore junk with a short period of only 6 seconds. The energy is still weak and the conditions are poor. Not your day. The rest of that week is mostly tiny and onshore, with the one little glimmer being Saturday morning.

Saturday the 25th... and this is genuinely the standout of the whole outlook. We get a window of glassy conditions at 2ft from the NE. The wind is dead calm (5 km/h from the N), and the break will be clean. It’s small, just waist-high, but it’s the only time it looks presentable. The wave energy is very weak, but for a newbie on a foamie, this is your moment. The break can be inconsistent, but if you get a set, it’ll be clean.

From Sunday the 26th onwards, it’s a long, slow grind. The swell drops to knee-high or below, with constant cross-shore and onshore winds. The energy readings are bottom of the barrel. There are a few moments of clean offshore wind on Monday the 27th morning and Tuesday the 28th afternoon, but the swell is simply not there to make anything of it. It’s a surfable wave but very ordinary. By the time we hit August 1st, it’s properly flat with storm threats.

The last few days of the outlook, around August 5th and 6th, the swell direction swings around to the ENE, but the height is barely 1ft and the energy is next to nothing. There's simply no power.

So, here's the bottom line. If you absolutely need to get wet, your only real call is Saturday the 25th of July for a glassy, clean, but tiny session. For the rest of the 16 days, save your energy and wax. It’s a rough stretch.

Rusty.

Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 30°C on Mon night, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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47
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14
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59
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
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W
5
SW
25
NNE
30
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
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N
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SW
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NE
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NNE
15
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SSW
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SE
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SW
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SW
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High Tide
3:52PM0.87m
4:08AM0.67m
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
Low Tide
8:52AM0.12m
10:04PM0.19m
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
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Temp °C
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Feels °C
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Information about the 81st Street Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for 81st Street provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at 81st Street can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our 81st Street surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (81st Street) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for 81st Street may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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