Surf Forecasts:
81st Street surf forecast from 22 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 22 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 28 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period, E swell with 69 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 22 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E 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 Saturday (Aug 22) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 14s. Another secondary swell of 0.2m and 14s is also forecast. 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 0.7m 8s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 22) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Fri 28th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 81st Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here again, now in feet and miles. Let's look at 81st Street.
Honestly, it's a flat spell for the next couple weeks. From now until the end of August, the swell is tiny, mostly around 1 foot or less from the ESE. The combined swell energy is barely hitting 30 (29), so there's just no power. You get some clean mornings with light winds, like Wednesday the 26th, but on a wave that small, you're just sitting out there. Not happening.
We get a little pulse right at the end of the month. Monday the 31st of August has the morning and afternoon looking slightly more interesting. The swell is still tiny (0.7 to 1 foot), but the period jumps way up to 19 seconds. That's a very long period groundswell for this size, and combined energy hits 85 (49-85). The wind goes offshore from the SW, keeping it clean. But with that 19-second period hitting a beach break like 81st Street, those waves are going to be fat and straight. It’s surfable, but pretty ordinary.
After that, it's back to flatness through the first week of September. There is a glassy morning on Wednesday the 2nd of September with 1.3 foot swell and a 12-second period, energy at 76, but still just ordinary. Friday the 4th of September morning is also glassy with tiny waves.
Then on the 5th and 6th of September, the wind turns onshore from the NNE at 12-15 mph, pushing up some junky windswell around 2.5 to 3.5 feet, but it's all from the N-NNW with a terrible 4-second period and energy barely at 54. Choppy and messy. That setup looks way better for kite surfing than paddle surfing.
There are no real standouts here. The best you could hope for is that window on the 31st of August, and even that is a longboard special.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 9 | ESE 8 | E 4 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | ESE 9 |
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 kJ | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:24AM0.70m | 5:04PM0.88m | 5:25AM0.73m | 5:58PM0.91m | 6:20AM0.77m | 6:46PM0.94m | 7:08AM0.82m | 7:28PM0.98m | 7:52AM0.87m | 8:08PM1.00m | 8:32AM0.93m | 8:46PM1.02m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:23PM0.29m | 10:00AM0.25m | 11:20PM0.28m | 10:59AM0.24m | 00:10AM0.25m | 11:55AM0.22m | 00:54AM0.21m | 12:44PM0.20m | 1:33AM0.17m | 1:30PM0.16m | 2:09AM0.13m | 2:14PM0.14m | 2:43AM0.10m | ||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
 | 7:47 | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ESE 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | NNE 3 | — | SSE 5 | E 15 | E 14 | SE 3 | E 7 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 12 | SE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 4 | E 7 | E 15 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 6 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | E 4 | SSE 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | SE 6 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 11 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 190 | 363 | 152 | 91 | 152 | 393 | 152 | 152 | 164 | 159 | 152 | 152 | 407 | 516 | 426 | 91 | 91 | 1140 | 4 |
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