Surf Forecasts:
81st Street surf forecast from 17 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 17 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period, SE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 18 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period, SE swell with 61 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 17 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE 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 Monday (Aug 17) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 14s. 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 0.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 18) at 5PM. 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 4s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 16) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Mon 17th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Mon 17th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Tue 18th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 81st Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Righto, let’s have a look at 81st Street.
To be straight with you, the whole 16-day window here is a bit of a quiet stretch. The surf just isn’t showing up in any meaningful way. We’re looking at a run of small, weak waves from start to finish, with no standout swell on the horizon. The first recommendation doesn’t really kick off until Sunday the 16th, but even then, it’s a pretty flat affair.
Things start on Sunday afternoon (16th August) with a tiny 3ft SE swell, but the period is a short 4 seconds and the cross-shore wind is blowing at 19 mph, creating lumpy, choppy conditions. The combined swell energy is weak at 20. Not a session you’d paddle out for.
Monday the 17th looks cleaner, with a morning offshore wind from the WSW at 12 mph, but the swell has dropped to 2ft from the south, and it’s still basically flat with an energy of just 19. The afternoon goes glassy, but the wave height is down to 1ft.
From Tuesday the 18th all the way through to the end of the month, the surf rarely tops 2ft. Most days it’s a consistent 0.6ft to 1ft from the east or southeast. You’ll see a few brief periods of glassy conditions, like late on Saturday the 22nd or Sunday morning the 23rd, but the waves just aren’t there to ride. The combined swell energy sits in the teens and twenties for most of this run, occasionally touching the 90s (like on the 27th and 28th, reaching 94 and 75 respectively), but that’s still in the low-to-moderate category, and the wave heights are too small to make anything of it.
The water temperature is sitting at 80°F, which is about average for this time of year – nothing unusual there.
Honestly, this is a blank run. 81st Street is an inconsistent spot anyway, and with this forecast, there’s really no surf to talk about for the whole 16 days. If you’re desperate, you might get a few ankle-biters on the glassy mornings, but don’t hold your breath. The setup here looks more interesting for a kite than a paddle stick, with those constant cross and onshore winds.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun night, calm by Tue night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||
PM | 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) | SE 4 | ESE 8 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NNE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | NE 6 |
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 kJ | 20 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 61 | 27 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:06AM0.89m | 12:35PM0.99m | 00:49AM0.82m | 1:22PM0.95m | 1:36AM0.77m | 2:11PM0.92m | 2:26AM0.73m | 3:06PM0.89m | 3:23AM0.70m | 4:05PM0.87m | 4:24AM0.70m | 5:04PM0.88m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:47PM0.06m | 5:51AM0.04m | 6:36PM0.12m | 6:32AM0.09m | 7:28PM0.19m | 7:16AM0.15m | 8:23PM0.24m | 8:05AM0.20m | 9:22PM0.28m | 9:00AM0.23m | 10:23PM0.29m | 10:00AM0.25m | 11:20PM0.28m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | 7:53 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | 15 | 2 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 33 | 30 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 28 | 36 | 33 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 32 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 8 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 4 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 61 | 27 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 14 | SE 12 | SSE 6 | — | — | SSE 5 | — | ESE 8 | E 6 | E 16 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | E 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 3 | — | 13 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 5 | E 6 | E 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 6 | E 16 | ESE 8 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 24 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | S 5 | WSW 4 | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | — | NNE 2 | — | SE 3 | — | SE 4 | SE 3 | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | SSE 2 |
| kJ | 20 | 51 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 7 | 3 | — | 13 | 9 | 11 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2474 | 14 | 164 | 243 | 152 | 109 | 126 | 4 | 126 | 350 | 345 | 760 | 530 | 760 | 705 | 1152 | 190 | 254 | 190 | 91 |
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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).
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