Surf Forecasts:
81st Street surf forecast from 6 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 8 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period, ESE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 9 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, SSE swell with 45 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 8 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE 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 08) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 5s. 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 0.9m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 09) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 06) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Sat 8th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Sat 8th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sun 9th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 81st Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, mate, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, it's a bit of a flat spell for the stretch ahead. The first surf on offer is at 81st Street on Thursday, August 6th, but it's small and weak. The water is sitting at 78.8°, which is about what you'd expect for this time of year.
For the first week, from Thursday, August 6th through to the following Thursday, August 13th, the swell is tiny and the energy is low. On Thursday morning, we're looking at a weak 2ft swell from the SE with a period of only 6 seconds – that's short-period windswell, and the combined energy is a measly 33. It's not worth getting excited about. The afternoons are similar, with a bit of chop from the SSE. The wind is mostly cross-off or light offshore, which would keep the surface clean, but there's just no power in the water. Saturday morning, August 8th, sees a bit of a stronger offshore breeze from the WSW at 15 mph, cleaning up a 1.5ft SE swell, but again, it's only 1.5ft. This pattern of small, weak surf just continues through the entire first week. There's a long gap of nothing really rideable.
Moving into the second week, from August 14th, it's still a struggle. The surf remains small, with heights mostly under 1.5ft. The energy is still very low, never hitting triple digits. The wind gets a bit messier, with more cross-on and onshore conditions, especially from the 18th onwards when a strong northerly wind picks up, creating a choppy, bumpy surface. By Tuesday, August 18th, the combined energy from a NE swell is 81, which is still weak, but it's the strongest we've seen, though the cross-onshore wind makes it really messy.
The standout, if you can call it that, is the very end of the forecast. On Friday, August 21st, the wind turns cross-off from the S at 12 mph, and we get a 2ft swell from the S, period 6 seconds, with a combined energy of 36. It's still small, but that's the cleanest surf of the whole period. But honestly, for the whole 16 days, there's nothing that's going to get your heart racing. It's a real blank run for 81st Street.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 34°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSE 4 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | E 9 | SSE 6 | E 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 |
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 kJ | 31 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 18 | 32 | 24 | 45 | 15 | 26 | 40 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-off | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:56PM0.98m | 3:21AM0.74m | 4:04PM0.99m | 4:32AM0.74m | 5:14PM1.01m | 5:43AM0.77m | 6:21PM1.05m | 6:48AM0.82m | 7:21PM1.08m | 7:47AM0.89m | 8:16PM1.09m | 8:41AM0.95m | 9:06PM1.09m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:16PM0.18m | 9:02AM0.09m | 10:27PM0.16m | 10:11AM0.08m | 11:35PM0.12m | 11:21AM0.05m | 00:36AM0.06m | 12:27PM0.01m | 1:30AM0.01m | 1:28PM-0.03m | 2:19AM-0.04m | 2:24PM-0.05m | 3:05AM-0.06m | ||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — |
 | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 27 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 35 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | E 9 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | S 6 | E 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 10 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | E 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 31 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 32 | 24 | 45 | 15 | 2 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 11 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 9 | E 11 | E 9 | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SSE 7 | — | — | SSE 6 | S 4 | WSW 2 | SSE 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 24 | 27 | 10 | 25 | 50 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 26 | — | — | 15 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 1144 | 375 | 91 | 1271 | 205 | 4 | 193 | 0 | 126 | 189 | 2 | 562 | 887 | 164 | 367 | 476 | 345 | 426 | 1235 | 254 |
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