Surf Forecasts:
57th Street surf forecast from 27 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 29 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 28 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period, SSE swell with 212 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 29 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for 57th Street this week:
The surf forecast for 57th Street over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at 57th Street in the next 16 days are 1.7m 6s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Tue 28th Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 57th Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, let’s have a look at this stretch. I’m going to be straight with you – the next couple of weeks are going to be tough for anyone wanting a proper surf at 57th Street. It’s a sandbar break that’s fairly consistent, but the swell just isn’t cooperating. The first recommendation shows up on the morning of Monday, August 3rd, so there’s a long gap from now until then with no worthwhile waves. That’s over a week of flat or poor conditions.
The only window that looks even remotely rideable is that Monday, August 3rd. The morning shows a little 2ft swell from the SE, with a period of 9 seconds. It’s not much, but the wind is glassy – dead calm, which is a big positive for clean conditions. The combined swell energy is weak at 84, so don’t expect much push. It’s maybe something for a beginner to bob around on, but it’s not going to get the heart racing. The afternoon on the same day drops off again with a cross-shore breeze and a score that doesn’t inspire.
There are a few other mornings that pop up with clean offshore winds, like Wednesday, July 29th, and Thursday, July 30th, but the swell is tiny – 3ft and 2ft respectively – and the energy is still weak. The Wednesday morning does have a gentle offshore breeze from the WNW, so it would be clean, but the waves are just ordinary. Even the Tuesday morning of August 4th has a clean offshore wind from the NW with a 2ft swell, but it’s not enough to get excited about.
Honestly, if you’re a kite surfer, the Tuesday afternoon of July 29th might be more interesting when the wind picks up from the west, but for paddling, it’s a long wait for very little reward. The water temperature on the first day I mention, July 27th, is 74°F with an anomaly of only 0.5°F, so pretty normal for this time of year. Keep an eye on the forecasts – things can change, but right now, this is a flat spell.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Tue afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 4 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 20 | 26 | 29 | 126 | 145 | 65 | 68 | 43 | 69 | 37 | 21 | 34 | 23 | 40 | 26 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:30PM1.34m | 7:57AM1.08m | 8:10PM1.37m | 8:37AM1.12m | 8:47PM1.38m | 9:14AM1.15m | 9:22PM1.37m | 9:50AM1.17m | 9:57PM1.34m | 10:27AM1.19m | 10:33PM1.30m | 11:05AM1.22m | 11:14PM1.26m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02PM0.18m | 1:51AM0.09m | 1:48PM0.16m | 2:33AM0.05m | 2:32PM0.13m | 3:12AM0.02m | 3:13PM0.12m | 3:48AM-0.00m | 3:53PM0.12m | 4:23AM-0.01m | 4:32PM0.13m | 4:55AM-0.00m | 5:10PM0.15m | ||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | S 4 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 145 | 65 | 68 | 43 | 69 | 37 | 21 | 34 | 23 | 40 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 6 | S 7 | E 8 | E 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | E 6 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | E 9 | E 6 | E 8 | — | — | E 6 | — | — | E 6 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 6 | — | — | WSW 3 | — | W 3 | WSW 2 | W 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | ENE 6 | SSE 7 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 26 | 29 | 126 | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 1540 | 127 | 550 | 1426 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 64 | 120 | 171 | 3 | 170 | 357 | 350 | 357 | 1204 | 124 |
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