Surf Forecasts:
57th Street surf forecast from 26 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 27 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period, E swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 26 Sep, 5PM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period, E swell with 1,278 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 27 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E 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 Sunday (Sep 27) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 10s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at 57th Street in the next 16 days are 2.3m 11s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 26) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-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 Sunday (Sep 27) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Sun 27th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sun 27th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Sat 26th Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 57th Street over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||
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) | E 11 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 5 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 13 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 5 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1278 | 621 | 136 | 56 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 26 | 24 | 35 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 50 | 37 | 36 | 34 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross |
High Tide | 8:26PM1.37m | 8:45AM1.44m | 9:06PM1.35m | 9:23AM1.47m | 9:48PM1.30m | 10:04AM1.48m | 10:35PM1.24m | 10:52AM1.45m | 11:30PM1.18m | 11:47AM1.41m | 00:32AM1.12m | 12:50PM1.36m | 1:37AM1.09m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:25PM0.02m | 2:38AM-0.05m | 3:10PM-0.02m | 3:17AM-0.05m | 3:54PM-0.02m | 3:56AM-0.04m | 4:39PM-0.00m | 4:37AM0.00m | 5:27PM0.04m | 5:22AM0.06m | 6:21PM0.11m | 6:14AM0.13m | 7:27PM0.16m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | 6:49 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | 6:39 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 1278 | 621 | 136 | 56 | 25 | 40 | 39 | 26 | 24 | 35 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 23 | 10 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 10 | — | SSW 5 | S 6 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | ESE 13 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 37 | 36 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 8 | — | SE 10 | S 5 | SE 8 | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 6 | ESE 13 | SSE 7 | S 6 | — | SE 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 8 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 1 | — | 23 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | W 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | W 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 42 | 33 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 14 | 50 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 547 | 3 | 13 | 283 | 77 | 77 | 25 | 57 | 64 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 464 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 195 |
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