Surf Forecasts:
57th Street surf forecast from 9 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 11 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 11 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period, S swell with 59 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 11 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S 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 Tuesday (Aug 11) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 5s. Another secondary swell of 0.1m and 10s is also forecast. 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 1.0m 5s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 11) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 11) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Tue 11th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Tue 11th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 5s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Tue 11th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 57th Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s get into it. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty flat and grim around here, to be honest. For the first week and a half, there’s just nothing doing. We’ve got a long stretch of tiny, weak, and pretty much unsurfable waves from Sunday the 9th right through to the morning of Monday the 17th. You’re looking at a lot of knee-high slop and wind chop, with the swell energy mostly in the low double digits or even single digits – that’s about as weak as it gets. The water’s sitting at 77°, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year, so if you’re just keen for a paddle, at least it’s not freezing.
Then, on the afternoon of Monday the 17th, things finally wake up a little. There’s a bump of south-southwest swell that pushes the waves up to 5ft, and the energy jumps to 358, which is a solid pulse. The wind is cross-offshore from the west-northwest, so it should be clean. That’s the standout of the whole period, and it’s happening at 57th Street. It’s not huge, but it’s the best we’ll see for a while. It’s a sandbar, so it's not going to be a world-class wave, but with that clean surface and a bit of push, it'll be worth a session.
After that quick pulse, it fades back down again. The rest of that week is back to small, weak surf with the swell energy dropping back below 100. There is a bit more long-period energy showing up around the 19th and 20th – we’re looking at 12-second and 11-second swells from the southeast – but the size is still tiny, under 3ft. It’s just not going to have any push to it. The morning of the 20th has a bit of a bump to 3ft with a 194 on the energy scale, but it’s still ordinary at best.
Further out, into the second week, there’s just not much to get excited about. We’re still seeing that southeast groundswell influence, but the size stays small. The 24th has another 12-second period swell, but again, it’s only 1ft. The whole window is just starved for size. If you’re really jonesing, the Monday afternoon on the 17th is your one shot. Otherwise, it’s a lot of flat days ahead.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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) | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 4 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | NE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
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 kJ | 25 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 26 | 59 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 18 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:40PM1.43m | 6:21AM1.16m | 6:43PM1.49m | 7:20AM1.25m | 7:38PM1.54m | 8:13AM1.33m | 8:28PM1.55m | 9:02AM1.38m | 9:16PM1.53m | 9:51AM1.41m | 10:04PM1.47m | 10:39AM1.40m | 10:51PM1.37m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:16AM0.08m | 00:21AM0.02m | 12:18PM0.02m | 1:16AM-0.06m | 1:16PM-0.03m | 2:08AM-0.12m | 2:12PM-0.07m | 2:57AM-0.16m | 3:04PM-0.08m | 3:43AM-0.16m | 3:54PM-0.06m | 4:25AM-0.14m | 4:41PM-0.02m | ||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SE 7 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 10 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 25 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 18 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | E 9 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | — | NE 5 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | E 8 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | SE 8 | — | SE 9 | — | E 12 | SE 9 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | SSW 4 | — | S 6 | S 5 | NNW 2 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | W 3 | WSW 2 | — | NE 4 | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | WNW 3 | NNE 2 |
| kJ | — | 23 | 15 | — | 26 | 59 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 84 | 64 | 1104 | 107 | 0 | 255 | 177 | 255 | 706 | 2414 | 536 | 772 | 1093 | 814 | 120 | 454 | 536 | 289 | 64 | 239 |
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