Surf Forecasts:
57th Street surf forecast from 21 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 22 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 22 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period, S swell with 364 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 22 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s 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 Wednesday (Jul 22) at 5PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 8s period. 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 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 23) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5PM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 5PM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 57th Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here with the imperial version.
We’re looking at a full 16-day window, but there’s a big gap of nothing at the start. 57th Street is the only break in play, and it’s a long dry spell. From the 21st all the way through the 27th of July, it’s just poor surf conditions. You’re looking at almost a week of flat, choppy, and messy water.
The one little glimmer, and I mean the only one, shows up on the morning of the 29th of July. We get a clean offshore wind from the WNW at 16 mph, and the swell is a tiny 3 ft from the SSE. The period is 8 seconds, so it’s short-period, not a groundswell, but it’s better than anything else. The water temperature is about 76°F, which is a touch warmer than normal, about 3°F above average. The combined energy is weak at 77, so it’s not a power session, but it’s the cleanest we’ll see.
After that, we get a glassy morning on the 31st of July with a 3 ft SSE swell and no wind, but it’s still poor. The rest of the window into early August stays tiny and messy. The crowd at 57th Street is “sometimes,” so you might see a few folks, but with this quality, it’ll be a quiet beach.
Bottom line: it’s a rough forecast. The single best option is that Wednesday morning, 29th of July, with clean offshore wind. Otherwise, it’s a kiteboarding kind of stretch when the wind is cross-shore.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 7 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 103 | 164 | 219 | 134 | 113 | 75 | 52 | 24 | 14 | 44 | 36 | 20 | 41 | 53 | 48 | 41 | 39 | 22 | 32 | 121 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:31PM1.26m | 2:42AM1.05m | 3:20PM1.24m | 3:35AM0.99m | 4:11PM1.23m | 4:32AM0.96m | 5:05PM1.23m | 5:31AM0.96m | 5:58PM1.26m | 6:26AM0.99m | 6:46PM1.30m | 7:14AM1.04m | 7:30PM1.34m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:47PM0.26m | 8:53AM0.20m | 9:48PM0.27m | 9:48AM0.23m | 10:44PM0.26m | 10:39AM0.24m | 11:34PM0.22m | 11:28AM0.23m | 00:22AM0.18m | 12:16PM0.21m | 1:07AM0.13m | 1:02PM0.18m | 1:51AM0.09m | ||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | 3 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 5 | SE 6 | SE 8 | E 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 219 | 134 | 113 | 75 | 52 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 36 | 19 | 13 | 53 | 48 | 41 | 39 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 31 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 2 | 1 | — | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SE 9 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | — | E 4 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 6 |
| kJ | 39 | 103 | 164 | — | — | — | 25 | 50 | 24 | 11 | 44 | — | 20 | 41 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 32 | 121 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1102 | 1169 | 68 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 42 | 338 | 0 | 255 | 333 | 193 | 358 | 355 | 39 | 42 | 454 | 409 | 976 | 514 | 518 |
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