57th Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it.

First thing: not much happening at all for the next week and a half at 57th Street. This sandbar break is a beginner‑friendly spot, fairly exposed to SE swell, but the whole 16‑day window is mostly a flat spell with tiny, weak swell. The combined wave energy never breaks out of the teens or twenties until late in the run – we’re talking numbers like 25, 18, 37 – that’s really low‑energy stuff.

Saturday the 4th through Thursday the 10th is pretty much a write‑off: waves below 2 ft, short‑period wind swell, and most of the time the wind is cross or onshore with a chop. There’s a brief moment on Wednesday afternoon the 8th where it gets glassy and the swell bumps to 2 ft from the south with a 7‑second period (61 energy), but even then the wave comment says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions” – hardly worth wetting the wetsuit for.

The first half of the second week – Sunday the 12th through Tuesday the 14th – sees a few cleaner windows with offshore or cross‑off winds, but the swell is still tiny: 2 ft from the east on Sunday morning, 3 ft from the east Sunday afternoon, and a 2 ft east swell Monday. Still below 3 ft and short period. Combined energy stays under 50. Not a stand‑up session.

The only real pulse in the whole forecast shows up on Sunday the 19th – a spike of 4 ft from the SSW with a 6‑second period and 182 combined energy (that’s moderate wave energy for this spot). Problem is the wind is cross‑onshore from the SSW at 9 mph, which will make it choppy. The wave comment still says “poor surf conditions.” So even that day is marginal – maybe a couple of close‑out walls for a strong paddler, but no quality.

Bottom line: if you’re hanging on 57th Street, you’re looking at a long stretch of flatness with one slightly bigger but messy day way out on July 19th. No standout sessions. Forecast can always change, but as it stands, this is a hard “leave the board in the car” forecast.

- Rusty

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