57th Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this is a lean stretch for 57th Street. We’re looking at a long, dry spell through most of the next two weeks. From now until around Monday the 17th, the surf is just not happening. The swell is tiny, the period is short, and the comments are all saying “poor surf conditions.” Tuesday the 11th through Sunday the 16th is essentially a write-off for any decent waves. You’ll see a few small bumps, like 1.0ft to 3ft, but with weak energy (10 to 31 combined energy) and messy wind, it’s not worth a paddle.

The first real flicker of something surfable comes on Monday the 17th. The morning will see a slight uptick, with 3ft swell from the SSE at a 7-second period, and the wind is offshore from the NW at 12 mph. That’s clean. The combined energy climbs to 77, which is still weak, but it’s the best we’ve seen. The water temp is a touch warmer than normal at 78°, which is a nice bonus. The afternoon holds steady with 2ft and offshore wind, just a bit smaller. It’s surfable, but very ordinary – don’t expect much push.

After that, it goes quiet again. Tuesday the 18th and Wednesday the 19th look poor, with onshore winds and choppy conditions. There’s a bit of a long-period 16-second groundswell on Tuesday the 18th, but it’s only 1.0ft and the wind is cross, so it’s messy. Thursday the 20th through the weekend is more of the same: small, weak, and cross-onshore. The energy stays low, mostly under 100.

The standout moment, if you can call it that, is the morning of Sunday the 23rd. We’ve got a glassy start with 3ft from the SSE at 6 seconds, and the wind is glassy – 3 mph from the SW. That’s as clean as it gets here. The combined energy is 75, still weak, but it’s the most promising window in the whole forecast. If you’re desperate, that’s your session. The afternoon stays clean with a cross-offshore wind, but the swell drops to 3ft.

The last days of the period, Monday the 24th through Wednesday the 26th, are again small and mostly poor. A few mornings show clean conditions with 2ft to 3ft, but the energy never gets going, and the wind tends to turn onshore later.

Honestly, for the whole 16 days, the only real window for a paddle is that Monday the 17th morning and the glassy Sunday the 23rd morning. Everything else is a flat spell or messy. For a sandbar in a fairly exposed spot, it’s a quiet run. Keep an eye on the forecasts, though – it tends not to stay this poor for long.

Rusty out.

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