Surf Forecasts:
57th Street surf forecast from 17 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 17 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 17 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period, S swell with 69 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 17 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s 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 Monday (Aug 17) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 6s 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 1.0m 6s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 17) 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 0.4m 3s period and expected on Monday (Aug 17) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Mon 17th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Mon 17th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Mon 17th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 57th Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, it’s Rusty. Let’s be straight with you: we’re in for a long, flat stretch here on the Gulf side. 57th Street has barely a ripple for the next week and a half. It’s one of those periods where you’re better off doing a dawn walk with a coffee than dragging your board down. The water temperature is about average for this time of year, nothing unusual there.
Starting from Monday, 17th August, we’ve got tiny, weak swell, but it’s attached to lousy conditions. A little 3ft S swell with a short, weak 6-second period and only 81 combined energy – barely a pulse. It’s surfable, but it’s junk. Offshore wind Monday afternoon cleans it up, but by then the swell has dropped to 2ft. Not worth wetting a wetsuit.
Tuesday, 18th, through to Wednesday, 19th, the swell bottoms out completely. We’re talking 1ft to 2ft and winds that are all wrong. Thursday the 20th we get a moment of glass, but with only 0.7ft on offer, it’s a lake. The whole first week is a write-off. There’s a gap of about ten days where you wouldn’t even paddle out.
We finally see something on the radar around Friday, 28th August. The energy picks up to 116 combined, with a 4ft E swell, but the period is only 5 seconds – a short, bumpy windswell. Offshore wind in the morning is nice, but the waves are just ordinary. Then Saturday, 29th of August, is the only true standout in this whole 16-day window. We get a cleaner 4ft S/SE groundswell hitting with a nice 12-second period and a big jump in energy to 472. That’s moderate energy, and with clean offshore wind out of the NW in the morning, 57th Street will have some shape. It’s a sandbar, so with that longer period, expect it to groove a bit. The afternoon stays clean with cross-off wind. This is your window, but don’t expect big barrels – it’s beginner-friendly at 4ft. The crowd factor here says ‘sometimes’, so you might have company, but it won’t be a zoo.
After that, Sunday the 30th and Monday the 31st fade back to small, poor conditions, and by Tuesday, 1st September, it’s flat again. For the second week, that Saturday is it. Best bet of the lot.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 4 | E 5 | ESE 13 | S 6 | SE 12 |
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 kJ | 48 | 21 | 37 | 31 | 30 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | off |
High Tide | 12:16PM1.33m | 00:28AM1.17m | 1:03PM1.29m | 1:17AM1.08m | 1:51PM1.24m | 2:07AM1.01m | 2:39PM1.20m | 3:00AM0.96m | 3:31PM1.18m | 3:58AM0.94m | 4:28PM1.18m | 4:59AM0.95m | 5:24PM1.21m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:14PM0.14m | 6:25AM0.11m | 7:04PM0.22m | 7:09AM0.20m | 8:03PM0.29m | 8:02AM0.28m | 9:07PM0.32m | 9:04AM0.32m | 10:09PM0.31m | 10:05AM0.32m | 11:03PM0.27m | 11:00AM0.29m | 11:51PM0.21m | ||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — |
 | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:43 | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 23 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 48 | 21 | 37 | 31 | 30 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 7 | S 14 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | S 3 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | ENE 4 | ESE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | 11 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | S 5 | — | SSE 5 | E 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 13 | E 4 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | S 5 | — | SW 2 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 32 | 3 | 64 | 312 | 31 | 28 | 313 | 409 | 495 | 1420 | 283 | 255 | 57 | 255 | 120 | 64 | 124 | 99 | 77 | 64 |
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