Surf Forecasts:
57th Street surf forecast from 12 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 13 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period, ESE swell with 94 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for 57th Street this week:
The most powerful waves expected at 57th Street in the next 16 days are 1.1m 6s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 13) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore 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 16) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Mon 13th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 57th Street over the next 16 days.
Alright, let me tell you how it's looking. I've been staring at these charts for 57th Street, and honestly, it's a bit of a tough stretch. The swell energy is just not showing up for us. For the entire 16-day window, there's nothing that qualifies as a proper surf recommendation. The wave comment across every single entry is "poor surf conditions," and the scores reflect that – we're looking at a complete blank.
Right now, through the first week and into the second, the waves are tiny. You're getting ankle-snappers at best. The combined swell energy is weak, mostly sitting in the double digits, with values like 57 on Sunday the 12th, dropping down to single digits like 9 and 8 by Friday the 17th. The swell direction is all over the shop, from ESE to SE to S, but the period is short, mostly 5 to 8 seconds, meaning no real power behind it. Winds are a problem too – lots of cross-onshore stuff from the ENE and ESE, keeping it choppy and messy.
We do see a bit of a spike around Sunday the 19th, with the swell height bumping up to 4 ft from the S, and the combined energy jumps to 135 – finally a three-digit number! But it's coming with a gentle cross-onshore breeze and a short period of 7 seconds, so it's just not going to be a fun paddle. Then, right at the tail end on the 27th of July, we get a bigger pulse of 5 ft from the S, with a combined energy of 413. That shows some real power, but it's still cross-onshore and choppy from the E wind. For a sandbar break like 57th Street, that's going to be a blustery, bumpy mess. With 5 ft, it's also getting too big for beginners on a bad wind day.
There are a few moments of decent wind. Tuesday morning the 14th is glassy, Wednesday the 15th morning has a clean cross-offshore, and Thursday the 16th morning is clean and offshore. But those days have no swell to speak of – we're talking 1 ft. It's a tease. For a beach break like this, the lack of consistency and quality is normal for a long stretch like this. It's just one of those periods. The setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing on most of those choppier, windier days.
So, in short, there are no standouts here. No sessions to get excited about. It's a 16-day drought. Hang in there, forecasts can change, but right now, I'd save the wax.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 45 | 49 | 58 | 43 | 33 | 13 | 33 | 32 | 20 | 15 | 22 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:33AM1.16m | 6:54PM1.54m | 7:33AM1.22m | 7:50PM1.58m | 8:28AM1.28m | 8:43PM1.60m | 9:22AM1.32m | 9:36PM1.57m | 10:15AM1.34m | 10:27PM1.51m | 11:09AM1.34m | 11:20PM1.43m | 12:03PM1.33m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 00:36AM-0.00m | 12:28PM-0.00m | 1:32AM-0.08m | 1:27PM-0.04m | 2:27AM-0.13m | 2:25PM-0.07m | 3:19AM-0.17m | 3:21PM-0.08m | 4:08AM-0.19m | 4:13PM-0.06m | 4:54AM-0.16m | 5:03PM-0.01m | 5:39AM-0.11m | 5:54PM0.06m | |||||||
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 | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — |
 | 8:25 | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 22 | 19 |
Feels °C | 25 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 27 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 21 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 12 | 33 | 32 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | S 5 | — | S 6 | NE 4 | — |
| kJ | 9 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | SE 9 | E 7 | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 16 | — | — | E 15 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 14 | — | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 13 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | S 2 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | W 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 45 | 49 | 58 | 43 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 24 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 409 | 454 | 1102 | 536 | 536 | 536 | 536 | 25 | 85 | 85 | 77 | 125 | 3 | 593 | 1005 | 451 | 497 | 2508 | 593 | 968 | 289 |
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