Surf Forecasts:
57th Street surf forecast from 3 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 3 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period, SE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 6 Sep, 2PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, ENE swell with 150 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 3 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE 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 Thursday (Sep 03) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at 57th Street in the next 16 days are 1.4m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 06) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 05) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Sun 6th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 57th Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's break this down.
It’s a pretty grim outlook for the next two weeks, my friend. The only spot with any info is 57th Street, a sandbar that’s fairly consistent, but the waves just aren't showing up. We’re looking at a long stretch of tiny, weak surf.
Starting off Thursday the 3rd and Friday the 4th, it’s tiny 1ft swells from the southeast. The wind is clean, cross-off, but the wave energy is weak and the period is short. The reports say "poor surf conditions" – basically flat.
Saturday the 5th stays small at 1ft, and even though the wind goes offshore Saturday afternoon, the swell is coming from the south with a period of only 6 seconds. No power there at all.
Sunday the 6th sees a jump in energy to 1.5m (around 5ft), but it’s a wind swell from the east-northeast with a short 6-second period. With a 30 km/h cross-shore wind, it’s going to be a choppy mess. That setup looks more like kite surfing weather than paddle surfing.
The next week stays rough. There are a few clean mornings, like Tuesday the 8th with almost no wind and a tiny 2ft swell, but it’s weak (50). Monday the 14th gives us a clean offshore wind and a 3ft bump, but the period is a miserable 4 seconds – no push at all.
Even the cleanest conditions, like Tuesday the 15th afternoon with glassy water and a 2ft swell, are only labelled "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions." It’s clean, but there’s nothing to ride.
The whole 16-day window is a bust. There are no standouts, no good sessions. Leave the board in the car.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sat night, min 17°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 4 |
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 kJ | 44 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 140 | 80 | 58 | 58 | 38 | 69 | 46 | 27 | 25 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:38AM1.13m | 1:02PM1.35m | 1:40AM1.09m | 2:04PM1.33m | 2:46AM1.06m | 3:11PM1.33m | 3:56AM1.07m | 4:21PM1.34m | 5:06AM1.13m | 5:29PM1.38m | 6:10AM1.22m | 6:29PM1.44m | |||||||
Low Tide | 6:25AM0.11m | 7:36PM0.21m | 7:27AM0.17m | 8:54PM0.22m | 8:47AM0.20m | 10:07PM0.18m | 10:04AM0.17m | 11:10PM0.10m | 11:10AM0.11m | 00:05AM0.02m | 12:09PM0.05m | 00:56AM-0.05m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | 7:28 | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:17 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 26 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 25 | 28 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 27 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 8 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 15 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 58 | 58 | 36 | 69 | 46 | 27 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 44 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | — | — | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | W 2 | — | NNE 4 | — | — | ENE 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 7 | — | SW 5 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | — | — | 140 | 80 | — | — | 38 | — | 1 | 3 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 64 | 135 | 514 | 255 | 409 | 982 | 170 | 491 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 264 | 1 | 3 | 464 | 282 |
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