Surf Forecasts:
57th Street surf forecast from 4 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 8 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 9 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period, S swell with 74 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 8 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E 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 Wednesday (Jul 08) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 6s. 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 1.2m 5s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 2s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 04) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Wed 8th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Wed 8th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Thu 9th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 57th Street over the next 16 days.
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Alright, I’m gonna level with ya – the next couple of weeks at 57th Street are lookin’ real quiet. We’ve got a long stretch ahead with barely a whisper of surf. The first few days are basically flat. Through Saturday the 5th, you’re looking at tiny little ankle-snappers of about 1 ft to 1 ft, mostly from the SE, with cross-off or onshore winds that just aren't gonna give you anything to ride.
Sunday the 6th through Monday the 7th sees a slight bump from the SSE, but it's weak and choppy. The swell is short period, around 5 seconds, with moderate cross-onshore winds, so it's a messy, blown-out situation. Combined wave energy barely gets into the double digits. Not worth paddling out.
There’s a little window on Wednesday the 8th. The morning has a light cross-off breeze from the N with a 2 ft E swell, and by the afternoon it turns glassy. It’s small and weak, but for a moment you might get a tiny clean crumbler if you’re really keen. The water temp is a notable 73°F, about a touch warmer than normal for the time of year.
By Thursday the 9th, the wind picks up again and the swell shifts southerly, short and weak. Same story through the weekend and into the next week. There’s a few glimpses of clean conditions on the 12th and 13th with offshore cross-off breezes from the WNW, but the swell stays pathetic, peaking around 2 ft to 3 ft from the E. You might find a little waist-high wave at the sandbar if everything lines up, but it’s not gonna be memorable. Crowds are sometimes an issue here, but honestly, with this forecast, you’ll probably have the place to yourself.
The only time the combined energy cracks three digits is during a very ordinary period on Saturday the 18th, with 4 ft from the SSW. But the wind is cross-on and it’s “gentle cross-onshore and fairly choppy” – not the kind of day you’d write home about. It’s a beginner-friendly sandbar break, and if the swell ever pushes over 5 ft, it could be too much for less experienced surfers, but we don’t see that here.
Bottom line: there’s no standout session in this 16-day run. If you gotta get wet, keep an eye on that glassy Wednesday afternoon the 8th or the clean but small mornings around the 13th and 14th. For everything else, maybe bring a book.
Stay patient.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 35°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ENE 6 | SSE 7 | NE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 |
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 kJ | 21 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 47 | 61 | 28 | 22 | 24 | 18 | 23 | 52 | 43 | 19 | 39 | 23 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:40AM1.10m | 11:40PM1.24m | 12:22PM1.14m | 00:25AM1.20m | 1:07PM1.19m | 1:15AM1.16m | 1:54PM1.24m | 2:09AM1.12m | 2:46PM1.30m | 3:09AM1.09m | 3:44PM1.35m | 4:17AM1.08m | 4:48PM1.41m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28PM0.22m | 6:00AM0.07m | 6:10PM0.24m | 6:36AM0.08m | 7:04PM0.26m | 7:21AM0.10m | 8:13PM0.27m | 8:17AM0.11m | 9:28PM0.23m | 9:22AM0.10m | 10:35PM0.16m | 10:26AM0.08m | 11:37PM0.08m | ||||||||
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 | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
 | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:25 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 33 | 35 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 36 | 35 | 21 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ENE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 |
| kJ | 21 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 47 | 27 | 28 | 22 | 24 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 19 | 39 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | NE 4 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | SE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 12 | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | — | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | SW 2 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | — | 11 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 17 | — | 30 | 61 | — | — | 2 | 18 | 23 | 52 | 43 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1104 | 101 | 28 | 124 | 1545 | 85 | 981 | 2508 | 107 | 3 | 120 | 109 | 3 | 3 | 287 | 465 | 1420 | 0 | 124 | 3 | 64 |
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