Surf Forecasts:
57th Street surf forecast from 9 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 10 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period, S swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 13 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period, E swell with 92 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 10 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s 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 Friday (Jul 10) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 9s. 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 1.0m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 13) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Fri 10th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Fri 10th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Mon 13th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 57th Street over the next 16 days.
G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve gotta be straight with you – for the next 16 days, 57th Street is a tough watch. It’s a sandbar setup that’s fairly consistent, but the swell just doesn’t cooperate. The water’s a touch warmer than normal for this time of year at 75°, which is a nice little bonus for a paddle, but that’s about the only highlight for a while.
We start off Thursday the 9th with a tiny 1ft easterly swell, but it’s choppy and messy with cross-onshore winds. Friday the 10th cleans up a bit with a cross-offshore breeze, but the swell is still small – 2ft to 2ft from the south with a short period. It’s clean, but there’s just no power there. Saturday morning the 11th looks glassy with a 1ft SSE swell, but it’s so weak you’d be waiting forever for a ride. The rest of that week and into the next is a real grind – tiny waves, onshore or cross-shore winds, and the combined energy readings are all in the low double digits or single digits, which is basically nothing. There’s a long stretch of flat, poor surf right through to around the 20th.
Now, here’s the one thing that pricks up my ears. We get a sudden pulse on Tuesday the 21st of July. The swell jumps to 7ft from the SSE with a combined energy of 512 (strong wave energy), but it’s coming with a period of just 8 seconds and a moderate cross-shore wind. That’s a lot of water moving, but it’s messy and lumpy. It’s a size that’s more for experienced surfers, and the conditions aren’t doing it any favours. Wednesday the 22nd still has some size (4ft) but it’s cross-onshore and choppy. By Thursday the 23rd, it’s dropping back to 2ft and finally shows a “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions” rating, with clean cross-offshore wind, but it’s a weak end to the pulse.
Honestly, the standout window is the morning of Thursday the 23rd – it’s the only time the forecast even hints at something rideable, with a 2ft ESE swell and clean conditions. But it’s not a classic. The Tuesday the 21st pulse is big, but it’s not clean, and for a beach break, that short period and cross-shore wind will make it a battle. Kite surfers might get a kick out of that bigger, windier day, but for paddle surfing, it’s a frustrating outlook. The 16-day window is mostly a write-off, with that one brief moment of hope right at the end.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun morning, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 7 | SE 10 | S 5 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
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 kJ | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 28 | 48 | 45 | 33 | 48 | 29 | 17 | 35 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:44PM1.35m | 4:17AM1.08m | 4:48PM1.41m | 5:27AM1.10m | 5:53PM1.48m | 6:33AM1.16m | 6:54PM1.54m | 7:33AM1.22m | 7:50PM1.58m | 8:28AM1.28m | 8:43PM1.60m | 9:22AM1.32m | 9:36PM1.57m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22AM0.10m | 10:35PM0.16m | 10:26AM0.08m | 11:37PM0.08m | 11:28AM0.04m | 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 | |||||||
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 | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
 | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:23 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 24 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 7 | S 4 | S 5 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | ESE 7 | S 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 48 | 3 | 33 | 48 | 29 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 6 | — | SSE 10 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 9 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 8 | ESE 9 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | W 4 | — | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | 6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 7 | 23 | 28 | — | 45 | — | — | — | 8 | 35 | 7 | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 128 | 295 | 25 | 62 | 5 | 64 | 195 | 1102 | 409 | 454 | 536 | 536 | 536 | 536 | 3 | 32 | 85 | 85 | 120 | 927 | 120 |
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