Surf Forecasts:
57th Street surf forecast from 29 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 31 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period, SE swell with 76 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 31 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSW 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 31) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 4s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 5s. Another secondary swell of 0.3m and 8s is also forecast. 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 0.6m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) 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 Wednesday (Sep 02) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Mon 31st Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 4s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Mon 31st Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 4s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 57th Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Hey mates, Rusty here. I’ve been staring at the reports for 57th Street, and it’s a tough stretch ahead. The water is surprisingly warm right now, sitting about 4°F above the average for this time of year, so that’s the one good thing.
We start on Saturday, August 29th, and honestly, there’s nothing to get excited about. It’s tiny, with waves around 1ft coming from the southeast, a short 8-second period, and total energy that’s barely a flicker at 35. The wind messes it up too. This dreary pattern sticks around for the whole first week of September. You get day after day of tiny, weak surf. There’s a brief moment on Wednesday, September 2nd, where the swell gets a little longer period (11 seconds) and the energy bumps up to 102, but the size is still a pathetic 2ft and it’s choppy.
Into the second week, we get a few mornings with clean, offshore winds – like Friday the 4th and Saturday the 5th of September – but the swell is barely 1ft, with energy readings under 20. It’s a pond, not an ocean. The only real pulse comes on Saturday, September 12th. The morning gives us a small window with 4ft waves from the east-northeast, a very short 6-second period, and glassy conditions, pushing the energy to 93. It’s ridable, but those short-period waves will just crumble. The afternoon tries to push to 4ft, but the wind turns onshore and shreds it.
Over these 16 days, there is no standout session. It’s a real dry spell for the area. With the wind blowing onshore or across the break most of the time, I’d say this coastline is looking a whole lot better for kiting than it is for paddling. Might be time to take up a new hobby for a couple of weeks.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 29°C on Tue night, min 20°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 4 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
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 kJ | 17 | 16 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 34 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 52 | 75 | 63 | 43 | 39 | 27 | 31 | 17 | 20 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 9:18AM1.30m | 9:31PM1.36m | 9:53AM1.34m | 10:09PM1.32m | 10:32AM1.36m | 10:52PM1.26m | 11:15AM1.37m | 11:41PM1.19m | 12:05PM1.36m | 00:38AM1.13m | 1:02PM1.35m | 1:40AM1.09m | 2:04PM1.33m | 2:46AM1.06m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:32PM0.05m | 3:50AM-0.04m | 4:12PM0.05m | 4:24AM-0.02m | 4:54PM0.07m | 4:59AM0.00m | 5:38PM0.11m | 5:38AM0.05m | 6:30PM0.16m | 6:25AM0.11m | 7:36PM0.21m | 7:27AM0.17m | 8:54PM0.22m | ||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 4 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 75 | 63 | 43 | 39 | 27 | 31 | 17 | 20 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | — | SE 8 | SE 12 | S 5 | S 6 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 52 | 9 | 6 | 32 | 29 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | S 5 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | SE 13 | — | — | — | S 5 | — | S 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | E 4 | — | S 5 | S 3 | SSW 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | SW 2 | SSW 2 | S 4 | SSW 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | — | S 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | SW 3 |
| kJ | 9 | 10 | — | 5 | 8 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 18 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 175 | 372 | 289 | 409 | 2302 | 0 | 289 | 968 | 409 | 409 | 464 | 3 | 282 | 362 | 175 | 283 | 358 | 3 | 409 | 175 | 175 |
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