Surf Forecasts:
57th Street surf forecast from 31 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 3 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 6 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period, ENE swell with 301 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 3 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 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 Thursday (Sep 03) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 9s. Another secondary swell of 0.2m and 5s 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 1.4m 9s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 06) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 05) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sun 6th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 57th Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, I gotta be straight with you – this is a grim stretch. Right from the get-go, Monday the 31st of August through to the end of the 16-day window, we’re lookin’ at a whole lot of nothin’ at 57th Street. There’s a massive gap here with no real surf to get excited about, and the first few days are a total write-off.
Monday morning has a risk of thunderstorms, a cross-on wind from the east at 9 mph, and a tiny 1.0 ft swell from the southeast with a short period of 8 seconds. The combined energy is just 14 – that’s weak, barely a ripple. The water here is 77°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s about the only thing that’s unusual.
Tuesday the 1st of September and Wednesday the 2nd don’t get any better. The swell stays tiny, maxing out at 3 ft on Wednesday afternoon, but with a period of only 6 seconds and a cross-shore wind kicking up chop, it’s just messy. No good.
We don’t see a single highlight in the whole 16 days. There’s no standout, no window where the stars align. The swell is either too small, too short period, or the wind is all wrong. Even when we get a sniff of offshore wind or glassy conditions, like on Sunday the 14th of September morning with a glassy 2 ft from the northeast, the swell energy is only 47 and the period is a weak 6 seconds. It’s a tease.
The best we can say is Thursday the 3rd of September morning has a clean 3 ft from the ESE with a cross-off breeze, but the combined energy is only 75 and the period is 6 seconds – it’s surfable, but just barely. By the second week, it’s more of the same: small, weak, and uninspiring.
For a sandbar break that’s fairly consistent, this is a rough run. But it tends not to stay this poor for long, and forecasts can change. Hang in there.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | E 7 | ESE 8 | S 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 9 |
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 kJ | 10 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 52 | 75 | 64 | 81 | 44 | 68 | 39 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 83 | 173 | 127 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 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 | 3:11PM1.33m | 3:56AM1.07m | 4:21PM1.34m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 8:47AM0.20m | 10:07PM0.18m | 10:04AM0.17m | 11:10PM0.10m | ||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | 12 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 32 | 30 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 26 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | E 7 | E 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 52 | 75 | 63 | 81 | 44 | 68 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ENE 3 | S 4 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | S 6 | ESE 8 | E 7 | SE 9 | S 6 | — | SE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 28 | 37 | 39 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 4 | — | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 2 | E 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | S 5 | S 3 | SSW 4 | WNW 3 | — | WNW 2 | N 3 | N 3 | — | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | E 8 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 64 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 37 | 83 | 173 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1125 | 968 | 409 | 409 | 120 | 23 | 333 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 32 | 3 | 64 | 255 | 536 | 463 | 91 | 42 | 463 | 1 |
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