Surf Forecasts:
57th Street surf forecast from 31 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 3 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period, SE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 6 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period, ENE swell with 127 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 3 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s 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 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 9s 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 1.2m 7s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 06) at 11AM. 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 2s period and expected on Friday (Sep 04) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Sun 6th Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 57th Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s look at what’s on offer for 57th Street over the next couple of weeks.
Truth be told, it’s a pretty quiet stretch ahead. The entire 16-day window is looking like a flat spell, with no real surf to get excited about. Swell heights barely tickle 2ft on the best days, and the combined energy of all swells directed here stays weak, mostly under 100 (16 to 191). The biggest pulse hits around Sunday, September 6th, with a 4ft swell from the ENE, period around 7 seconds, and combined energy of 191 (moderate), but even that is still rated as poor surf conditions. The wind that morning is clean, with a cross-off breeze from the NNE at 9 mph, but the short period and weak energy mean it’s not going to deliver much.
The water temperature here is about average for the time of year, nothing unusual.
For the first week, from Monday, August 31st through to the end of the first week, every day is a write-off. The swell is tiny, the period is short, and the wind is often cross-on or onshore. There’s a brief moment on Saturday, September 5th afternoon when it goes glassy with a 0.3ft SE swell, but that’s just a flat calm, not surfable. The second week offers more of the same: small, weak swells and mostly clean winds but no size. Sunday, September 13th morning has a 2ft S swell with a period of just 5 seconds and combined energy of 30, but that’s a short-period wind swell, not worth paddling out for.
There are no standouts here. The best of a bad bunch is Sunday, September 6th, with that 4ft ENE swell and clean morning conditions, but even then, it’s a beginner-friendly size, short period, and the break is a sandbar that’s fairly exposed. If you’re desperate, you could roll the dice that morning, but don’t expect much.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | E 7 | SE 8 | ENE 5 |
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 kJ | 20 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 52 | 75 | 63 | 44 | 29 | 61 | 27 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 30 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 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 | 3:11PM1.33m | 3:56AM1.07m | ||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 8:47AM0.20m | 10:07PM0.18m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
 | 7:32 | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 32 | 29 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 33 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 35 | 32 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | NNE 5 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 52 | 75 | 63 | 29 | 19 | 61 | 23 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 8 | SSE 4 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | E 6 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 44 | 29 | 37 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | — | S 15 | SE 13 | — | ENE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | E 6 | NNE 4 | — | ESE 8 | S 5 | E 7 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | — | 7 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 11 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | — | SSW 3 | — | SSW 4 | ENE 3 | E 3 | — | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | N 2 | N 3 | — | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 20 | — | — | 5 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 7 | 3 | 24 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 30 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 1104 | 1176 | 409 | 409 | 445 | 90 | 39 | 1540 | 62 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 164 | 255 | 409 | 491 | 2188 |
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