57th Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s have a look at what’s on offer. To be straight with you, the next couple of weeks are pretty flat for our stretch. We’re looking at 57th Street, and honestly, for the first week and a half, it’s a struggle. The swell just isn’t there. Most days we’re scraping together tiny waves, mostly under 2 ft, with weak energy readings often in the teens or twenties (combined energy around 20). The wind is all over the shop too – some glassy mornings like Friday July 3rd with a 0.7 ft ESE swell (9-second period) and 3 mph WSW breeze, but the waves are just too small to bother.

Saturday July 4th and Sunday July 5th are similar story – tiny knee-high stuff, but Sunday morning does go dead glassy (0 mph) with 1.0 ft SE swell at 9 seconds. It’s beautiful conditions, but you’d be bobbing around on a lake. That’s about as good as it gets for the first week. Water temp is sitting at 73°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so at least it’s not cold.

There’s a light at the end of the tunnel though. By Friday July 10th afternoon, we finally see a little pulse – 3 ft S swell with a 7-second period and clean offshore wind from the WNW at 12 mph. Combined energy climbs to 92. It’s still very ordinary, but at least it’s surfable. Saturday July 11th has a similar size but the wind is cross or onshore, so not as clean.

The real standout, if you can wait, looks like Monday July 13th morning. We get a clean 3 ft E swell, 5-second period, with light offshore NW wind at 6 mph. It’s still a short-period swell, so it won’t have much push, but it’s the best wave height we’ve seen and it’s clean. Combined energy is 79. Not a classic, but it’s rideable for a beginner-friendly sandbar.

After that, it fades again until Saturday July 18th. That afternoon we get moderate offshore wind (WNW 12 mph) with 3 ft SSE swell at 8 seconds, combined energy 70 – surfable but nothing special.

So here’s the bottom line: this whole stretch is a quiet one. If you’re itching for a paddle, Monday July 13th morning is your best shot – cleanest conditions with the biggest swell of the period. After that, it’s a long wait. The breaks are inconsistent, and the swell just isn’t doing us any favours. Keep an eye on it though – forecasts change, and it won’t stay this dead forever.

Rusty.

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