Surf Forecasts:
57th Street surf forecast from 7 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 5PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period, SSW swell with 220 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for 57th Street this week:
The most powerful waves expected at 57th Street in the next 16 days are 1.6m 7s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Friday (Sep 11) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Thu 10th Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 57th Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here with your 16-day look at 57th Street.
Let's be straight with you – this stretch of sand is lookin' pretty quiet for the next couple of weeks. We've got a long gap of nothing special before anything even gets a pulse. You're lookin' at a solid stretch of flat, weak, or just plain messy conditions all the way through the start of the period.
The first hint of something worth paddling for won't show until Thursday the 10th of September. Even then, it's a bit of a tease. We get a modest bump of 5ft to 5ft from the SSW, but it's short-period junk with only moderate energy (149 to 314) behind it. The Thursday afternoon session is a bit better for size, but it's still a marginal call.
It's a poor run of form, honestly. The wind is all over the place, and the swell windows are just not lining up. For the next week and a half, you're better off finding something else to do. The most promising window looks like it might be a few days later, but we're getting into the long-range guesswork.
Fast forward a week to Sunday the 20th of September, and we finally get a clean break. The morning shows a moderate offshore breeze from the NW with a 4ft SSW swell. The energy is still pretty weak (101), but the conditions are described as "moderate offshore and clean." That's the first real sign of life. The following Monday morning (21st September) offers something similar: 4ft from the NE with clear skies and a light cross-off breeze, so it'll be clean again. It isn't going to be the wave of the century, but it's a paddle.
Where does that leave the best on offer? Honestly, there isn't a true standout. If you’re desperate for a session, the Sunday and Monday mornings on the 20th and 21st of September are your best bets. The swell is small, around waist-high (4ft to 4ft), coming from the SSE or NE, with clean conditions thanks to the offshore wind. The wave energy is still weak (110), and they're only scoring 1 out of 10, so keep expectations in the car. It is also a sandbar break that can get crowded sometimes, so you'll have company.
Water temp is about average for this time of year. But honestly, for the first week and a half, you're just watching flat lines.
Stay patient, the ocean will wake up eventually.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | E 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 47 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 122 | 139 | 220 | 38 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:06AM1.13m | 5:29PM1.38m | 6:10AM1.22m | 6:29PM1.44m | 7:05AM1.32m | 7:22PM1.48m | 7:54AM1.40m | 8:09PM1.48m | 8:40AM1.45m | 8:54PM1.45m | 9:23AM1.47m | 9:37PM1.39m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:10PM0.10m | 11:10AM0.11m | 00:05AM0.02m | 12:09PM0.05m | 00:56AM-0.05m | 1:04PM-0.01m | 1:44AM-0.10m | 1:56PM-0.05m | 2:29AM-0.12m | 2:46PM-0.06m | 3:12AM-0.11m | 3:32PM-0.05m | 3:52AM-0.07m | ||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | 7:22 | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | 7:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 28 | 47 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 85 | 38 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | S 6 | ENE 5 | ESE 9 | — | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 8 | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | SE 6 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 28 | 122 | 139 | 220 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 3 | 25 | 99 | 158 | 1295 | 287 | 287 | 769 | 769 | 140 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 239 | 289 | 706 | 772 | 562 |
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