57th Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – it’s a pretty flat and frustrating run ahead for the next couple of weeks at 57th Street. We’ve got a long dry spell before anything even worth a second look shows up.

The first real pulse that might get you out of bed doesn’t arrive until Thursday the 10th, late in the afternoon. Before that, from now all the way through to the morning of the 10th, you’re looking at tiny dribbles – nothing over 3 ft and most days barely a ripple. The wind is messy, mostly cross-shore or cross-onshore, and the energy readings are in the weak range, the highest being just 91 (weak energy). It’s a boring stretch, plain and simple.

Then on Thursday afternoon the 10th, we finally see a bump: a 4 ft swell from the south with a period of 7 seconds, pushing the combined energy into the moderate zone at 135 (moderate wave energy). The wind swings westerly at just 3 mph, giving us a nice cross-off breeze, and the surface cleans right up. It’s surfable but nothing flash – just ordinary waves, but hey, it’s the best we’ve got. The Friday morning the 11th might offer a leftover 2 ft from the SSE with a clean cross-off wind, but the energy drops back to 67 (weak energy) and it’s still small.

For the rest of that second week, it’s back to tiny, weak stuff – most afternoons have cross-onshore or onshore winds and energy readings that barely hit two digits. Not much to get excited about.

Water temperature at first mention on Tuesday the 1st is sitting at 77°F, which is 4°F warmer than usual for this time of year – definitely notable for the area.

So, if you’re desperate, the Thursday 10th afternoon window is your only real shot. Otherwise, get the kite gear ready – with so much weak, choppy, onshore wind through the period, this setup looks far more appealing for kite surfing than paddle surfing through most of it.

Rusty.

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