57th Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright mate, Rusty here again. Let’s be straight – 57th Street is pretty much on snooze for the next 16 days. There’s a long stretch of barely anything, and when there is a little bump, the conditions usually aren’t cooperating. The water’s sitting at about 77°F, and that’s nearly 4°F warmer than normal for this time of year – feels like a warm bath, not your typical autumn.

The best chance you’ve got – and I mean the only real highlight – is on Tuesday, September 15th afternoon. A little 3ft pulse from the east-northeast with a super short 6-second period, so it’s windswell, not groundswell. The combined energy reads 61 (moderate), and the wind is light from the north-northeast, keeping the surface clean. It’s not gonna blow your mind, but it’s the best-looking window in the whole 16-day forecast.

Before that, on Thursday afternoon, September 10th, there’s a brief little window with 3ft of south swell at a 5-second period and a gentle offshore breeze from the west-northwest, so the surface is clean. Combined energy is only 53 (weak to moderate), and the swell direction is from the south, while this break really likes it from the southeast – so it’s a bit off. Still, if you’re keen, you could get a few.

The rest of the days are tiny or choppy. From now until that September 10th afternoon, it’s a week-plus of flatness or junk. Most mornings are clean but with swell around 1ft or less, combined energy in the teens and twenties – not worth getting wet for. Then after the September 15th window, the final day on Wednesday September 16th morning actually pumps the highest energy of the whole run – 164 (moderate) with 3ft of east swell at 7 seconds – but the wind is cross-shore and the surface is choppy. That’s kite-surfing territory, not for us.

So the pick is Tuesday, September 15th afternoon. Small, clean, and rideable. That’s your lot.

Rusty.

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