Surf Forecasts:
57th Street surf forecast from 1 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 3 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period, SE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period, SE swell with 76 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 0.6m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 8AM.
| 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 | 8AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 57th Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s talk about what’s coming up in the 16-day window for 57th Street. I’m not gonna sugarcoat it—this is a rough one. There’s really no good surf to be found for most of the period.
From Tuesday the 1st through Tuesday the 15th, every session is written off as poor surf conditions. That’s a solid two-week stretch of nothing. The swell is tiny—mostly 0.7 ft to 2 ft—and the energy is weak. For instance, on Thursday the 3rd morning the combined energy is only 47, and it drops to single digits like 8 on Saturday the 5th morning. That’s flat.
Wind is mostly cross-shore or cross-onshore, with a few brief windows of clean offshore on Friday the 4th morning and Saturday the 5th morning, but with so little swell it doesn’t matter.
The only glimmer comes on Wednesday the 16th. Morning sees 4 ft from the south with a short 5-second period, light offshore wind, and energy of 90. By the afternoon, we get a little more: 5 ft from the south, still a short 6-second period, but we have clean offshore wind from the northwest and energy jumps to 163. The description shifts to “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.”
So the best on offer is that Wednesday the 16th afternoon. The south swell direction is close enough to the optimum SE, and the offshore wind will clean things up. But with a short-period 5 ft swell, this is about as average as it gets. Might be okay for a beginner if you’re just desperate to get wet, but it’s not a classic day.
Overall, you’re staring at a 15-day gap with no recommendations, and even the last day is just ordinary. This kind of quiet spell can happen here. Forecasts can change, but for now, it’s a long wait.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 7 | 52 | 75 | 63 | 44 | 29 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 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 | 4:21PM1.34m | 5:06AM1.13m | 5:29PM1.38m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 10:04AM0.17m | 11:10PM0.10m | 11:10AM0.11m | 00:05AM0.02m | ||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:20 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 10 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 30 | 29 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 29 | 31 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 4 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 9 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | ESE 8 | S 6 | S 5 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 7 | 13 | 75 | 63 | 24 | 18 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SE 8 | SE 12 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | ENE 4 | SE 9 | NE 4 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 52 | 7 | 4 | 44 | 29 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 13 | — | — | — | S 5 | — | S 5 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | NNE 3 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 9 | NE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | SW 2 | — | S 3 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 14 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 409 | 1540 | 25 | 282 | 1540 | 1 | 92 | 25 | 84 | 120 | 968 | 255 | 518 | 982 | 593 | 1026 | 982 | 464 | 495 | 1176 | 536 |
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