56th St Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty.

Well, looking out at the next couple of weeks for us at 56th St, I gotta be straight with you – it’s a bit of a grim picture for a while. There’s a long stretch of nothing special coming our way, but there is a little light at the end of the tunnel if you’re patient.

The immediate days are pretty ordinary. Monday morning the 6th of July is offering a small 2ft SSW swell with a very long 16-second period. The combined energy is moderate at 431 units, but the wind is a cross-on at that point, and the report calls it marginal. It’s not clean, and honestly, not worth paddling out for. That trend of poor surf continues straight through the week and into the first part of the next. There are waves in the water, mostly around 3ft to 3ft, but the quality is just not there. The wind keeps it choppy or onshore, and the energy values fluctuate between weak and moderate but the conditions never click. It’s a real flat spell in terms of quality.

We’re looking at a solid gap of two weeks with no real recommendations here. The whole setup is very inconsistent for quality waves.

Now, you’ve got to look all the way to the morning of Thursday the 16th of July. That’s the only standout in this entire run. The swell is tiny, only 1ft from the SW, but that 16-second period gives it a little more life than you’d think. The energy is weak at 166 units, so don’t expect power, but what matters is the wind. It goes glassy. Dead flat. That’s a rare window here. For a sheltered spot like this, a glassy morning on a 1ft groundswell could actually offer a few clean little peelers. It won’t be big, but it’ll be the most fun you’ll have in this forecast window.

Beyond that, the swell tries to pick up again around the 20th and 21st of July, with 4ft to 5ft from the south, but the 14-second period and constant cross-on wind keep that energy (around 841 units) looking messy. It’s a bit of a letdown.

So, the long and short of it: save your energy for that glassy morning on the 16th. It’s your best bet by a long shot. Other than that, maybe just give the wax a rest for a while.

Rusty.

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