56th St Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let's have a look at what's coming our way at 56th St.

Honestly, for the first few days, it's looking pretty grim. The surf is just not on for a while. We’ve got a long dry spell here, with nothing worth paddling out for until we get into the back half of the month. The water is sitting at about 69° right now, which feels a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but you won't be caring about the temp if you're just sitting on the sand.

The first real glimmer of hope doesn't show up until the morning of Thursday, July 24th. We're looking at a small, clean 2ft swell out of the SW with a very long period of 24 seconds. That's a proper groundswell, but at this size, it's going to be pretty weak in terms of energy (796). The wind is light and offshore, so it could be glassy, but it's marginal at best. You'd be scratching for scraps.

The standout window, and the best bet in the whole 16-day run, looks like the morning of Saturday, July 25th. The swell bumps up to 3ft from the SSW, with a long 21-second period. The energy is starting to build (1037), and we've got light offshore winds. It's still not firing, but it's the cleanest and most promising we'll see for a while. You'll want a longboard for this one.

After that, the pattern stays messy. The swell hangs around through the end of the month and into the first of August, but the wind keeps swinging cross-onshore, chopping things up. The energy gets strong on the 31st (1351) with a 5ft swell from the S, but the wind is cross-onshore, making it a grindy, messy affair. That's expert territory at that size and with those conditions.

The energy drops right off into the first week of August, with tiny, weak swell and no real quality on offer. It's a pretty barren run, to be honest. We go from a long gap of nothing, to a couple of marginal days, and then it fades away again. For now, it looks like a waiting game.

Rusty.

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