56th St Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the table for 56th St.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – the next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for any kind of decent session. The water’s sitting at a tropical-feeling 76°, which is a solid 9° warmer than usual for this time of year, but that’s about the only good news. We’ve got a consistent run of poor conditions from Wednesday afternoon all the way through the end of the 16-day window.

We start off Wednesday afternoon with a weak 2ft SSW swell and a period of 12 seconds, but a cross-on wind from the West at 12 mph is just chopping it up. The combined energy is a weak 318. That sets the tone. Thursday and Friday don't offer any relief either – the swell bumps up a touch, hitting 3ft to 3ft on Friday afternoon, with periods stretching to 16-17 seconds, and the energy climbs to 830, but those SW and WSW winds are still cross-on or onshore, keeping everything messy.

Saturday the 5th morning is looking a little better, but still only marginal. We've got a consistent 3ft SSW swell at 16 seconds and the combined energy is 711. The wind is a light cross-on from the WSW at only 3 mph, which is about as good as it's gonna get, but the forecast still calls it "marginal." It might be worth a paddle for the desperate, but don't expect any gems.

After that, it’s a long stretch of poor conditions. Sunday the 6th sees the swell size jump to 5ft from the South, with periods dropping to 14 seconds, but it’s onshore or cross-on all day with moderate chop. The energy hits 952, but the quality is shot. Wind stays in that cross-on or onshore pattern all the way through the second week, with wave heights slowly dropping back down to the 1ft to 3ft range by the 17th of September. Even when we get longer period groundswell setups – like a 21-second swell on the afternoon of the 17th with 325 energy – the cross-on breeze and small height just kill any real potential.

Honestly, the best on offer in this entire outlook is that marginal Saturday morning on the 5th. But even that’s a stretch. For any standouts? There aren't any. This is a full-on dud for the next 16 days. If you're really jonesing, you'd be better off on a kite board with that consistent cross-on wind at a beach break like this. The forecast doesn’t give us a single day where I’d say, "Yeah, get the shortboard." It’s a long blank run.

Rusty.

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