47th Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let’s have a look at what’s on offer for 47th Street over the next sixteen days. Straight up, I’ve gotta be honest with you – it’s a grim run. We’re looking at a long stretch of flat, messy, or blown-out conditions with barely a sniff of a decent wave.

We kick off on Tuesday, 15th of September with a tiny little 2-foot easterly swell, but it’s got no push to it, period a short 6 seconds, and the combined energy is a feeble 34 – that's weak. The water’s sitting at 76°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, a real anomaly of 6°, so you’ll be comfortable in a spring suit, but the surf won’t have you rushing.

The whole first week is a write-off. We get a mix of onshore easterlies and cross-shore winds, with swells barely scraping 3 feet. The swell direction is mostly easterly, but the optimum direction for this break is NE, so it's not even lining up right. There’s a little blip on Sunday the 20th afternoon with a 3-foot southerly swell and some clean conditions (cross-off wind), but the period is a shocking 5 seconds, and the energy is still only 115 (moderate). It’s rideable but ordinary, and it’s a one-off.

From there, we slide into a proper flat spell. Monday the 21st is glassy but with a 3-foot swell of 4 seconds and energy of 45 – basically a lake. That carries on through to the 25th, with nothing worth paddling for. The wind starts cranking up around the 23rd and 24th, with easterlies at 18 to 22 mph and heavy rain, blowing the tiny 3 to 5 foot swells into a choppy mess. That kind of setup, with a beach/jetty break and onshore wind, would actually be more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

The second week doesn’t offer any redemption. From the 26th through to the 30th of September, we see some cross-off winds, which clean things up a bit, but the swell is tiny, between 2 and 3 feet, and the period is average. There’s a brief uptick in energy on the 28th (160 – moderate) with a 3-foot ESE swell and 10-second period, but the wind is a moderate 13 mph from the NNW, which is cross-off, so it’s clean but tiny. Even that gets blown out by the 30th with fresh cross-onshore wind.

There are no standout days here. No big swells, no perfect windows. It’s a 16-day blank for all intents and purposes. The break is fairly consistent, but when there's nothing to work with, it doesn't matter. Forecasts can change, but as it stands, leave the board at home for a while.

Rusty.

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