Surf Forecasts:
47th Street surf forecast from 28 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period, SE swell with 273 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for 47th Street this week:
The most powerful waves expected at 47th Street in the next 16 days are 1.2m 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 6s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 03) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 47th Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it for 47th Street. I’ve gotta be honest with you, the next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim. We’re staring down a long, dry spell with very little to get excited about.
Right now, and for the rest of the month, the surf is pretty much a no-go. Small, weak swell from the SE barely registering any energy (37), and the water is a balmy 77° F – that’s much warmer than normal for this time of year, which is a bit weird. But it doesn’t matter when the waves are that tiny. The glassy conditions on Friday afternoon (August 28th) are a taunt, a flat, glassy pond.
We’ve got a solid run of nothing until September 2nd. That Wednesday morning, we finally see a pulse of energy. The swell from the SE bumps up to 4 ft with a period of 11 seconds, and the combined energy is moderate at 263. It’s a proper groundswell period, so the wave shape will be better. But the wind is a 12 mph cross-onshore from the SE, which will chop it up. It’s not going to be pretty. This continues through the 3rd, where we get a clean morning with a 16 mph cross-offshore from the SW, but the swell drops. The energy is a moderate 106, but the swell height is the same 4 ft from the SSE. It’s surfable, but there’s nothing special.
After that, it’s back to the doldrums. Tiny, weak swell from the SE for days and days. The energy drops into single digits. It’s a real blank run. The longest gap of any real surf is from September 4th all the way through to September 9th.
Now, on September 9th (Wednesday morning), we get a bit of a glimmer. A long-period swell from the SE at 14 seconds pops up, with a height of 2 ft and a moderate energy of 104. The wind is a light cross-offshore from the NNW, which will keep it clean. It’s the only day in the second week that’s worth a mention. It’s surfable, but that’s about all you can say for it. The rest of the 16-day window is a snooze-fest.
Honestly, 47th Street is a beach/jetty setup, and with this kind of weak, short-period slop, and the constant onshore or cross-shore winds, it’s not really a paddle surfer’s paradise. On a day like September 2nd with that 4 ft swell and 12 mph cross-on wind, it’s looking a lot more interesting for the kite surfers than us.
That’s the long and short of it. Stay patient.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 33 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 37 | 263 | 226 | 77 | 77 | 38 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross |
High Tide | 8:59PM1.39m | 9:22AM1.30m | 9:35PM1.36m | 9:57AM1.34m | 10:13PM1.32m | 10:36AM1.36m | 10:56PM1.26m | 11:19AM1.37m | 11:45PM1.19m | 12:09PM1.36m | 00:42AM1.13m | 1:06PM1.35m | 1:44AM1.09m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:54PM0.07m | 3:19AM-0.03m | 3:36PM0.05m | 3:54AM-0.04m | 4:16PM0.05m | 4:28AM-0.02m | 4:58PM0.07m | 5:03AM0.00m | 5:42PM0.11m | 5:42AM0.05m | 6:34PM0.16m | 6:29AM0.11m | 7:40PM0.21m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | 7:36 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:27 | — |
mm | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 18 | 11 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 33 | 31 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 34 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SE 9 | S 4 | SE 12 | — | SE 10 | — | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 35 | 33 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 37 | — | 80 | — | 29 | 47 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 15 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 5 | E 6 | E 9 | E 6 | — | E 5 | — | SE 15 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 5 | E 5 | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | SE 7 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 19 | 11 | — | 2 | 13 | 25 | — | — | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 263 | 226 | 77 | 77 | 52 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 181 | 185 | 323 | 299 | 349 | 2348 | 7 | 264 | 1113 | 35 | 15 | 2408 | 355 | 367 | 636 | 277 | 53 | 2 | 88 |
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