Surf Forecasts:
47th Street surf forecast from 27 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 28 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 2PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period, SE swell with 75 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 28 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for 47th Street this week:
The surf forecast for 47th Street over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at 47th Street in the next 16 days are 0.6m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 03) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 47th Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here again, with the same story but in feet and miles per hour. Look, I’ve scoured the charts for 47th Street, and I’ve got to be honest with you—it’s a tough watch. For the next 16 days, the surf is mostly a no-go. It’s one of those periods where the ocean just shuts down.
Kicking off on Thursday the 27th, we’ve got a tiny 2-foot swell coming from the southeast with a weak 9-second period. The combined energy is a measly 55, and with a cross-shore wind at 12 mph, it’s choppy and messy. The water is 77°, which is way warmer than normal for this time of year—over 4° above average—so at least the water’s nice while you’re staring at flatness.
Then comes the long gap. From Friday the 28th all the way through to Thursday the 11th of September, it’s basically flat. We get some glassy moments, like Friday the 28th morning and Monday the 1st, but the swell is pathetic—between 1.0 and 2 feet with periods of 7 to 8 seconds. The wave energy numbers are in the single digits and teens (9, 11, 17). It’s clean out there, but there’s nothing to catch.
The only hint of life comes way down the line. On the morning of Monday the 8th of September, an east swell bumps the combined energy to 130 (moderate), but it’s still only 2 feet with a moderate cross-onshore wind at 12 mph. It’s choppy. The next few days, the 9th and 10th, we get long-period groundswell (12 seconds) from the southeast, keeping the energy in the 100 to 118 range, but the wave height stays at 2 feet and the wind is cross-on. It’s just not coming together for a beach/jetty break.
The one bright spot—if you can call it that—is Friday afternoon the 11th of September. The ocean finally gets glassy, with a 2-foot southeast swell and a long 11-second period. The combined energy is 76. It’s tiny, but it’s the only session the forecast calls “surfable.”
So to wrap it up: no standouts here. The only session worth even looking at is that glassy Friday the 11th, and it’s still miniscule. This spot is usually “fairly consistent,” so this is a down period. But with the poor surf quality and onshore winds on the days with any energy, you might see more kite surfers out there than paddle surfers.
Rusty, out.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 46 | 53 | 47 | 35 | 33 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 60 | 73 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 8:23PM1.39m | 8:47AM1.26m | 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 | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:11PM0.10m | 2:42AM-0.00m | 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 | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 46 | 53 | 19 | 35 | 33 | 22 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 60 | 73 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | NE 4 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 5 | NE 5 | — | SSE 4 | E 5 | SE 7 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 12 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 47 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | E 15 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | — | — | N 2 | NE 4 | — | — | — | S 5 | S 3 | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 18 | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | — | 3 | 9 | — | 3 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1168 | 5 | 5 | 67 | 181 | 7 | 264 | 133 | 299 | 2764 | 340 | 264 | 977 | 1178 | 583 | 1531 | 148 | 349 | 183 | 84 |
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