47th Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer for 47th Street over the next couple of weeks.

To be straight with you, it’s a pretty grim stretch. We’re looking at a solid 16-day run with no real surf to get excited about. The first decent recommendation doesn’t show up until the 25th of July, and even then, it’s a tough sell. The water is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, sitting at 76°, but that’s about the only bright spot.

Starting off Saturday the 25th, we’ve got a weak little 2ft easterly swell with a short period of 6 seconds, and a combined energy of just 43. The wind is blowing onshore from the ENE at 9 mph, making for poor conditions. That’s the story for the whole weekend and into the start of the week. Sunday the 26th sees a similar 2ft swell from the ESE, but the wind goes cross-onshore, keeping things choppy and messy.

Monday the 27th drops to a tiny 2ft wave, and the wind stays cross-onshore. Tuesday the 28th is more of the same, though the afternoon sees a brief shift to a cross-offshore wind from the SW, cleaning things up a bit, but the swell is still a weak 2ft at a horrible 5-second period. Wednesday the 29th is a write-off with 0.7ft waves.

Thursday the 30th brings the biggest wave of the period so far, a 3ft swell from the NE, but it’s only 6 seconds and the wind is cross-onshore. The energy is still weak, only 78. Friday the 31st is flat and glassy in the morning, but that’s because there’s barely a wave, just 1ft. The first week of August is more of the same trickle. Sunday the 2nd of August has a 3ft to 3ft swell from the SE with a clean cross-offshore wind, but the period is still short at 5-6 seconds. The energy is slightly better at 65, but it’s still a far cry from good surf.

The rest of the run into the second week is a dead loss. We’re talking 0.3ft and 0.7ft swells, and even a day with zero data on the 4th of August. There's a glassy morning on the 5th of August, but it's for a 0.3ft wave. The swell direction is all over the place, and the optimum for this spot is NE, which we only see a hint of on the 30th of July.

Honestly, there’s nothing here to get the heart pumping. No standouts, nothing worth paddling out for. The setup is a beach and jetty, so with the combination of tiny swell and onshore wind, it might look more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer. Sometimes the forecast is just a blank, and this is one of those times. Keep checking back, things can change.

Rusty.

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