47th Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again, looking at the same stretch for 47th Street. And man, it’s a quiet one. The wave energy is basically a whisper for the whole 16 days, with combined swell energy sitting in the 20 to 60 range (weak) early on, then just falling off a cliff.

We’re talking tiny surf, mostly under 2ft, coming from the south or east-southeast. The wind is all over the place—cross, cross-on, onshore—and even though we get a few clean offshore or glassy moments, there’s just no swell to push it.

The first week is a total bust. From Monday, July 6th through Thursday, July 10th, it’s small, weak, and poor. Water temp is about normal for this time of year.

The only real chance to get wet comes in the second week. On Tuesday morning, July 14th, there’s a gentle offshore wind from the west-southwest, with a 2ft swell from the east-southeast, period 8 seconds. The combined energy is only 33 (weak), so it’s clean but tiny. The wind stays offshore in the afternoon, but the swell drops to 1ft. For a beginner, it’s okay.

Then on Thursday afternoon, July 16th, we get a 2ft swell from the northeast with a gentle offshore wind from the west. Again, clean but small. The period is only 4 seconds, so it’s weak, short-period windswell.

And on Friday morning, July 17th, it’s glassy with a 0.7ft swell from the east-southeast. Period 7 seconds. It’s glassy, but the swell is barely there.

This is a beach/jetty spot, and with this little swell and mostly cross or onshore wind, it’s really more of a kite-surfing setup than a paddle-surfing one for the bulk of this forecast. The crowd is listed as "often," but with no waves, you won’t see anyone.

So, your best bet is the clean windows on the morning of July 14th or the afternoon of July 16th. But don’t get your hopes up. The rest of the 16 days is flat and choppy.

Rusty.

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