47th Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, let’s have a look at what’s on offer for 47th Street. I’m Rusty, and I’ve got to be straight with you—this is a tough one. The forecast is basically a long stretch of poor surf, so we’re looking at a big gap before anything even worth mentioning.

The water’s sitting at 77°, which is about 4° warmer than usual for this time of year—that’s notably warm, almost like a summer bath. But the waves? Barely anything.

We start on Saturday, 18th July, and it’s a write-off. Tiny 2ft swell from the south with a short 4-second period, cross-off wind, and the combined energy is just 21 (weak). It’s clean but gutless. The afternoon bumps up to 3ft, but it’s cross-shore and messy. Sunday the 19th drops to 0.3ft with a 13-second period—that’s a long-period groundswell, but there’s no energy behind it (7 and 14). It’s clean, but you’d be floating.

Monday the 20th through to Thursday the 23rd is all under 3ft, with periods mostly short and weak combined energy never breaking 67. The wind is often cross or onshore, and the wave comment is consistently “poor surf conditions.” The best of a bad lot might be Tuesday the 21st afternoon—3ft, cross-off wind, clean—but it’s still a tiny wave with a 5-second period. Not worth the paddle.

Friday the 24th through to Sunday the 2nd of August stays in the same rut: heights from 0.3ft to 3ft, periods mostly short, and combined energy peaking at 60. The wind is a mix of cross-off and cross-on, and the surf is just never happening. There’s a stretch from about the 22nd to the 2nd where it’s basically flat for days on end.

There is no standout. Nothing. The best session might be Sunday the 2nd of August morning—1ft from the east, 7-second period, 20 energy, and light offshore wind from the west making it clean. But that’s still a tiny, weak wave. For a beginner, it’s safe, but for anyone else, it’s a skip. Because the swell is so small and the period is short, the wave quality is poor. It’s a beach/jetty setup, so with no real energy, it’s just not interesting.

Honestly, if you’re after a paddle, you’re better off waiting for a change in the forecast. This is a blank run, and for this area, that’s not unusual. Keep an eye on it.

Rusty.

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