Surf Forecasts:
47th Street surf forecast from 13 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 15 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period, E swell with 51 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 0.7m 7s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 15) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 20) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Tue 15th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 47th Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Rusty here again. Look, I’ve been watching the charts for 47th Street, and it’s a flat, frustrating run right through. No good surf on the table in this 16-day span. The swell and wind just can’t get along.
Straight off, Sunday, September 13th, you’ve got ankle-biters from the SE, 0.7 ft to 1 ft. The water is a crazy 77°—much warmer than average—and there’s glassy conditions Sunday afternoon, but the waves are too small to even think about. That’s the story for the first week: nothing but poor surf, tiny heights, and wind blowing on or cross. The wave energy is low, just 28 to 65 points.
Come Monday, September 21st, the swell gets some legs—3 ft to 5 ft from the ENE, energy bumping up to 129-232. But the wind is a stiff cross-onshore at 16 mph, tearing it up and making it choppy. Not worth it. That holds through the 22nd and 23rd, all messy.
Thursday, September 24th shows 4 ft to 4 ft from the E with a 9-10 second period, and the combined energy hits 383. The wind is a cross-shore breeze, leaving a slight chop. It’s close, but no cigar.
Then the real size shows up Friday, September 25th through Sunday, September 27th. Swells of 5 ft to 8 ft from the E, periods 8-10 seconds, and energy cranking from the 600s all the way to 1770. That 8 ft is expert territory only, but the wind is howling cross-onshore at 16-19 mph, creating a lumpy, ugly mess. On a beach/jetty, this is kite surfing weather, not surfing weather.
Monday, September 28th drops back to 3 ft to 4 ft with onshore or cross-shore wind. The whole 16 days is a bust. The break is fairly consistent, so it’s not usually this bad, but for now, you’re better off doing something else.
Ride the dry spell,
Rusty
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | SE 12 | ESE 6 | E 7 |
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 kJ | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 35 | 31 | 37 | 51 | 40 | 18 | 50 | 48 | 44 | 27 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 43 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:10AM1.45m | 10:24PM1.30m | 10:54AM1.40m | 11:09PM1.21m | 11:38AM1.34m | 11:57PM1.12m | 12:24PM1.27m | 00:46AM1.04m | 1:12PM1.21m | 1:38AM0.98m | 2:02PM1.17m | 2:32AM0.94m | 2:55PM1.15m | 3:28AM0.94m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:20PM-0.01m | 4:33AM-0.01m | 5:02PM0.06m | 5:10AM0.08m | 5:45PM0.14m | 5:46AM0.17m | 6:30PM0.22m | 6:25AM0.26m | 7:22PM0.29m | 7:13AM0.34m | 8:27PM0.34m | 8:21AM0.38m | 9:33PM0.33m | ||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | — | 7:10 | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | 7:00 | — |
mm | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 27 | 31 | 30 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 12 | ESE 6 | E 7 |
| kJ | 25 | 19 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 37 | 51 | 40 | 18 | 50 | 48 | 44 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 21 | 43 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 8 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 15 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SSW 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | S 6 | E 15 | — | E 10 | SE 13 | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SW 3 | — | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 5 | — | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 35 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 17 | 16 | 12 | — | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 7 | 15 | 526 | 977 | 572 | 759 | 759 | 544 | 1114 | 1168 | 35 | 5 | 505 | 7 | 526 | 1111 | 977 | 524 | 1112 | 533 |
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