92nd Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what 92nd Street has on the cards for the next couple of weeks.

First things first, we’re starting off with a bit of a flat spell. For the first few days – from now until around Sunday the 13th – it’s going to be pretty much a write-off. We’re talking tiny dribbles of around 1ft to 2ft of short-period swell, and most of that is going to be blown out by messy winds or just straight onshore. The water is sitting at a balmy 74°F right now, about 4°F warmer than usual for this time of year, so the water temp feels like summer’s hanging on, but the surf just isn’t there yet.

We finally see a little pulse of energy on Sunday the 13th. The morning brings a slight bump to 3ft from the SSE with a period of 6 seconds, and the wind goes clean with a cross-off breeze. The afternoon holds similar but a touch smaller at 3ft. Still, the combined energy is only around 64-75, so it’s weak and ordinary. It’s surfable, but you won’t be bragging about it.

The next week remains grim. From Monday the 14th right through to the start of the following week, we are stuck with tiny 1ft to 2ft waves with short periods. The winds are all over the place – offshore, cross, onshore – but none of it can save this weak, low-energy surf. The only mild consolation is the clean, offshore mornings on the 14th and 15th, but the swell just isn’t there to make it worthwhile.

Now, the picture does start to change toward the end of the outlook, but you’ll have to be patient. We get a bit of a bump on Tuesday the 22nd, hitting about 4ft from the ESE, with clean cross-off winds. The combined energy finally climbs into triple digits at 108, which means the juice is starting to flow. That continues into Wednesday the 23rd, where the swell builds nicely to 5ft to 6ft from the ESE with a period of 8 seconds. The winds stay clean and off. The energy ramps right up to 379, marking a good step up in power. This is surfable and looks promising for a bigger board session.

But the real standout, the one to circle on the calendar, is Friday the 25th and Saturday the 26th. On the 25th, the swell pushes to a solid 8ft to 8ft from the ESE with an 8 to 10-second period. The combined energy hits a huge four-digit number of 1153 – that’s proper strong wave energy. Now, this size is getting up there; over 8ft it’s for experienced surfers only, and with that swell direction, 92nd Street is exposed and will be packing a punch. The afternoon of the 25th sees a gentle cross-off breeze, so it should be clean with some power. Then on the 26th, it starts to back off a little to 6ft to 6ft, but the kicker is the glassy conditions on the Saturday afternoon. Swell from the ESE at 6ft, an 8-second period, combined energy of 356, and glassy wind – that is the best window of the whole outlook. That is clean, punchy, and truly surfable.

Crowds are listed as possible here at 92nd Street, so on those better days, expect company.

So overall, the next week and a bit is a quiet one – about 10 days of waiting. But there’s light at the end. Wednesday the 23rd is the warm-up, but Friday the 25th afternoon and especially Saturday the 26th afternoon are your best bets for getting a real wave under your arm.

Stay patient and keep an eye on that glass-off.

Rusty.

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