92nd Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. It’s Rusty here.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with ya – the next couple of weeks in this neck of the woods are looking pretty flat. There’s no real surf on offer for a solid stretch. From now until the morning of Monday the 17th, it’s just small, weak bumps and messy conditions. You’d be wasting your time paddling out. The water temp is a notable 78°F, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, so it’s like bathwater if you just want a float, but for waves? Nope.

Things finally start to show a tiny bit of life on Monday the 17th at 92nd Street. The swell nudges up to 2ft from the SSE with a short, weak period of 6 seconds. A clean offshore NNW wind is blowing, which is about the only nice thing here. The combined energy is still weak though (41), so it’s not doing much. Tuesday the 18th is back to poor, tiny dribble.

We go through another gap of poor conditions, with small windswell and lumpy south winds. The next little flicker comes on Friday morning, the 21st. Swell builds a touch to 4ft, still from the S, with a short period of 7 seconds, but the wind turns fresh offshore from the NNW. This cleans it up, and the combined energy hits 142 (moderate now), but even then, it’s just ordinary.

Morning of Tuesday the 25th sees a bigger bump – 4ft from the SE, period of 6 seconds and energy up to 128 – but the wind is straight onshore from the south, so it’s messy. That trend continues through Wednesday the 26th where we finally see some size: 5ft from the ESE with a period of 8 seconds. That’s real wave height, and cross-offshore NNE wind keeps it clean. The energy is strong at 277. This is the only real standout in the whole run: Wednesday morning, the 26th, at 92nd Street. Clean conditions, solid chest-to-head high sets (5ft from the ESE). But be warned: this is a breakwater spot, so it can get a bit tricky with the direction. The crowd factor here is listed as “sometimes,” so you might find a few others out, but it’s far from packed.

After that, Thursday the 27th gets messy again with onshore winds, and that’s about it.

So, to wrap it up: there’s a long, quiet stretch until mid-next week, and then one decent shot on Wednesday the 26th morning. That’s your best bet. Otherwise, don’t hold your breath.

Rusty.

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