92nd Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s look at what’s on the table for 92nd Street over the next couple of weeks.

To be straight with you, this is a tough run. The forecast is mostly a flat spell with tiny, weak waves. The overall energy in the water is low, barely ever climbing above 100 (weak energy) for the first week, and even when it does, the conditions are messy. The best of a pretty average bunch looks like around Tuesday the 21st of July, but we’ve got a long wait to get there.

For Wednesday the 15th and Thursday the 16th, we’re looking at tiny 2 ft to 2 ft swell from the south. It’s clean enough with a cross-offshore wind, but the wave energy is pitiful (13 to 26). Not worth getting wet for. Friday the 17th goes glassy but the swell drops to 0.3 ft – that’s a lake. Saturday the 18th has a little bump, 3 ft from the ESE, but it’s short period and onshore, so it’s messy.

Now, the first real chance for anything surfable rolls in on Monday the 20th. We get a 4 ft SSE swell with moderate energy (194), but the wind is cross-onshore, so it’s going to be choppy and ordinary. The water temp is 72°, which is about average for this time of year, so no worries there.

The standout moment, and I mean the only one you’d consider, is Tuesday the 21st of July in the afternoon. The swell bumps up to 5 ft from the south, and the energy jumps to 444 (strong), which is promising. Even better, the wind is cross-off from the west at 16 mph, keeping it clean. That’s the biggest push of the whole outlook, but it’s still marked as “poor surf conditions” in the data, so don’t expect perfection. It’s a short-period swell (7 seconds), so it’ll be a bit lumpy, not a long-period groundswell.

After that, Wednesday the 22nd has a 3 ft SSE swell and clean morning conditions, but the energy drops back to moderate (143). Thursday the 23rd through to the end of the month is mostly tiny, onshore, and weak. There’s a tiny glimmer on Saturday the 25th with a 2 ft SE swell and glassy conditions in the afternoon, but it’s only 2 ft and the energy is low (60). The 28th of July has a clean offshore wind and a 3 ft SE swell, but again, it’s ordinary.

Bottom line: This is a pretty bleak 16 days. The only window that offers a bit of size and clean conditions is Tuesday the 21st of July afternoon. If you’re desperate, paddle out then, but keep your expectations low. For the rest, you’re better off tuning the radio or taking a long walk.

Rusty.

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