92nd Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at the forecast for 92nd Street. To be straight with you, the next 16 days look pretty grim for getting a decent wave. We’ve got a few small windows where you might get wet, but nothing that’s going to get the heart pumping.

The pattern is pretty locked in: the swell is tiny, mostly coming out of the SSE to SE, and the period is short, between 5 and 8 seconds. That’s just windswell – weak, mushy, and lacking any real push. The combined energy is mostly in the double digits, which is a dead giveaway (22 to 93). We do get a little bump on the Wednesday morning of the 22nd with the combined energy hitting 304 (moderate), but it’s still a pretty average 5 ft.

For the first few days, from Monday the 20th through Tuesday the 21st, it’s a write-off. Onshore wind at 12-22 mph and poor surf conditions. Not worth paddling out.

Wednesday the 22nd is about the only real chance in the near-term. The morning has a clean look with a wind out of the W at 16 mph, which is cross-offshore. The swell is 5 ft from the S with a 9-second period. It’s marginal, and the tide question is there, but it’s the best of a bad bunch. By the afternoon it gets chopped out again with stronger wind.

Thursday the 23rd offers a tiny window early. Offshore wind from the NNW at 3 mph sets up a clean face on a 3 ft SSE swell. The energy is weak (97), so it’s ordinary, but for a longboard or a foiler it might be fun for an hour.

Friday the 24th is the true standout of this whole 16-day period. The morning is glassy – absolutely dead calm – with an ENE breeze at 3 mph. It’s 2 ft from the SE, so small, but glassy conditions at 92nd Street with that breakwater setup can be really fun on a log. It’s just about as clean as you’ll get it. The energy is only 61 (weak), so don’t expect power, but if you want to catch a few little squeakers with no wind, this is your moment.

After that, it’s mostly downhill. The swell stays tiny, under 3 ft most days, with periods of 6-7 seconds. There’s a slight blip on the 2nd of August with 4 ft from the S, but period is a sluggish 6 seconds and the wind is cross-onshore and choppy – a mess.

The gap from the 25th of July all the way to the 2nd of August is a long stretch of days where none of these sessions are worth chasing. You get a few mornings with clean-ish conditions, like the 1st of August, but the swell is just too small and weak to bother.

There are no standouts beyond the 24th. The long-range around the 4th of August shows no real improvement.

So, bottom line: if you’re itching for a surf, the glassy Friday morning on the 24th is your best bet. The Wednesday the 22nd is a secondary option if you’re desperate, but the size and wind are just okay. For the rest of it, save your energy.

Stay salty, Rusty.

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