92nd Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, let's look at what's on offer for 92nd Street.

Honestly, it's a pretty flat and bleak run for a while here. The whole 16-day window is largely a write-off for any decent surf. We're looking at a whole bunch of days with tiny, weak waves and mostly poor conditions. The swell energy is almost non-existent, with values mostly in the 20s and 30s, meaning there's just no power in the water. The water temp is sitting at 74°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that's about the only highlight.

From the very start on Saturday the 29th of August right through to the 11th of September, we're stuck in a pattern of flatness. You'll see a few pulses of slightly bigger swell, like on Wednesday the 9th of September when the combined energy climbs to 200, but the winds are cross-onshore, chopping it up, and the wave comment just says "poor surf conditions." It’s a real tease. The best you'll find in that whole stretch is a couple of mornings where the wind goes light or glassy, but the swell is so small (1ft to 2ft) and weak it’s barely a ripple. It's a solid two-week stretch of frustration.

Now, right at the very tail end of the forecast, we finally get a little glimmer. On the morning of Saturday the 13th of September, we’ve got a clean, moderate offshore wind from the North, hitting 12 mph. The swell is still tiny at 2ft from the ESE, but that clean wind is a major positive. The comment even changes to "moderate offshore and clean." It’s not going to be anything to write home about, but for a morning session on a piece of foam, you might find a few little fun ones if you're desperate. That’s your best shot in the whole 16 days.

There's very little to get excited about here. The break itself is a breakwater setup, so it needs a decent push of swell to work, and this forecast just isn't giving it. It’s a long, quiet period.

Rusty.

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