92nd Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you: the outlook for this break over the next 16 days is a tough one. We’re looking at a long stretch of mostly poor surf with very few windows to get excited about. The first few days are basically a write-off, and we’ve got a gap of over a week with nothing worth paddling out for.

Right now, and through the first week, it’s flat to tiny. Thursday the 16th sees a weak 1ft southerly swell with a short period, and the combined energy is a paltry 8, so barely a ripple. The wind is cross, making it choppy. Friday the 17th is glassy in the morning with a tiny 0.3ft swell, but the period is a very long 15 seconds, which for a beach setup like this just means it’s gonna break too straight and won’t have any push. It’s practically flat.

The wind finally goes offshore on Sunday the 19th, and the swell bumps up to 3ft from the south. The combined energy hits 110 – finally some moderate energy. The morning is cross-off and clean, and the afternoon is a fresh offshore. This is the first real window of the forecast, but it’s still considered poor surf conditions in the data. It’s the only thing that looks even remotely rideable for the first week.

Then we get a solid run of poor conditions again. The wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, the swell stays small, and the energy is weak. There’s a flicker on Wednesday the 22nd with a clean 4ft southerly swell and a good offshore wind, pushing combined energy to 159. The afternoon is even cleaner with a gentle offshore. This is described as "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions," so it’s not a standout, but it’s the best of a bad bunch.

The end of the month brings a bit more size. On Saturday the 25th, the swell picks up to 4ft from the southeast with a period of 9 seconds and combined energy of 251 – that’s solid moderate energy. The morning is cross-shore, which is just okay, but the afternoon gets blown out by a strong onshore wind. By Sunday the 26th, the swell is 3ft to 4ft, but the wind is onshore and messy.

Honestly, the only real standout window is Wednesday the 22nd of July. Get out there in the morning if you can. The 4ft south swell with a fresh offshore wind from the northwest will give you the cleanest, most rideable waves of the entire forecast. It’s not going to be epic, but it’s the best you’re going to get. The water temp is 72°F, which is pretty much normal for this time of year, so no surprises there.

For the rest of the month, it’s a waiting game. The surf is either too small, too windy, or too messy to bother with. Keep the board waxed for that Wednesday.

Rusty.

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