92nd Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, it's Rusty here. Let's get into it.

Look, to be honest, this 16-day window for 92nd Street is a tough one. We’ve got a long stretch of nothingburgers here, with a whole lot of days where the ocean is just not playing ball. The first real chance we see of anything even remotely surfable is a long way off, so you're going to want to keep your expectations low.

For the first week, starting Tuesday, August 11th, it's a total write-off. We are talking poor surf conditions day after day. The swell is tiny, mostly around 1 ft to 2 ft from the SSE or S, with hardly any energy pushing in (14-27). The winds are all over the place, switching from cross-off to cross-on, and even a full-on SE onshore on the 13th. It’s just not worth paddling out for.

The pattern continues through the weekend. Friday the 14th has some clean, fresh offshore wind from the NW, but the swell is still only 1 ft. It's clean, but there's just no power. Saturday the 15th is the same story – glassy conditions in the afternoon, which is beautiful, but with a 1 ft swell and a period of 7 seconds, it's a lake. Sunday the 16th gets messy again with strong onshore winds.

We finally get a pulse of energy on Monday the 17th. The morning shows a 4 ft S swell with a 7-second period, and the energy is moderate (152). The wind is fresh offshore from the NW, so it’ll be clean. But the wave comment still says "poor surf conditions," which tells me the quality isn't there for a proper session. The afternoon drops back down.

Then we hit another quiet spell. Tuesday the 18th has a weird 0.7 ft, 15-second period swell from the SSE. That long period is pure groundswell, but with hardly any height (46 energy), it’s not going to do much. The wind is clean though. Wednesday the 19th sees a jump in energy to 470, with a 4 ft SSE swell at 11 seconds, but it's onshore and messy. That's a lot of energy, but it's going to be a washing machine.

The highlight of the whole outlook, and the only thing close to a standout, is a couple of windows late in the period. First, on Saturday, August 22nd, the afternoon brings a 4 ft S swell with a 6-second period and moderate energy (122). The wind is a cross-off from the N, keeping it clean. It's surfable, but it's a short period windswell, so it won't be the most refined wave.

Then, on Tuesday, August 25th, we have another chance. Both morning and afternoon show a 4 ft S swell with light, clean cross-off winds from the WNW and NW. The energy is moderate (86-103). For this break, over 5 ft is too big for beginners, so 4 ft is a good size for the more experienced crew. The conditions are clean, which is the main win here. It’s not a world-class day, but given the stretch of nothing we’ve been looking at, it’s the best on offer.

The crowd factor at 92nd Street is "sometimes", so you might have a few others with the same idea on those cleaner days. So, keep your eyes on the 25th of August. It's a long way off, but it's the most promising window we've got.

Rusty.

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