92nd Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this is a rough stretch for 92nd Street. We’ve got barely a ripple for the next week and a half, and even when the swell picks up a little, the conditions just aren't doing us any favours. I’ll walk you through it.

Right off the bat, Saturday the 12th is a complete write-off. Tiny 1ft waves from the southeast, onshore wind, and the water is sitting at a very unusual 74° – that’s 5° warmer than normal for this time of year, which is seriously notable, but it doesn’t matter when the surf is that poor. The combined wave energy is a paltry 21, just dead.

Sunday the 13th morning is the first tiny glimmer, but it’s a weak one. We get a 1ft southeast swell with a period of 10 seconds and a clean offshore wind from the northwest. The water is clean, and the combined energy is 79, but it’s still tiny. You might catch a knee-high wave if you’re desperate, but it’s only surfable in the “very ordinary” sense. The afternoon dies again with a 5-second period and cross-shore wind.

From Monday the 14th through to Saturday the 20th, it’s a brutal stretch. The swell hangs around a pathetic 1ft to 2ft, periods are short, and the winds are mostly onshore, cross-shore, or just messy. The wave comment is consistently “poor surf conditions.” There’s one brief moment Monday morning the 14th with offshore wind again, but with only 1ft and 20 energy, it’s not worth getting wet for. Sunday the 20th afternoon sees a 1ft swell with an 11-second period and clean cross-offshore wind from the northeast, but no power behind it. It’s a long, boring wait.

Then we hit Monday the 21st. The swell finally shows a pulse, but it’s not pretty for paddle surfing. Monday morning we get a 4ft swell from the east (8-second period) with 188 combined energy and a clean cross-offshore wind from the northeast. It’s the first time we see real height, but that period is short, and the wind is fresh. By the afternoon, the wind goes cross-shore and lumps it up.

Tuesday the 22nd and Wednesday the 23rd see the swell building to 5ft and 5ft, but the wind is a screaming 25 to 31 mph from the east and northeast. The wave energy jumps up to a moderate 292 and 351, and for a moment on Wednesday morning the wind is cross-offshore and clean, but with that much wind on a beach break, it’s going to be a messy, blown-out mess. Honestly, with those 5ft waves and near-gale force winds, this setup looks way more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

Thursday the 24th is the “best” of a bad bunch, but it’s still a long way from good. We get a morning swell of 5ft from the east-southeast (9-second period) and clean cross-offshore wind from the northeast. Combined energy hits a strong 424. By the afternoon, the swell bumps up to 6ft with the same clean wind, and the energy jumps to 885 – that’s a solid amount of power. The direction (ESE) isn’t lining up with the break's optimum (SSE), but the size and clean wind make it the only window where an experienced surfer might find a semi-rideable peak if they’re desperate.

After that, it fades out through the 25th to the 27th. The swell drops back to 3ft and then 2ft with fresh to strong cross-offshore wind, but the energy is gone and so is the quality.

The bottom line: This is a bleak 16-day outlook for 92nd Street. The surf is either non-existent, tiny, or blown out. The only true standout – and I use that term loosely – is Thursday the 24th morning and afternoon, where you get a 5ft to 6ft swell with clean wind and high energy. It’s not the direction the break wants, and it’ll be a heaving, lumpy beach break only for the experts. Everyone else, save your energy. Forecasts can change, but right now, this looks like a long, dry spell.

Rusty.

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