92nd Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer for the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, it’s a pretty quiet stretch. The surf’s gonna be small and mostly messy for the first week with barely anything to get excited about. There’s a real gap in quality waves, but we do get a few windows where the wind cleans up enough to make the most of the weak, knee-high slop. If you’re patient, the second half of the forecast has a couple of mornings that might just be worth a paddle.

We start off on Thursday 23 July with a weak 3ft SSE swell at 8 seconds – that’s short period, so the waves will be soft and fat. The wind is onshore from the SSE at 9 mph, so it’s going to be a bit of a bumpy mess. The combined energy is only 91, so barely any push. Not worth suiting up.

Friday 24 July is worse. The morning has a tiny 1ft cross-onshore SE swell – just wind ripples. The afternoon stays weak with a 2ft onshore SSE swell. Both periods are a write-off.

Saturday 25 July picks up a little, with a 4ft ESE swell in the afternoon, but the wind is cross-onshore at 16 mph and the period is a short 7 seconds. The energy bumps to 116, but it’s choppy, lumpy, and unfriendly.

Sunday 26 July and Monday 27 July are similar stories – small, onshore, and messy. Monday afternoon gets a fresh 22 mph cross-onshore wind with a 4ft SSE swell, but the period is a terrible 5 seconds. That’s not surf – that’s just wind chop.

Now, here’s where it gets a little more interesting. Tuesday 28 July morning: the wind swings to a light cross-offshore from the west at 6 mph, and we get a clean-looking 2ft SE swell. The energy is still low at 87, but the conditions are clean, so it’s surfable. Not a standout, but if you’re desperate, it’s the best we’ve seen.

Wednesday 29 July morning is actually the pick of the first week. Glassy conditions – zero wind from the NW – with a 2ft SSE swell, 7-second period. The energy is only 56, but with the water at 73° and the temperature anomaly sitting at just +0.5°, it’s about average for this time of year. The conditions will be clean, but the waves are small and weak. It’s a nothingburger, but it’s a clean nothingburger.

Thursday 30 July afternoon also goes glassy, with a 3ft SSE swell, 8-second period, and calm conditions. Again, surfable but very ordinary.

The second week is a bit of a desert. Friday 31 July through Sunday 2 August is mostly onshore or cross-on, with small swell and poor quality. The best of that stretch is Sunday 2 August morning: a light cross-offshore from the west at 6 mph, with a 2ft SE swell, 8-second period, and clean conditions. Energy is 61. Still tiny, but at least the wind is friendly.

Monday 3 August morning is another glassy moment – no wind, 3ft SE swell, 8 seconds, clean. And Tuesday 4 August morning is also glassy, with a tiny 2ft S swell, 8 seconds. These are the last few decent windows. After that, from Wednesday 5 August through Friday 7 August, the swell drops to almost nothing – 1ft to 2ft, with poor winds and very low energy (down to 12 by Friday afternoon). It’s a total flat spell to end the outlook.

So, if you’re looking for the best on offer, I’d say Tuesday 28 July morning is the most consistent option with clean conditions, or Wednesday 29 July morning for the glassy, calm vibe. But really, don’t expect much. This is a long stretch of small, weak surf. If you’ve got a longboard and low expectations, you might get a few soft ones. Otherwise, it’s a good time to work on your tan.

Rusty.

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