92nd Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, it’s Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it. We’ve got one spot on the radar for the next 16 days: 92nd Street (breakwater). And I gotta be honest with you, the outlook is a bit of a bummer. There’s a long stretch of weak surf and tricky wind. The first real chance to even consider a paddle is mid-week, but even then, it’s not exactly lighting up.

Kicking off Monday the 20th, we’ve got tiny swell at 1ft from the SSE with a period of 7 seconds. The combined energy is a weak 22, and the wind is onshore. No good, really. The water temperature is sitting at 74°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – a nice little bonus for the body, but you won’t be using it for much else.

Things stay flat and poor through Tuesday with onshore winds ramping up to 18 mph and a short period swell of 5 seconds. There’s a bit of a spike in energy on Tuesday afternoon, hitting 201, but the swell height jumps to 6ft with a 6-second period and strong onshore winds. That’s a choppy, sloppy mess, and honestly, it’s more of a kite-surfing setup than a paddle session.

We finally see a little light on Wednesday the 22nd. The morning shows 4ft from the S (8 seconds) with cross-shore winds, but conditions are still poor. The afternoon is a *marginal* call, with 5ft swell and lighter cross-shore breezes. The combined energy is up to 283, so there’s some push, but it’s just not clean enough to get excited about.

Thursday the 23rd is the only real standout in this entire run. The morning has a clean 4ft swell from the SSE with a 9-second period, driven by a cross-offshore breeze from the N. The energy is a moderate 176. Then in the afternoon, it goes glassy. Zero wind, 3ft swell from the SSE, 8-second period. This is the best on offer. The waves are small, but glassy conditions mean clean, fun lines for a longboard or a fish. The swell direction is straight out of the optimum SSE, so the breakwater will be working.

After that, it’s back to the grind. Friday the 24th drops back to 2ft and onshore chop. The weekend is a write-off with poor quality and weak energy. The following week (starting July 28th) sees a brief uptick on Wednesday the 29th with a clean 3ft swell from the SSE (8 seconds) in the morning, but the energy is only 127, and the period is short. It’s a tiny window of clean-ish surf, but nothing to write home about.

From the 30th of July through to the 4th of August, it’s all small, onshore, and weak. The combined energy drops to single or low double digits. There’s a long gap of several days with no real recommendations.

So, to wrap it up: if you’re desperate for a paddle, you’ve got one shot on Thursday the 23rd of July. The morning is clean, but the afternoon glass-off is the real deal. Don’t expect much else. It’s a quiet stretch, but forecasts can change, and this place tends not to stay this flat for too long.

Rusty.

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