92nd Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let me level with you. I’ve had a good look at what’s on the table for the next couple of weeks, and I gotta be straight with you – it’s looking grim for a proper paddle. The models are showing a real flat spell for most of the forecast, and there’s not a single day that I’d call a standout. We’ve got a long gap of nothingness before we even get a whisper of something rideable.

Let’s start with the only spot we’re looking at, 92nd Street. This is a breakwater setup, beginner-friendly, but it’s been starved of any decent swell. For the first week and a half, we’re staring down the barrel of “poor surf conditions” every single session. The water temp is sitting at 75°, which is a solid 5° warmer than normal for this time of year, so it’s feeling like a bath out there, but that’s about the only highlight.

From Sunday the 13th all the way through to Thursday the 25th, it’s a write-off. We’re talking tiny waves, mostly under 2ft, with weak energy readings (the combined energy never gets past the low 70s – that’s weak, folks). The wind is all over the shop – onshore, cross-onshore, and even when we get a clean offshore breeze from the NNW on Monday the 14th, the swell is a pathetic 1ft. Not worth wetting your wetsuit for.

There’s a massive gap of about 12 days where you won’t find anything worth mentioning. It’s not until Friday the 25th that we see a glimmer. On the 25th of September, Friday afternoon, we finally get a “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions” rating with a score of 1/10. The swell is a tiny 3ft from the SSE, period of 5 seconds, and the wind goes light offshore from the NNW. The combined energy is a weak 43. It’s not good, but it’s the first sign of life.

Then, the best we can hope for is Saturday the 26th and Sunday the 27th. On Saturday afternoon, we get a bump in energy – 3ft from the ESE with a 9-second period, and the combined energy finally climbs to 124 (moderate energy). The wind is a clean cross-off from the W. Sunday morning the 27th is similar: 3ft from the ESE, 10-second period, and 121 energy, with a light cross-off breeze. Still, the wave comment calls it “very ordinary conditions.” The swell direction (ESE) is off from the optimum SSE direction for this break, so the quality won’t be there. For a beginner, it might be a splash around, but for anyone with experience, it’s a skip.

Honestly, this is one of those blank runs where the area just isn’t firing. It’s a normal thing for a breakwater spot like this – when the swell windows shut, they shut hard. Keep an eye on the charts, but don’t hold your breath.

Rusty.

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