92nd Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let me level with you. This is Ninetysecond-Street we’re looking at, and to be honest, it’s a tough stretch of days ahead. This spot is a little breakwater setup that’s usually for beginners, and the water is running very warm – about 78°F and that’s a solid 5°F above normal for this time of year, so it’s notably warmer than usual.

Right now, and for the first few days, there’s just not much to get excited about. We’ve got a tiny little SSE swell running, only about 1ft on Tuesday morning, but the wind is cross-off and it’s clean. It’s just too small to really call it a proper surf. Tuesday afternoon turns cross and choppy. Wednesday morning drops to knee-high 0.3ft, and it’s dead small through Thursday and Friday, even with a few clean offshore windows. The wave comment keeps saying “poor surf conditions,” and the energy readings are weak – like a combined energy of only 14 on Tuesday morning.

Friday morning, August 14, actually cleans up nicely with a moderate offshore wind from the NNW and 1ft of SSE swell, period a short 5 seconds. It’s clean but tiny. That “moderate offshore and clean” look is nice, but you’ll be scratching for waves.

Saturday August 15 morning is probably the best of the first week – gentle offshore, 2ft, period at 8 seconds, energy at 32. Clean, a little more push, but still small. Saturday afternoon stays clean.

Sunday the 16th afternoon is a write-off – a fresh cross-onshore wind at 22 mph bumps up a 3ft south swell with a period of only 4 seconds. That’s going to be lumpy, messy, and poor.

Now, we start to see something on Monday August 17. Morning brings a moderate offshore wind and 3ft of SSE swell, period 7 seconds. The comment changes to “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions” and gets a score of 1. The energy is up to 84. That’s still very small surf, but at least it’s rideable and clean. The afternoon stays similar.

Tuesday August 18 is clean again in the morning, 2ft, period 7, energy at 91. Still ordinary but not terrible for a small-wave board.

The real stand-out in this whole outlook lands on Thursday August 20. The morning has 2ft of SE swell, but the period jumps to 11 seconds. That’s a groundswell pulse. The energy climbs to 129, which is moderate. Wind is a gentle cross-shore from the SW, so there’s a slight chop but it’s manageable. Then Thursday afternoon: the swell builds to 3ft from the south-southeast, period at 10 seconds, and combined energy jumps to 294. That’s the strongest energy in the whole run. But here’s the kicker – the wind is onshore from the south at 16 mph, so it’s messy. Still, for a breakwater setup, that long-period swell could find a corner and offer something better than the rest. It’s just not going to be glassy.

Then we slide into the last week. There’s a glimmer on Saturday August 22 afternoon – gentle offshore from the NNW, 3ft SSE swell, period 8 seconds, energy at 87, and the comment is “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions” again. Clean, small, but rideable. Sunday August 23 morning is also clean with 3ft and a 7-second period. The afternoon turns choppy with a 4ft south swell, but cross-onshore wind ruins it.

The final shout-out is Monday August 24 morning – light cross-off breeze, 2ft SSE, period 8 seconds, energy at 67, and clean conditions. Ordinary, but you can surf.

So, the honest truth for Ninetysecond-Street: don’t expect much. The standout is really Thursday August 20 afternoon – the biggest energy in the whole two weeks at 294, with 3ft swell and a decent 10-second period. The onshore wind holds it back from being epic, but that’s your best bet. If you can sneak out Monday August 17 or Tuesday August 18 for a clean small-wave session, you might find something. Otherwise, it’s a long wait for very ordinary conditions.

Rusty.

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