92nd Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's break down what we're working with for the next couple of weeks.

I gotta be honest with you, the surf prospects for 92nd Street are looking pretty bleak for the majority of this 16-day window. There's a long, dry spell of poor conditions stretching from the start all the way through the first week of August. The swell is tiny, the wind is almost always on it or cross-on, and the energy is weak. For most of this period, the combined swell energy is under 100, which is about as weak as it gets for a breakwater spot.

The first session on Thursday, July 30th afternoon, is the best you'll see. You've got a 2ft swell from the SSE, but it's a short period 8-second wave with a cross-off wind from the NE at 9 mph. The water is a warm 74°, which is about 1° above normal for the time of year, so nothing unusual. The combined energy is a modest 122, so it's surfable, but it's really ordinary. The wind is clean, but the swell is weak.

After that, it's a total shutout. From Friday, July 31st, right through to Saturday, August 9th morning, the conditions are consistently rated as poor. The winds are predominantly onshore or cross-onshore, often fresh to strong breezes, making it choppy and lumpy. The swell heights rarely get above 3ft, and when they do, like on Sunday afternoon, August 2nd, with a 4ft swell from the S, the period is a shocking 5 seconds, and the wind is howling onshore at 16 mph. It's a total mess.

The only glimmer of hope comes way out on Sunday, August 9th. Sunday morning shows a clean 1ft swell from the SE with a 7-second period and a light offshore breeze from the NNW at 9 mph. That's glassy and clean. Sunday afternoon holds a similar 1ft swell with a clean cross-off wind. Then Monday, August 10th morning, goes glassy with a 2ft swell from the S. For a second, it looks like we might get a window, but the swell is tiny, and the energy is pathetic – mostly under 30. For a beginner-friendly breakwater, these are the only sessions that even look like a paddle. The rest of the forecast through to Friday, August 14th, is back to small, weak, and choppy.

So, honestly, the best on offer is those two days at the very end: Sunday, August 9th, and Monday, August 10th morning. The wind will be perfect, but you're going to be fighting for a dribble on a knee-high wave. It's a long-range promise, so keep an eye on it, but don't hold your breath. For the rest of the month, the setup looks more interesting for a kite than a paddle.

Rusty.

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