Surf Forecasts:
36th Street surf forecast from 9 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 12 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period, E swell with 86 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for 36th Street this week:
The most powerful waves expected at 36th Street in the next 16 days are 1.0m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 12) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Friday (Jul 10) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sun 12th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 36th Street over the next 16 days.
Alright, let's chew through what the next couple of weeks look like at 36th Street.
To be straight with you, it's a lean run. The wave energy is pretty minimal for the vast majority of the next 16 days. We're looking at a long stretch of small, weak surf and tricky winds. It's one of those periods where the forecast just doesn't give you much to work with.
The water's running warm, about 3° warmer than usual for this time of year at 36th Street. It's definitely noticeable.
We start off real flat. The first solid week of July is a write-off. The only real blip on the radar comes around the 18th of July, on the Saturday morning. We get a 4ft swell from the SSW, which is the biggest swell of the whole run, and the combined wave energy hits a moderate 117. It's going to be clean with that WSW cross-off breeze. But the period is only 6 seconds – that's a real short-period wind swell, so it's going to lack any real grunt and be a bit bouncy.
After that, it goes back to nothing. Toward the end, around the 22nd and 23rd of July, we see some 4ft swells from the E and ENE, with energy hitting the low hundreds (101 and 123). But the wind completely ruins it – we're looking at a fresh cross-shore or onshore breeze, making it lumpy and choppy. That 4ft stuff with an onshore wind is a bit much for beginners, and the short period (6 to 7 seconds) means it's not going to be good quality. Honestly, with those onshore winds and the lumpy texture, that setup is more interesting to a kite surfer than someone paddling out.
There's no real standout day here. The swell is either too small, the period is too short, or the wind is terrible. The best bet is that Saturday morning on the 18th, but it's a one-morning window and nothing special. Everything in the second week is too inconsistent or messy to get excited about. It's a waiting game.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sun morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SSW 4 | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
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 kJ | 17 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 35 | 43 | 51 | 35 | 18 | 30 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:51PM1.32m | 4:13AM1.02m | 4:55PM1.41m | 5:22AM1.03m | 5:56PM1.49m | 6:27AM1.07m | 6:55PM1.57m | 7:27AM1.12m | 7:51PM1.62m | 8:24AM1.17m | 8:45PM1.63m | 9:18AM1.21m | 9:36PM1.61m | 10:11AM1.24m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:33PM0.16m | 10:23AM0.03m | 11:39PM0.09m | 11:25AM-0.00m | 00:40AM0.02m | 12:25PM-0.04m | 1:38AM-0.05m | 1:25PM-0.08m | 2:32AM-0.10m | 2:22PM-0.10m | 3:24AM-0.13m | 3:17PM-0.10m | 4:14AM-0.13m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 |
 | 8:25 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:23 | — | 8:22 |
mm | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 25 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | S 4 | S 5 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | ESE 6 | S 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 12 | 14 | 32 | 22 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 1 | 35 | 18 | 30 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 6 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 8 | S 4 |
| kJ | 13 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 13 | — | 16 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | E 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | E 17 | — | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | 15 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | SW 3 | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 25 | — | 2 | — | — | 6 | 10 | 26 | 35 | — | 51 | — | — | — | 7 | 22 | 13 | 16 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 307 | 1 | 50 | 44 | 50 | 170 | 1089 | 567 | 548 | 1089 | 548 | 55 | 2634 | 89 | 75 | 111 | 97 | 113 | 75 | 175 | 600 |
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