Surf Forecasts:
36th Street surf forecast from 30 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 3 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period, SE swell with 28 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 0.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 7s period and expected on Monday (Aug 03) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 36th Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what 36th Street is offering up for the next couple of weeks. Straight up, I’ve gotta be honest with you – this is a grim outlook. We’re looking at a long, quiet stretch with no real surf to get excited about.
The pattern is set for a whole lot of nothing. From Thursday the 30th of July all the way through to the end of the forecast on the 14th of August, the energy is pitiful. Every single session is marked as poor surf conditions, and the combined swell energy barely ever gets out of the weak range. The best we see is a “45” (still weak) on the afternoon of the 14th of August, with a tiny 2ft swell from the ESE.
The water temp is running about 76°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s about the only thing that’s slightly out of the ordinary.
Let’s call out a couple of moments that are slightly less terrible, but don’t expect much. On the morning of the 12th of August, there’s a clean cross-offshore with a 3ft E swell. It’s tiny, but at least it’s clean. The morning of the 5th of August also offers a clean moment with a 2ft SE swell. But again, we’re talking about barely rideable waves.
With these tiny swells and periods under 8 seconds most of the time, you’re not getting any real power or shape. The whole 16-day window is a write-off for decent surf. Don’t bother paddling out, you’ll just be bobbing around.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 22°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 4 | SE 8 | E 5 | SSE 7 | SSW 3 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 4 |
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 kJ | 1 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:12AM1.07m | 9:24PM1.40m | 9:48AM1.10m | 9:59PM1.37m | 10:24AM1.14m | 10:34PM1.33m | 11:01AM1.18m | 11:11PM1.27m | 11:41AM1.21m | 11:52PM1.20m | 12:27PM1.25m | 00:39AM1.13m | 1:20PM1.28m | 1:37AM1.06m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:07PM0.12m | 3:54AM0.06m | 3:47PM0.12m | 4:27AM0.05m | 4:27PM0.12m | 5:01AM0.05m | 5:11PM0.14m | 5:37AM0.05m | 5:59PM0.17m | 6:16AM0.06m | 6:54PM0.20m | 7:03AM0.08m | 7:57PM0.21m | ||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — |
mm | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 21 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | S 6 | SE 7 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 45 | 41 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 32 | 24 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 36 | 32 | 41 | 30 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 4 | E 6 | S 7 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | — | S 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | 3 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | NE 5 | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | ESE 3 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 29 | 12 | 11 | 11 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 132 | 55 | 50 | 299 | 44 | 299 | 325 | 510 | 1167 | 1213 | 1047 | 1179 | 97 | 97 | 55 | 1095 | 1179 | 1216 | 1407 | 549 |
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