Surf Forecasts:
36th Street surf forecast from 23 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 25 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 25 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period, E swell with 124 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 25 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for 36th Street this week:
The surf forecast for 36th Street over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 25) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 6s. Another secondary swell of 0.4m and 8s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at 36th Street in the next 16 days are 1.2m 7s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 25) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Sat 25th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sat 25th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sat 25th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 36th Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty. Let's take a look at what we've got for 36th Street over the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, I'm not gonna sugarcoat it: this is a quiet stretch ahead. The whole 16-day window is looking flat and pretty uninspiring. We’re talking a long run of tiny, weak swell with poor surf conditions marked right through. For the first week, from the 23rd of July right through to the 5th of August, every single session is rated as poor. The swell is hovering around the 1 ft mark, mostly from the east and southeast, with periods that are short and weak. The combined wave energy is barely registering – you’ll see numbers in the single digits and low double digits, like 8 or 35, which tells you there's just no punch in the water.
You do get a bit of glass on the 26th of July morning – the wind drops to a glassy calm from the east with a 2 ft, 8-second swell from the southeast – but it’s still weak. On the 29th of July morning, we get a cleaner look with cross-offshore wind from the west, but again that’s just 2 ft and a 4-second period. It's rideable for a log maybe, but nothing to get excited about. There’s no standout day, no real window of quality.
The only thing that changes is right at the very end. On the 7th of August morning, the swell finally pushes up to 3 ft from the east with a 6-second period, and the combined energy jumps to 107 – that's at least moderate. But the wind is cross-onshore from the south at 9 mph, making it choppy, and it's still classed as poor. That’s the best we get, and it’s still not good. 36th Street is a beach and jetty setup, and with the small size and shifty winds, this whole period is more of a kite-surfing breeze than a paddle-surfing swell.
So, the bottom line: there’s no good surf to recommend here in the 16-day window. It’s a blank run. For this area, that happens. Stay tuned, forecasts can always change.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 5 | E 6 | SE 7 | E 6 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
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 kJ | 15 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 31 | 24 | 25 | 57 | 82 | 31 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 87 | 28 | 21 | 22 | 37 | 7 | 3 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:23PM1.20m | 4:41AM0.89m | 5:15PM1.23m | 5:37AM0.89m | 6:04PM1.27m | 6:27AM0.92m | 6:49PM1.31m | 7:13AM0.95m | 7:31PM1.36m | 7:55AM0.99m | 8:11PM1.39m | 8:35AM1.03m | 8:49PM1.40m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:53AM0.22m | 10:58PM0.27m | 10:45AM0.24m | 11:53PM0.24m | 11:35AM0.23m | 00:43AM0.21m | 12:22PM0.21m | 1:27AM0.17m | 1:06PM0.18m | 2:08AM0.14m | 1:48PM0.15m | 2:45AM0.10m | 2:28PM0.13m | 3:20AM0.08m | |||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 5 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 73 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 82 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 74 | 36 | 61 | 71 | 50 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | — | S 7 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 21 | — | 8 | 6 | 31 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | — | 28 | 21 | 4 | 21 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | SE 5 | — | S 5 | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 5 | — | E 4 | E 5 | — | ENE 4 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 5 | W 4 | W 3 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | — | 10 | 31 | — | 25 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 87 | 9 | 1 | 22 | 37 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 75 | 50 | 426 | 419 | 160 | 548 | 465 | 0 | 180 | 1436 | 170 | 419 | 493 | 383 | 337 | 294 | 2 | 465 | 3 | 50 |
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