Surf Forecasts:
36th Street surf forecast from 5 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period, SSW swell with 117 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 1.3m 6s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 6s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 10) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 36th Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s chew the fat on what’s coming.
For the next week and a half, there is next to nothing. The ocean is flat as a pancake and the conditions are mostly a write-off. We've got a long, boring stretch of nothingness until the middle of next week.
The only real light in the tunnel is on Thursday, September 17th. At 36th Street, the morning session is the standout. We’re looking at a solid 8-foot swell out of the east. That’s big stuff, only for the experienced boys and girls. The wind is off the west-southwest and light, which will leave the face glassy as a mirror. It’s clean, it’s powerful, and the combined energy reading of 788 (moderate wave energy) tells you it’s got some serious punch behind it. This is the one to set an alarm for.
By the afternoon of the 17th, the swell holds at a thumping 8-foot, but the wind swings around to the north-northeast and freshens up, cross-off. It’ll be a little rougher, but still a heavy, expert-only wave.
After that brief moment of glory, it’s back to the doldrums. The size drops, the wind gets messy, and Friday and Saturday are a chore. By Sunday the 20th, it’s tiny dribble again.
The water temperature is a full 4° warmer than usual for this time of year, sitting right around 78°F. It feels more like the tropics than a fall surf session.
Bottom line: if you’ve got the skills, the morning of Thursday, September 17th is your only real shot. Don't waste it.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 6 | 29 | 49 | 41 | 46 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 56 | 117 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:19PM1.37m | 4:00AM1.01m | 4:32PM1.40m | 5:11AM1.07m | 5:37PM1.45m | 6:12AM1.16m | 6:33PM1.50m | 7:05AM1.26m | 7:24PM1.52m | 7:53AM1.34m | 8:10PM1.51m | 8:38AM1.40m | 8:54PM1.47m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:10PM0.20m | 9:59AM0.16m | 11:17PM0.14m | 11:08AM0.11m | 00:14AM0.07m | 12:11PM0.05m | 1:06AM0.01m | 1:08PM-0.00m | 1:52AM-0.04m | 2:00PM-0.03m | 2:36AM-0.05m | 2:49PM-0.04m | 3:17AM-0.05m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:13 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 23 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | E 6 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 6 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 46 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 50 | 28 | 34 | 13 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 5 | — | E 12 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | NE 4 | — | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 7 | E 6 | — | — | SSE 2 | SW 3 | — | SW 2 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 3 | — | — | NE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 29 | 49 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 8 | 18 | 56 | 117 | 85 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2420 | 450 | 175 | 242 | 44 | 8 | 111 | 111 | 132 | 3120 | 299 | 370 | 781 | 1179 | 76 | 71 | 50 | 15 | 50 | 342 |
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