Surf Forecasts:
36th Street surf forecast from 14 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 20 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 21 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period, ENE swell with 90 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 20 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE 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 Sunday (Sep 20) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 11s. Another secondary swell of 0.3m and 7s 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 1.3m 5s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 21) at 2AM. 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 6s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 20) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Sun 20th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Sun 20th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Mon 21st Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 36th Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s get into it.
First up, the next week and a half or so is a total bust. We’re looking at tiny, jumbled waves and mostly onshore or cross-shore winds. Nothing worth paddling out for. That run of flatness goes from now all the way through the 25th, honestly. Just a grind of knee-high slop with a few clean windows here and there but absolutely no push. Keep the board in the car, but don’t bother suiting up.
Then things finally start to wake up around the 26th. We get a proper pulse of east swell pushing in, and it’s a big one. The standout window is that Saturday morning into the afternoon. Wave heights jump to around 4ft with a 12-second period, and the energy jumps to strong – you’re looking at 407 combined energy for the morning. The wind is light and offshore, out of the WNW, which is going to make it clean. This is the pick of the whole run. 36th Street (this local sub-region) is fairly exposed to this easterly direction, and with that long period, it’ll have some proper shape to it. It’s not just closeout slop – there’s going to be some push and some walls to work with.
Sunday the 27th still has decent size – around 3ft – but that wind picks up to a fresh westerly, and while it’s still cross-off, it gets a bit bumpy. It’s still surfable, but not as clean as Saturday. The energy drops off to moderate territory, so don’t expect the same grunt.
Monday the 28th has the offshore wind swinging around to the NW and WNW, but the swell is backing off fast – down to 2ft. Clean, glassy conditions, but the power is fading. Probably just longboard or funboard waves.
One more note – that big pulse on the 21st and 22nd gets up to 7ft and 6ft, but it’s all onshore, cross-on, and lumpy as hell. That’s just a messy, blown-out mess. Not worth your time.
So, honestly, Saturday the 26th is the one to circle. That’s the best of the whole forecast. Promise of a clean, solid east swell with light offshore winds. Get on it.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun night, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
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 kJ | 22 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 26 | 38 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:17PM1.30m | 10:43AM1.39m | 10:57PM1.20m | 11:24AM1.34m | 11:40PM1.09m | 12:08PM1.29m | 00:26AM1.00m | 12:57PM1.23m | 1:19AM0.92m | 1:53PM1.19m | 2:24AM0.88m | 2:57PM1.17m | 3:33AM0.87m | ||||||
Low Tide | 4:35AM0.06m | 5:08PM0.10m | 5:13AM0.13m | 5:55PM0.17m | 5:52AM0.21m | 6:45PM0.25m | 6:34AM0.28m | 7:41PM0.31m | 7:24AM0.34m | 8:42PM0.34m | 8:23AM0.37m | 9:45PM0.35m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | 7:09 | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 |
Feels °C | 29 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 13 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 38 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 21 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 8 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | E 6 | E 7 |
| kJ | 22 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 5 | — | — | E 15 | SE 6 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 10 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 3 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | S 4 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 7 | 27 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 162 | 242 | 549 | 1097 | 1089 | 547 | 1091 | 1167 | 12 | 12 | 484 | 44 | 465 | 1091 | 419 | 427 | 1175 | 1175 |
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