36th Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it. The next 16 days are looking pretty bleak for 36th Street. We’ve got a real dry spell on our hands, so don’t get your hopes up for anything decent.

Right now, through the 10th and 11th of September, the surf is barely there. We’re looking at tiny, weak waves around 0.7 ft to 1.0 ft out of the ESE and SE. The wind is a messy cross-off, but the energy is just pathetic (10-26). It’s a washout.

We’ll see a slight bump in size on the 12th, but it’s short-period windswell from the SE at 3-4 seconds, with very poor quality. The onshore wind will ruin any chance of a clean face. The 13th morning brings a bit more size – 3 ft from the SSE – and the combined energy finally hits 114, but it’s still a short-period, messy affair. The wind is cross-off, so it’s clean, but it’s just not good surf. By the afternoon, it drops right back down.

The rest of the first week is a total write-off. From the 14th through the 21st, we’re looking at waves that are either too small, wrong direction, or blown out by onshore winds. The energy stays low, mostly under 50. This is a proper flat spell for 36th Street.

Now, here’s where it gets a little interesting, but not in a good way. Around the 22nd and 23rd of September, the swell picks up significantly. We’re looking at 5 ft to 5 ft from the ESE with a moderate energy (279 to 542). That’s some proper push. But the wind is a strong cross-onshore, making it choppy and lumpy. The wave period is still short (7-8 seconds), so it’s just a messy, wind-affected sea. For a beach/jetty set-up, this is going to be a washing machine. Honestly, this looks more like a day for the kite surfers than for paddle surfing.

Even when the wind drops a bit on the 24th, the waves are still onshore and messy. The energy is there (200-160), but the quality is poor. The long-range looks like a lot of wind and not much else.

The only real standout, if you can call it that, is a brief moment on the 19th of September. We get a clean, offshore wind from the NW, but the waves are a tiny 1.0 ft. The period is a long 12 seconds, which is nice, but there’s just no size to work with. It’s a tease.

In short, 36th Street is a no-go for the next 16 days. The swell window is just not lining up with the wind. The only time we see any real energy, the wind ruins it. We’ll have to wait for a change in the pattern.

Rusty.

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