Surf Forecasts:
36th Street surf forecast from 30 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 2 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period, SE swell with 96 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 2 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s 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 Wednesday (Sep 02) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 12s period. 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 0.6m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 5s period and expected on Friday (Sep 04) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 36th Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s talk about the next 16 days for 36th Street. I’m not gonna sugarcoat it – it’s looking pretty grim for surf. We’ve got a long stretch of tiny, weak waves and messy winds, with almost nothing worth paddling out for.
Right now, Sunday the 30th of August, it’s flat and choppy. The morning has a weak 0.4m SE swell, with a short 8-second period and only 20 units of energy. Wind is cross from the SSW at 15 km/h. The afternoon is even smaller at 0.3m, with a stronger cross-onshore wind. This pattern sticks around for days.
Monday the 31st and Tuesday the 1st of September are just as bad – tiny swells, low periods, and mostly cross or onshore winds. The water is way warmer than usual, at 25° with a 2° anomaly, but that doesn’t help the waves.
The first half-decent chance comes on Wednesday the 2nd of September morning. Swell hits 0.6m from the SE, with a longer 11-second period and 97 units of energy. The wind goes glassy from the NNE at 5 km/h, so it’s clean. Still, the waves are very ordinary – you might get a few small, rideable ones, but nothing special. The afternoon gets choppy again.
Thursday the 3rd of September afternoon is a bit better: 0.6m from the ESE, 9-second period, 93 units of energy, and a clean cross-offshore wind. It’s surfable, but still not a standout.
After that, it’s back to tiny, weak junk for almost a week. Swells drop to 0.1m, 0.2m, with periods as low as 4 or 5 seconds and energy under 40. The wind is mostly cross or cross-onshore, keeping it messy.
Around Wednesday the 9th of September, the swell picks up a bit. The afternoon has 1.2m from the ENE with a 7-second period and 272 units of energy, but the wind is cross-onshore at 20 km/h, making it choppy and poor quality. That’s a lot of short-period, onshore energy – honestly, it looks better for kite surfing than paddling.
The last few days, from the 12th to the 14th of September, have clean offshore winds, but the swell is only 0.3m with a 9-10 second period. It’s glassy and clean, but there’s just no height to ride.
So, there’s no real standout session in this whole 16-day window. The best you’ll get is a very small, ordinary wave on Wednesday the 2nd of September morning, or maybe Thursday the 3rd afternoon. The rest is a long, flat gap. 36th Street is usually fairly consistent, so this quiet spell is a bit of a bummer, but it happens.
Hang in there, and keep checking back. The forecasts can change.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | NNE 4 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 52 | 96 | 63 | 45 | 29 | 61 | 38 | 26 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 9:52AM1.32m | 10:07PM1.33m | 10:30AM1.35m | 10:47PM1.26m | 11:13AM1.37m | 11:31PM1.19m | 12:01PM1.38m | 00:22AM1.10m | 12:58PM1.37m | 1:25AM1.03m | 2:05PM1.36m | 2:41AM0.99m | 3:19PM1.37m | 4:00AM1.01m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:08PM0.08m | 4:25AM0.02m | 4:54PM0.10m | 5:03AM0.04m | 5:44PM0.13m | 5:46AM0.07m | 6:41PM0.17m | 6:37AM0.11m | 7:46PM0.21m | 7:37AM0.15m | 8:58PM0.22m | 8:46AM0.17m | 10:10PM0.20m | ||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 33 | 29 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 34 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 26 | 21 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 4 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 18 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 96 | 63 | 45 | 29 | 61 | 25 | 34 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SSE 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | NNE 4 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 52 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 38 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SE 13 | — | E 3 | ENE 6 | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | E 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | — | 1 | 6 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | SSE 4 | S 5 | — | S 5 | W 3 | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | W 3 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 3 | 7 | — | 14 | 6 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 548 | 1563 | 15 | 419 | 955 | 419 | 419 | 1178 | 16 | 0 | 299 | 50 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 78 | 182 | 276 | 964 | 548 |
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