36th Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, I’m gonna level with you – this stretch of coastline is looking bleak for the next couple weeks. I’m talking about 36th Street from Thursday, August 27th all the way to Friday, September 11th. Every single session in the file is listed as "poor surf conditions". There’s no wave energy to speak of, and what little shows up is ruined by bad wind or tiny swell.

Thursday the 27th kicks off with a feeble 2 ft swell out of the ESE, period around 8 seconds. Combined wave energy is only 51 (weak). A cross-onshore wind from the SSE at 9 mph makes it choppy and messy. That afternoon the wind picks up to 12 mph, still cross-on, still no good.

Friday the 28th the swell drops even more – 2 ft in the morning, but with a cross wind and just 49 energy points. The afternoon goes down to 1 ft. Waste of time.

Saturday the 29th sees stronger wind – 16 mph from the NE – and a tiny 3 ft swell from the ENE, but the period is a pathetic 4 seconds. That’s just wind slop. Energy is 43 (weak). Afternoon is even smaller.

Sunday the 30th morning is glassy – wind is 3 mph from the SE, so it’s clean, but the swell is only 1 ft with 8-second period. Energy is 20. It’s flat. Afternoon turns choppy again.

Monday the 31st and Tuesday September 1st have cleaner conditions with light offshore or cross-off winds, but the swell is barely a ripple – 1 ft and then 1 ft. Energy drops into single digits on Tuesday (7 and 10). You could waterski.

Wednesday September 2nd sees a little bump – 1 ft to 2 ft from the SE, with a longer period of 11 seconds. Energy hits 51 and 62 (still weak to moderate). But the wind is cross-on and then onshore. Still no quality.

From Thursday September 3rd through to Friday September 11th, it’s a long stretch of tiny swell (1 ft to 2 ft), poor energy (mostly under 40), and persistent cross-onshore or cross winds. September 6th has the biggest swell of the whole run – 4 ft from the ENE with a short 7-second period, and energy at 135 (moderate). But the wind is cross-onshore at 16 mph, making it choppy and ugly. Not a standout – just a messy blip.

Even September 11th morning has clean offshore wind from the NW at 9 mph, but only 1 ft of swell. That’s a glassy pond, not a surf session.

For a beach/jetty spot like 36th Street, this kind of flat, windy run is pretty normal for this time of year. The finder has zero recommendations – nothing worth paddling for. If you really want to get wet, maybe the glassy Sunday morning August 30th or the clean-offshore Friday September 11th could give you a few ankle-biters, but don’t hold your breath.

Water temp on the first morning is 77°F, which is a touch warmer than average for late August. Nice for a dip – not for surfing.

Bottom line: the whole 16-day window is a washout.

Rusty out.

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