36th Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, this is Rusty, and I gotta be straight with you – the next couple of weeks at 36th Street are looking pretty grim. We’ve got a real flat spell on the horizon, so let’s not sugarcoat it.

The water is warm, sitting at 78°F which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s about the only thing going for us. The first week is a total write-off. We’re looking at tiny, weak swell with combined energy readings barely breaking 20 (12 to 20). The wind is all over the place, mostly cross-shore or onshore, and the wave comment is "poor surf conditions" all the way through. There’s just nothing to work with.

From Tuesday the 1st right through to the end of the first week, you’re better off doing something else. The swell is tiny, under 2 ft, and the period is short and weak. By Saturday the 6th, we get a little bump of 3 ft from the ENE, but it’s a short period windswell of 5 seconds and the wind is onshore, making it a choppy mess. The combined energy is only 40 to 45, so it’s still weak.

The second week doesn’t offer much hope either. There’s a brief moment on Thursday the 10th morning where the swell bumps up to 4 ft from the SSW, but the period is a terrible 5 seconds and the wind is a fresh 19 mph cross-shore, creating lumpy, rubbish conditions. That energy reading hits 91, but it’s all chop and no wave. The rest of the week is back to tiny 0.3 ft to 1 ft slop. The best you’ll see is a few clean, glassy mornings with light offshore winds, but the swell is just too small to do anything with.

Honestly, there are no standouts here. The whole 16-day window is a bust. For a beach/jetty setup like this, a blank run is pretty normal when the swell just doesn’t show up. It’s not going to stay poor forever, but for now, don’t bother paddling out. The setups that are showing a little wind look more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

Rusty.

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