36th Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you. Looking at the 16-day window, there's a big fat gap of nothing good at the start.

First surf recommendation is not until Wednesday, August 6th at 36th Street. That’s a solid week of no surf worth paddling out for. After that, it’s a long, grim run of small, choppy, and messy conditions. There’s no standout swell in this whole stretch.

The water at 36th Street is sitting at 75° which is about average for the time of year.

Let’s walk through it. Friday, August 1st through to Tuesday, August 5th is a write-off. Tiny swell, usually under 1.0 ft, with cross-onshore winds. Not worth a second look.

The first whisper of something happens Wednesday, August 5th afternoon. The swell bumps up to 5 ft from the SSE, but the period is a short, weak 6 seconds. The combined energy clocks in at 133 (moderate) but the wind is a cross-onshore from the SSW at 12 mph, making it choppy. It’s still a poor surf call.

Thursday, August 6th offers a bit of a pulse. Morning sees 3 ft from the SSE with a light cross-shore breeze, but the period is still a weak 6 seconds and energy is only 64. The afternoon turns rougher with 16 mph cross-onshore winds. The whole week is a battle against chop.

Friday, August 7th has 2 ft to 3 ft from the south, but again, it’s short period and cross-shore wind. The energy stays low (51-81). Nothing to get excited about.

Saturday, August 8th is more of the same: 3 ft from the SSW with cross-shore wind and low energy. The afternoon goes to 0.3 ft. Dead.

The outlook from Sunday, August 9th through Saturday, August 15th is a graveyard of tiny surf. We’re talking 0.3 ft to 2 ft, mostly from the east or southeast, with periods that are either short or mediocre. The best wind you’ll see is a glassy morning on Tuesday, August 12th (southeast 0.3 ft, 9 seconds, 6 energy) and a clean, offshore breeze on Monday, August 10th afternoon (0.3 ft, 11 seconds, 4 energy). But the swell is nonexistent.

Even the pockets of glassy or offshore wind can’t save waves this small. The combined energy rarely breaks 40. The only day with moderate energy is Wednesday, August 5th afternoon (133), but it’s poor quality.

Honestly, for the whole 16 days, there’s no standout. The best of a bad bunch is the Wednesday, August 5th afternoon, but that’s a stretch. It’s a beach/jetty break, and with that cross-onshore wind and short period, it’s looking more like a kite-surfing setup than a paddle day.

Keep your board in the car, but don’t bother waxing it up just yet. Forecasts can change, but this run looks bleak.

Rusty.

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