Surf Forecasts:
36th Street surf forecast from 4 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 8 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 6 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period, S swell with 102 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 8 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with S 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 Saturday (Aug 08) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 9s. 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 1.2m 6s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 06) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 6s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 08) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sat 8th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sat 8th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Thu 6th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 36th Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Hey, it’s Rusty. I’ve looked over the 16-day picture for 36th Street, and I’ll be straight with you: it’s about as quiet as I’ve seen in a while. If you’re hoping for waves, you’re going to be waiting.
From Tuesday the 4th of August right through the first week, it’s mostly flat and choppy junk. The swell tops out around 0.9m early on the 4th, coming from the SE with a short 7-second period and cross-on ENE wind at 12 mph. The water’s a touch warmer than average for the season at 25°. The combined energy is only 79 – that’s weak. It’s messy and not worth paddling out.
Wednesday the 5th to Friday the 7th is more of the same: tiny swell, cross or cross-on breezes, and rough surface conditions. Saturday the 8th afternoon gives us a brief clean-up with cross-offshore wind, but the swell drops to 0.4m and the energy is a pitiful 21. Flat and clean, but that’s it.
From Sunday the 9th through Tuesday the 11th, it goes dead flat. Swell is 0.1m, energy around 4 to 6. The wind is clean or cross-offshore a few times, but there’s nothing to push through.
Wednesday the 12th morning brings a tiny 0.8m SSW pulse with a 5-second period and clean offshore WSW wind at 9 mph. Energy is still only 34. You’d need a big board and low expectations.
Thursday the 13th gives us glassy conditions and a risk of thunderstorms, with a tiny 0.3m to 0.4m easterly bump. Friday the 14th is clean with offshore NNW wind at 16 mph, but again, only 0.4m of weak SSE swell with energy at 20. It’s clean but far too small.
From the 15th onward, several days show zero swell energy and clean or glassy conditions. It’s pretty but flat.
If I had to pick the best of the bunch, there isn’t one. The cleanest windows are Saturday the 8th afternoon and Thursday the 13th afternoon, but the swell is basically non-existent. For a beach and jetty setup like this with persistent cross-winds and no groundswell, this stretch looks more interesting for kiteboarding or a flat-water paddle. It’s a rough run, but forecasts can turn – right now though, it’s a big zero.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 10 | S 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 79 | 47 | 31 | 32 | 19 | 47 | 60 | 64 | 99 | 73 | 42 | 83 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 12:27PM1.25m | 00:39AM1.13m | 1:20PM1.28m | 1:37AM1.06m | 2:22PM1.31m | 2:45AM1.00m | 3:30PM1.35m | 4:01AM0.99m | 4:40PM1.41m | 5:14AM1.02m | 5:46PM1.48m | 6:19AM1.09m | 6:45PM1.55m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:54PM0.20m | 7:03AM0.08m | 7:57PM0.21m | 7:56AM0.10m | 9:08PM0.21m | 8:58AM0.10m | 10:19PM0.18m | 10:06AM0.09m | 11:27PM0.12m | 11:13AM0.06m | 00:28AM0.05m | 12:17PM0.01m | 1:24AM-0.02m | ||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
 | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 35 | 33 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 35 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | S 6 | SE 8 | E 9 | S 6 | SE 8 | S 6 | SSE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 111 | 47 | 31 | 32 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 9 | 2 | 37 | 20 | 27 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 40 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | — | E 10 | — | — | E 11 | — | E 10 | — | SE 8 | E 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | — | E 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | 47 | 15 | 19 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 21 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 8 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | WNW 3 | — | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — |
| kJ | 79 | — | — | — | 1 | 47 | 60 | 64 | 99 | 73 | 42 | 83 | 80 | 26 | 2 | — | 39 | 55 | 5 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 152 | 325 | 15 | 290 | 679 | 18 | 94 | 1175 | 2 | 2 | 75 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 50 | 50 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 271 |
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