Surf Forecasts:
36th Street surf forecast from 7 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period, SSW swell with 109 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for 36th Street this week:
The most powerful waves expected at 36th Street in the next 16 days are 1.3m 6s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 6s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 10) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 36th Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, listen up. It’s Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you—looking at 36th Street, the next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for a proper surf. We’ve got a solid stretch of nothing but small, messy, and blown-out conditions.
The water is a crazy 78°, which is 6° warmer than it should be for this time of year. That’s a big deal, makes the whole ocean feel different.
We start off with no real surf on offer. Monday the 7th through to the 9th is all tiny, with cross-onshore winds making it choppy and uninviting. We're talking knee-high slop at best. The swell energy is weak, sitting between 9 and 48. There are a few cleaner windows on the 8th and the morning of the 10th, but the waves are just too small to matter. This poor run looks set to last for nearly a week. It’s not until the end of that first week that anything resembling a wave shows up, and even then, it ain't pretty.
Come the 16th, there's a little bump of east-northeast swell pushing to 3ft with a clean offshore wind from the northwest. Finally, something to paddle out for, but it’s still pretty average. The energy is weak, and the period is short.
The one standout, if you can call it that, is on the 19th. Saturday afternoon sees the swell pick up to 3ft from the northeast, and the energy climbs to 77. It’s still not big, but the winds are super light, making for some cleaner lines. It’s your best chance for a few fun ones, but you’ll have to work for them.
The rest of the period into the 22nd just keeps the same theme: small surf, with the afternoon cross-onshore winds messing things up. The energy does jump to a moderate 124 on the 22nd, but it's accompanied by 12 mph south-southwest winds, making it lumpy and tough. This is honestly looking more like a kite-surfing spot than a paddling one for the foreseeable future.
Stay patient, or find a lake. This is one of those blank runs that’s pretty normal for the area.
Rusty out.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 3 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 42 | 102 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 24 | 33 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:37PM1.45m | 6:12AM1.16m | 6:33PM1.50m | 7:05AM1.26m | 7:24PM1.52m | 7:53AM1.34m | 8:10PM1.51m | 8:38AM1.40m | 8:54PM1.47m | 9:21AM1.43m | 9:36PM1.39m | 10:02AM1.42m | 10:17PM1.30m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:14AM0.07m | 12:11PM0.05m | 1:06AM0.01m | 1:08PM-0.00m | 1:52AM-0.04m | 2:00PM-0.03m | 2:36AM-0.05m | 2:49PM-0.04m | 3:17AM-0.05m | 3:36PM-0.02m | 3:56AM-0.01m | 4:22PM0.03m | 4:35AM0.06m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | 7:20 | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 49 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 14 | 15 | 24 | 33 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 6 | ENE 4 | — | S 5 | E 7 | SSE 5 | E 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | ENE 4 | S 5 | E 8 | — | — | S 5 | NE 4 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | NE 3 | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 15 | 11 | 42 | 102 | 80 | 47 | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 111 | 170 | 781 | 307 | 370 | 1389 | 781 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 155 | 88 | 548 | 1098 | 1091 | 294 | 75 | 111 | 12 |
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