71st St North End Surf Report & Ideal Conditions
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71st St North End is most often good on a 2–4 ft medium-period (8–16s) swell from the E, with moderate wind from the NE, on a mid outgoing tide — the conditions LazySurfer surfers have logged and rated highest here.
| Ideal wave height | 2–4 ft |
| Ideal period | medium-period (8–16s) |
| Best swell direction | E |
| Best wind | moderate wind from the NE |
| Best tide | mid & outgoing |
These best-conditions estimates come from real sessions LazySurfer users rated highly at this break — not an editorial guess (preliminary-confidence read). In the app, LazySurfer's custom deep-learning model predicts your own 1–5★ rating at about 90% exact-match accuracy (97.6% within one star). How LazySurfer works →
Current conditions
Latest reading from the nearest NOAA buoys (UTC 2026-08-29 13:56 UTC). LazySurfer reads this same public NDBC data directly — no proprietary smoothing. New to buoy data? See how to read a NOAA buoy.
| Wave height | 3.3 ft |
| Dominant period | 4s |
| Swell direction | NE (49°) |
| Wave buoy | NDBC station 44099 (15 mi away) |
| Wind | 16 kt from the ENE — NDBC CHYV2 (2 mi away) |
71st St North End 7-day surf forecast
Model wave & wind outlook for 71st St North End from NOAA's GEFS-Wave model, refreshed daily. Heights are open-water swell (face heights at the break are typically larger).
| Day | Swell height | Period & direction | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat Aug 29 | 2–3 ft | 4s ENE | 13 kt ENE |
| Sun Aug 30 | 2 ft | 6s E | 14 kt SE |
| Mon Aug 31 | 1–2 ft | 6s SE | 14 kt SSW |
| Tue Sep 1 | 2 ft | 9s ESE | 10 kt S |
| Wed Sep 2 | 2 ft | 11s ESE | 14 kt SSW |
| Thu Sep 3 | 2 ft | 9s ESE | 12 kt SW |
| Fri Sep 4 | 2 ft | 8s ESE | 26 kt WSW |
Tide
Predicted tide for the next two days from NOAA station 8638901 (CBBT, CHESAPEAKE CHANNEL), the nearest tide station (11 mi away). Times local.
- 2026-06-06 00:39 — High 2.625 ft
- 2026-06-06 07:00 — Low 0.376 ft
- 2026-06-06 13:09 — High 2.324 ft
- 2026-06-06 19:10 — Low 0.543 ft
- 2026-06-07 01:23 — High 2.552 ft
- 2026-06-07 07:46 — Low 0.33 ft
Frequently asked
Is 71st St North End working right now?
As of the latest buoy reading (2026-08-29 13:56 UTC), 71st St North End is marginal: the live 2–4 ft short-period swell from the NE is off its ideal E direction and is in its ideal size range, and the wind is strong from the E.
Is 71st St North End good for beginners?
71st St North End is best for improving and intermediate surfers — it's most often good on 2–4 ft surf, manageable on its smaller days but a step up from true beginner conditions. Conditions change daily, so always check the live report on this page before paddling out.
What's the best tide for 71st St North End?
71st St North End tends to be best on a mid outgoing tide — the tide stage LazySurfer surfers have rated highest here. Tide changes how the swell breaks, so check the two-day tide chart on this page for today's high and low times.
What swell direction is best for 71st St North End?
The best swell direction for 71st St North End is from the east (E). Swell arriving from the east lines up best with how this break faces, which is when LazySurfer surfers have rated it highest.
What's the best wind for 71st St North End?
71st St North End is most often good with moderate wind from the northeast (NE) — the wind LazySurfer surfers logged on their best-rated sessions here. Wind direction grooms or chops the wave face, so check the live report for current wind.
Where does LazySurfer's surf data for 71st St North End come from?
LazySurfer reads public data directly from NOAA's National Data Buoy Center and the National Weather Service — the nearest NDBC wave buoy (station 44099) and the nearest NOAA tide station (CBBT, CHESAPEAKE CHANNEL). The same raw readings NOAA publishes, with no proprietary smoothing.
Does LazySurfer predict whether 71st St North End is good for me?
Yes. LazySurfer trains a custom deep-learning model — a PyTorch neural network with per-user embeddings, retrained weekly on real logged surf sessions from the LazySurfer community — to predict the 1-to-5 star rating you personally would give, rather than a single average rating for everyone.
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