56th St Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.62° N 117.94° W

56th St 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 56th St sea temperature is
22.8° C
3.5° 

56th St surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at 56th St today (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for 56th St at 6AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)19s
Afternoon (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)19s
Evening (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)18s

Table - waves today at 56th St. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
84
84
130
207
212
292
210
120
202
270
352
352
237
211
229
291
366
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
SW
5
S
0
SSW
5
S
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
20
W
15
W
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
6:58AM0.87m
4:52PM1.69m
7:56AM0.99m
6:01PM1.82m
Low Tide
11:58PM0.17m
9:43AM0.83m
1:03AM-0.03m
11:32AM0.84m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:45
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
20
20
21
23
24
24
23
22
21
21
22
24
25
25
23
22
Feels °C
21
21
22
23
23
25
24
23
23
23
22
23
24
24
24
24
23
23
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