56th St 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.62° N 117.94° W

Issued: 4 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's 56th St sea temperature is

20.6° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at 56th St today (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for 56th St at 1PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	16s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	16s
Evening (16 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 16								Friday 17								Saturday 18
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 14	SW 14	SW 18	SW 15	SW 17	SW 17	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 19	S 16
Wave Graph
kJ	90	89	89	64	63	88	87	143	126	181	181	130	57	74	74	79	77	241	243	246	252	255	170	181
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on
High Tide					12:04PM1.32m				11:12PM1.85m				12:45PM1.37m				00:01AM1.62m				1:28PM1.40m
Low Tide			5:41AM-0.39m				5:17PM0.52m				6:20AM-0.24m				6:15PM0.53m				6:59AM-0.05m				7:20PM0.54m


	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:00	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	22	23	23	23	22	21	21	20	21	22	22	22	21	20	20	20	20	22	22	21	21	20
Feels °C	22	22	23	24	22	23	22	21	21	20	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	21	22	22	21	22	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	W 7	W 7	W 7	W 7	W 10	W 9	W 10	W 10	W 8	W 7	W 7	W 7	W 7	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 17	SW 17	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	S 12	S 12
kJ	90	37	48	35	37	68	60	49	50	28	37	24	23	14	74	73	77	241	243	246	252	255	141	139
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 6	SSW 12	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 14	SW 14	W 7	W 6	W 6	S 11	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	SW 19	S 16
kJ	12	48	89	64	63	88	87	143	77	181	181	130	53	74	14	13	7	40	41	70	72	103	170	181
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SW 16	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 19	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	S 12	W 6	WSW 6	SW 6	WSW 6	WSW 6	S 17	SW 16
kJ	48	89	28	28	47	27	27	27	126	54	54	54	57	51	50	79	25	6	12	9	7	6	50	66
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SSE 2	—	—	SSE 3	SSE 3	SSE 2	SSE 3	SSE 3	SSE 3	SSE 3	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 3	SSE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	1	1	2	2	3	4	5	5	2	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Laguna Beach CAL - Orange County	Laguna Beach CAL - Orange County	Haggerty's CAL - LA County	Haggerty's CAL - LA County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Haggerty's CAL - LA County	Haggerty's CAL - LA County	Laguna Beach CAL - Orange County	Haggerty's CAL - LA County	Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay CAL - Orange County	Laguna Beach CAL - Orange County	Rat Beach CAL - LA County	Haggerty's CAL - LA County	Haggerty's CAL - LA County	Haggerty's CAL - LA County	Haggerty's CAL - LA County	Laguna Beach CAL - Orange County	Laguna Beach CAL - Orange County	Haggerty's CAL - LA County	Haggerty's CAL - LA County	Rat Beach CAL - LA County	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	San Clemente Pier CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3
Distance (km)	18	18	46	46	57	46	46	18	46	18	18	46	46	46	46	46	18	18	46	46	46	114	36	46
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County	San Onofre	San Onofre	Ben Weston (Catalina Island)	Ben Weston (Catalina Island)	Ben Weston (Catalina Island)	Ben Weston (Catalina Island)	Ben Weston (Catalina Island)	San Onofre		San Onofre	Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay			Ben Weston (Catalina Island)	Ben Weston (Catalina Island)	Ben Weston (Catalina Island)	San Onofre	Salt Creek (Gravels)	Ben Weston (Catalina Island)	Ben Weston (Catalina Island)			Church	San Onofre
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2		2	2			1	1	1	1	2	2	2			3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Magics HAW - Big Island	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Shark Pit HAW - Maui	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Magics HAW - Big Island	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	6	7	7	6	9	7	9	9	7	6	6	6	6	5	5

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