56th St surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 PDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
56th St surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's 56th St sea temperature is
18.3° C
(Which is 3.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at 56th St today?

The current surf forecast for 56th St at 9AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (19 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (19 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
Period(s) (?)141414141413131313131313131213121212121212191919
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16015414514314314114110199999899996192855050507776118184117
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
0
SSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
10
SE
15
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
W
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:46AM
1.07
10:52PM
1.86
12:56PM
0.96
11:39PM
1.76
2:29PM
0.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:29AM
-0.36
4:38PM
0.50
6:25AM
-0.32
5:17PM
0.63
7:32AM
-0.24
6:08PM
0.76
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise--6:16-------6:15-------6:13-----
Sunset-----7:24-------7:25-------7:27--
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181718191919181716161618181817171616161818171716
Feels °C (?)191719181716161615161616151414151516141514141412
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