Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 56th St today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for 56th St at 6AM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at 56th St. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 959 | 730 | 602 | 534 | 522 | 686 | 686 | 686 | 679 | 671 | 567 | 589 | 581 | 432 | 427 | 427 | 421 | 483 | 477 | 465 | 447 | 267 | 301 | 270 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:33PM2.02m | 12:43PM1.17m | 11:25PM1.88m | 1:36PM1.20m | 00:19AM1.68m | 2:30PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:07AM-0.48m | 5:23PM0.66m | 6:56AM-0.36m | 6:29PM0.69m | 7:45AM-0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 959 | 730 | 602 | 534 | 522 | 686 | 686 | 686 | 679 | 671 | 567 | 589 | 581 | 432 | 427 | 427 | 421 | 483 | 477 | 465 | 447 | 255 | 301 | 248 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 323 | 192 | 195 | 236 | 232 | 176 | 198 | 189 | 172 | 169 | 144 | 167 | 152 | 115 | 113 | 102 | 109 | 107 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 267 | 273 | 270 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | — | S 12 | — | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | W 4 | W 4 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | — | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | — | 25 | — | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 38 | 75 | 38 | 38 | 3 | 3 | 63 | 62 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | SW 10 |
| kJ | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 87 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 125 | 30 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 46 | 738 | 125 | 87 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 46 | 725 | 110 | 87 | 30 | 30 | 14 | 0 | 125 | 125 | 125 |
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