Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 56th St today (08 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for 56th St at 2PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at 56th St. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wed 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 13 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 184 | 175 | 173 | 171 | 124 | 129 | 166 | 166 | 164 | 183 | 250 | 237 | 228 | 225 | 206 | 200 | 136 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 100 | 99 | 96 | 86 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:37AM1.85m | 8:56PM1.19m | 8:02AM1.84m | 9:38PM1.13m | 8:28AM1.80m | 10:23PM1.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:47PM-0.12m | 1:54AM0.60m | 3:22PM-0.13m | 2:19AM0.69m | 3:58PM-0.10m | 2:43AM0.76m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — |
 | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | 4:51 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | SW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 184 | 175 | 173 | 171 | 124 | 122 | 166 | 166 | 135 | 183 | 250 | 237 | 228 | 225 | 206 | 200 | 136 | 92 | 90 | 58 | 100 | 85 | 86 | 86 | 85 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 14 | WNW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 85 | 129 | 132 | 96 | 164 | 164 | 118 | 112 | 109 | 106 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 24 | 99 | 96 | 46 | 96 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 8 | W 3 | WNW 8 | — | S 19 | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 18 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 13 | — | W 3 | SSW 16 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 21 | 45 | 50 | 21 | 48 | 48 | 21 | 1 | 12 | — | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 56 | — | 1 | 50 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 5 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 18 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 110 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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