Surf Forecast Surf Report

56th St surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 08 May 2025 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
16.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at 56th St today?

The current surf forecast for 56th St at 12AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (09 May)2.5ft (0.7m)19s
Evening (09 May)1.5ft (0.5m)19s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.6
SSW
0.5
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
1.4
W
1.6
W
2
W
1.9
WNW
1.4
W
1.7
W
1.3
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.4
W
1.5
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.3
W
0.6
SSW
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)161615151515191919141818181818161616161616161515158888887777777777788888814788819181818181818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)201284263246169194369273190165165307304304222137188188254203201256169167123239354562497252341181260303216192239206242278294275329222223190141187140246202176163106128848483126124
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
5
WSW
10
W
0
NW
5
W
10
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
5
WSW
5
SW
15
W
20
W
10
SSW
10
S
5
SW
5
W
5
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SW
5
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglasscross-
on
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
ononglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:48PM
1.51
8:21AM
1.12
8:08PM
1.58
9:02AM
1.09
8:28PM
1.63
9:41AM
1.06
8:50PM
1.66
10:20AM
1.03
9:14PM
1.67
11:01AM
0.99
9:41PM
1.67
11:47AM
0.94
10:10PM
1.64
12:43PM
0.90
10:44PM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:33AM
0.12
1:57PM
0.36
3:05AM
0.01
2:19PM
0.44
3:36AM
-0.08
2:41PM
0.52
4:08AM
-0.13
3:04PM
0.58
4:41AM
-0.15
3:28PM
0.65
5:18AM
-0.15
3:52PM
0.71
6:00AM
-0.12
4:16PM
0.77
Thu
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
Sunrise----5:56-------5:54-------5:54-------5:52-------5:52-------5:52-------5:50-------
Sunset-------7:39-------7:40-------7:42-------7:43-------7:43-------7:44-------7:45----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171616171821252423211919212425242020181919202020181716161616161716151414141415151514141414161616151414141415151515141414
Feels °C (?)16161517182022212220181820242221192018191919181817151414141412131111109101011111111121211131313131212121112121314131313
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