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56th St surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 PST
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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
16.2° C
 (Which is 1.6°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 3AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (21 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (21 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
SW
0.3
WNW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)121212111116161614141313131313141214131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)108103999199656569676412185868584542651454444444444
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
S
0
W
0
ENE
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
WSW
5
WNW
0
ENE
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
W
20
N
5
NNE
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
SW
5
SE
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on		glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on		glassglasscross-
on		glasscross-
on		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
on		crosscrossglasscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:53PM
1.18
9:52AM
1.63
11:23PM
1.23
10:31AM
1.47
11:56PM
1.30
11:17AM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:33PM
-0.23
3:59AM
0.56
5:02PM
-0.14
4:47AM
0.54
5:30PM
-0.01
5:45AM
0.52
Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise----6:54-------6:52-------6:52---
Sunset-------5:10-------5:12-------5:13
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------1----------
Temp. °C161516161616171717171616161516171615151515151616
Feels °C (?)161517171616171717171416151115161414141514141514
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