56th St surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 05 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
18.0° C
(Which is 3.1°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 2AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (06 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (06 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


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Sun
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
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 (?)
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.5
SW
1
W
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)15151515151514141414141414141414131318813131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)43543442842834333933432023923623623623618017817517317015412912112111990
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
SW
5
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
S
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:12PM
1.48
1:15PM
0.81
11:40PM
1.40
12:18AM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:51AM
0.09
5:01PM
0.68
7:53AM
0.17
9:21AM
0.21
Sun
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise----6:33-------6:31-------6:30---
Sunset-------7:15-------7:15-------7:16
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201918181819191918161616161818181818171717191919
Feels °C (?)181817171819171717151415141716161817161717181717
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