Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 56th St today (05 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for 56th St at 12AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at 56th St. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 16 | S 14 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 437 | 559 | 651 | 539 | 525 | 430 | 506 | 387 | 480 | 537 | 590 | 495 | 932 | 513 | 985 | 1014 | 1129 | 1063 | 1065 | 1049 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:11PM1.59m | 7:16AM1.02m | 4:44PM1.64m | 7:42AM1.14m | 6:00PM1.74m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:46PM0.09m | 10:15AM0.96m | 00:48AM-0.05m | 12:00PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 437 | 559 | 651 | 539 | 525 | 430 | 506 | 372 | 480 | 537 | 590 | 495 | 932 | 488 | 985 | 1014 | 1129 | 1063 | 1065 | 1049 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 11 | SSW 16 | WSW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | SSW 15 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 167 | 165 | 207 | 236 | 239 | 299 | 361 | 387 | 387 | 392 | 430 | 481 | 46 | 513 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 481 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 11 | W 4 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 4 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 13 | WSW 11 | W 13 | WSW 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 11 | W 12 |
| kJ | 92 | 44 | 4 | 57 | 75 | 41 | 3 | 49 | 67 | 68 | 3 | 51 | 3 | 37 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 3 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 31 | 8 | 57 | 39 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 110 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 125 | 110 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
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