Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 56th St today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for 56th St at 3AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at 56th St. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 575 | 620 | 422 | 405 | 730 | 682 | 644 | 387 | 585 | 376 | 305 | 585 | 585 | 480 | 453 | 295 | 187 | 210 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 9:34PM1.80m | 11:07AM1.21m | 10:06PM1.75m | 11:33AM1.26m | 10:39PM1.66m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:51AM-0.16m | 4:08PM0.62m | 5:17AM-0.11m | 4:47PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 575 | 620 | 422 | 405 | 730 | 682 | 644 | 387 | 585 | 376 | 305 | 585 | 585 | 480 | 453 | 295 | 187 | 210 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 13 | SSE 9 | S 12 | S 13 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 254 | 178 | 392 | 372 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 212 | 29 | 187 | 206 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 46 | 112 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | — | — | S 9 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 32 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 18 | — | — | 43 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 450 | 125 | 43 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 26 | 57 | 110 | 125 | 26 | 3 |
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