56th St surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 01 May 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
17.1° C
(Which is 1.7°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 4AM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (02 May)0.5ft (0.2m)18s
Evening (02 May)1ft (0.3m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
28
28
31
31
31
25
30
51
65
50
50
51
51
63
55
54
84
84
54
85
93
66
66
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
S
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:21PM1.68m
10:48AM1.04m
9:45PM1.66m
11:31AM0.97m
10:12PM1.61m
12:21PM0.91m
Low Tide
4:36AM-0.16m
3:36PM0.56m
5:11AM-0.14m
3:59PM0.64m
5:50AM-0.09m
4:21PM0.71m
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:01
6:01
6:00
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7:35
7:36
7:37
Temp °C
16
15
15
14
15
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
17
17
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
16
14
15
15
15
15
12
13
13
12
12
12
13
12
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
13
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.1
SW
12
0.2
SSW
18
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
28
11
12
12
13
8
6
30
7
9
6
3
3
51
63
55
54
84
84
54
85
93
66
66
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
12
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
11
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
W
4
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
13
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
10
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
Energy kJ
12
28
28
28
29
29
25
9
51
65
50
50
51
3
8
8
31
31
31
31
31
8
46
46
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
10
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
11
0.1
SW
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
13
Energy kJ
8
12
7
31
31
31
9
6
9
9
9
9
8
8
13
13
31
14
14
14
8
14
8
29
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
6
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
W
5
0.4
W
3
0.5
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.5
W
4
Energy kJ
17
8
12
4
1
4
2
7
12
9
9
6
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
82
16
32
6
6
524
247
114
30
73
25
6
6
125
492
164
87
73
73
7
7
125
125
125
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
1
1
3
2
3
3
4
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
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