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56th St Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Orange County (51 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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56th St surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 10 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.4° C
(Which is 3.4°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 7PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (10 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at 56th St. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 249 | 373 | 412 | 412 | 412 | 412 | 407 | 402 | 288 | 362 | 392 | 392 | 387 | 335 | 318 | 246 | 242 | 242 | 246 | 249 | 314 | 246 | 239 | 229 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:24PM 1.01 | 4:58AM 1.21 | 7:25PM 1.09 | 6:02AM 1.28 | 7:36PM 1.19 | 6:52AM 1.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:55AM 0.12 | 11:39PM 0.87 | 12:37PM 0.06 | 12:32AM 0.71 | 1:09PM 0.02 | 1:13AM 0.52 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
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