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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 am Wednesday 01 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
17.6° C
(Which is 2.7°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 9AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (01 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
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 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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
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 kJ (?) | 47 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 45 | 45 | 73 | 73 | 44 | 49 | 109 | 91 | 131 | 113 | 152 | 102 | 57 | 76 | 68 | 119 | 194 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:30AM 1.41 | 9:40PM 1.59 | 10:08AM 1.30 | 10:02PM 1.61 | 10:46AM 1.18 | 10:24PM 1.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:37AM 0.02 | 3:35PM 0.09 | 4:13AM -0.04 | 3:58PM 0.21 | 4:49AM -0.06 | 4:18PM 0.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
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