Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 56th St today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for 56th St at 1AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at 56th St. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 569 | 537 | 590 | 495 | 494 | 843 | 971 | 999 | 1004 | 929 | 543 | 1065 | 606 | 522 | 1139 | 915 | 874 | 874 | 750 | 715 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:44PM1.64m | 7:42AM1.14m | 6:00PM1.74m | 8:09AM1.25m | 6:59PM1.84m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:48AM-0.05m | 12:00PM0.86m | 1:35AM-0.16m | 1:04PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 569 | 537 | 590 | 495 | 404 | 843 | 971 | 999 | 1004 | 929 | 543 | 1065 | 606 | 522 | 1139 | 915 | 874 | 874 | 750 | 715 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 12 | WNW 6 | SSW 15 | WSW 11 | S 12 | SSW 15 | W 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 9 | SSW 19 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 387 | 392 | 430 | 481 | 494 | 40 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 474 | 11 | 411 | 487 | 17 | 58 | 57 | 3 | 35 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | — | SW 11 | WSW 10 | W 12 | WSW 11 | W 10 | SSW 19 | SW 10 | SW 11 | — | — | SW 10 |
| kJ | 67 | 68 | 3 | 51 | 46 | 44 | 15 | 15 | — | 18 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 36 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | WNW 5 | W 11 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 57 | — | — | — | 14 | — | 10 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 125 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 125 | 125 | 73 | 8 |
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