
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 56th St today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for 56th St at 6AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at 56th St. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
84 | 84 | 84 | 130 | 207 | 212 | 292 | 210 | 120 | 202 | 270 | 352 | 352 | 237 | 211 | 229 | 291 | 366 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 6:58AM0.87m | 4:52PM1.69m | 7:56AM0.99m | 6:01PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:58PM0.17m | 9:43AM0.83m | 1:03AM-0.03m | 11:32AM0.84m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 207 | 212 | 292 | 210 | 120 | 202 | 270 | 352 | 352 | 237 | 211 | 229 | 291 | 366 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | W 4 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 |
44 | 5 | 82 | 130 | 84 | 114 | 113 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 130 | 70 | 116 | 36 | 36 | 56 | 36 | 57 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 18 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 15 | SW 12 | W 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 9 |
31 | 49 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 110 | 125 | 30 | 23 |
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