56th St surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 28 Mar 2026 PDT
Forecast 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
18.1° C
(Which is 3.3°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 1AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (29 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (29 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131313131212121212121212121212151515151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1011011011016866628787868658575756564646363534345555
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
NW
5
NW
15
W
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
10
SSE
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:04PM
1.28
7:22AM
1.55
8:30PM
1.39
8:09AM
1.55
8:54PM
1.48
8:50AM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:38PM
-0.21
1:37AM
0.43
2:14PM
-0.19
2:21AM
0.26
2:44PM
-0.12
3:00AM
0.12
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise------6:43-------6:41-------6:41-
Sunset-7:08-------7:08-------7:09------
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191918181920192122221918171717192019181717171718
Feels °C (?)171717171819172020191818161817181917181617171617
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