Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 56th St today (21 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for 56th St at 7PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at 56th St. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wed 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 362 | 301 | 264 | 264 | 261 | 203 | 189 | 180 | 177 | 175 | 232 | 229 | 229 | 218 | 318 | 298 | 419 | 360 | 340 | 364 | 356 | 759 | 742 | 708 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:14PM1.41m | 4:00AM1.01m | 5:00PM1.48m | 5:39AM0.91m | 5:42PM1.55m | 7:09AM0.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:48PM0.53m | 10:09AM0.35m | 00:08AM0.37m | 10:56AM0.51m | 1:10AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | 8:05 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 362 | 301 | 264 | 264 | 261 | 203 | 189 | 180 | 116 | 175 | 232 | 229 | 229 | 171 | 318 | 287 | 419 | 360 | 251 | 364 | 356 | 759 | 742 | 708 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 12 | W 4 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 69 | 159 | 211 | 209 | 209 | 178 | 123 | 121 | 177 | 116 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 216 | 298 | 188 | 188 | 340 | 186 | 183 | 14 | 6 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | W 4 | W 4 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | W 4 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | W 5 | W 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | W 4 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — |
| kJ | 75 | 63 | 61 | 9 | 6 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 6 | 132 | 218 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 6 | 27 | 13 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 125 | 110 | 82 | 18 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 125 | 524 | 114 | 87 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 82 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 59 | 0 | 125 |
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