56th St Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.62° N 117.94° W

Issued: 4 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 56th St sea temperature is
17.5° C

Normal for this time of year

56th St surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at 56th St today (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for 56th St at 8AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (23 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)19s
Evening (23 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
229
218
318
298
419
360
340
364
356
759
742
708
518
385
376
487
481
568
554
457
439
422
411
239
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
5:39AM0.91m
5:42PM1.55m
7:09AM0.90m
6:21PM1.60m
8:19AM0.93m
6:57PM1.64m
Low Tide
00:08AM0.37m
10:56AM0.51m
1:10AM0.20m
11:43AM0.63m
1:58AM0.06m
12:29PM0.71m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:05
8:05
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
16
18
19
19
18
18
17
17
18
20
21
21
19
18
17
17
18
19
20
19
18
17
Feels °C
17
17
16
18
18
18
18
19
18
18
19
20
20
20
18
18
17
18
19
19
18
17
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
Energy kJ
229
171
318
287
419
360
340
364
356
759
742
708
518
385
376
487
481
568
554
457
439
422
411
239
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
20
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.2
SSE
11
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.3
W
4
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.4
SSW
19
Energy kJ
114
114
216
298
188
188
214
214
211
3
3
3
98
96
66
12
11
11
7
7
4
9
2
145
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
20
0.5
SSW
20
0.3
W
5
0.3
W
5
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.1
W
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
132
218
4
4
28
28
28
28
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
9
9
9
2
11
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
5
0.3
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
Energy kJ
4
4
7
6
3
7
6
10
3
3
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
46
125
125
120
23
0
0
0
18
125
164
126
30
30
23
3
0
47
520
125
82
8
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
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3
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2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
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3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
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