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56th St surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 PST
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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
16.4° C
 (Which is 1.7°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 5AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (14 Jan)1ft (0.3m)18s

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

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Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
Period(s) (?)141414131313131319181716161515141414131512121514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)104979390895887856910410189127170157148138134817211280155150
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
5
NW
5
W
0
NW
5
E
0
NNE
5
W
10
W
5
W
5
NNW
0
NE
10
NNE
0
NW
5
NNE
10
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
5
N
5
WNW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		glassglassglassglassglasscrosscrosscrossglassglassoffglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrossglasscrossglassglasscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:50PM
0.91
5:46AM
1.55
8:20PM
0.97
6:25AM
1.62
8:44PM
1.00
7:02AM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:20PM
0.80
1:36PM
-0.06
12:11AM
0.79
2:08PM
-0.15
12:52AM
0.75
2:38PM
-0.21
Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise----6:56-------6:56-------6:54---
Sunset-------5:05-------5:06-------5:07
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232221191920232321212122202123222120191818192121
Feels °C (?)202019171618201918191918171719181817171616171817
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