56th St surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 24 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
17.6° C
(Which is 2.8°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 1PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Afternoon (24 Mar)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (24 Mar)2ft (0.6m)18s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)181818181818171616161616161616161615151515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)154154154207207204200133129127127171169169166164118110107104104103102102
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
0
SSW
5
SSE
0
SW
5
NNW
5
W
15
WSW
15
W
5
WSW
10
SW
0
SSE
10
SSE
5
N
5
WNW
15
SW
15
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
glasscross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:39PM
0.80
2:05AM
1.48
6:34PM
0.92
3:46AM
1.43
7:09PM
1.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:04AM
-0.02
6:46PM
0.78
10:42AM
-0.04
9:22PM
0.88
12:00PM
-0.12
11:34PM
0.79
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
Sunrise6:50-------6:48-------6:47-------
Sunset---7:06-------7:06-------7:07----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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. °C141719191717171717202120191818181822222121201919
Feels °C (?)151719181718181818201918191819181821191920201920
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