56th St Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.62° N 117.94° W

Issued: 10 am 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 56th St sea temperature is
18.7° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (30 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for 56th St at 2PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jun)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (30 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (30 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Fri
3
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.7
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
140
131
124
211
154
154
123
270
255
234
175
127
127
214
171
169
166
240
348
322
176
146
104
201
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SSE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:21AM1.05m
9:46PM1.75m
11:53AM1.06m
10:19PM1.71m
12:26PM1.09m
10:53PM1.65m
Low Tide
3:37PM0.75m
5:22AM-0.18m
4:14PM0.75m
5:54AM-0.15m
4:53PM0.75m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:45
5:45
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:06
8:05
8:05
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
16
17
18
19
18
18
17
17
17
Feels °C
19
17
15
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
15
16
16
17
18
16
17
17
17
16
17
17
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.7
SSW
15
Energy kJ
140
121
124
211
154
154
123
270
255
234
175
127
127
214
171
169
166
240
348
322
176
146
104
201
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
6
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
Energy kJ
15
131
82
79
75
73
73
9
14
8
8
71
125
127
125
7
8
9
8
104
146
5
5
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
W
6
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.4
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.4
SW
14
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.4
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
S
11
Energy kJ
74
17
16
7
11
11
9
44
44
29
25
25
9
11
10
74
24
23
54
21
21
104
60
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
4
Energy kJ
14
16
17
8
14
8
12
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
Distance (km)
0
671
196
110
87
16
14
1
0
46
671
164
87
25
0
0
34
46
125
110
87
34
1
25
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Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
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Rating
(10 max)
1
4
3
2
1
4
3
3
3
4
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
7
9
9
9
5
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