56th St Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.62° N 117.94° W

Issued: 4 am 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 56th St sea temperature is
18.9° C

2.2°C warmer than 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 (11 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for 56th St at 10AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jun)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (11 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (11 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
882
882
871
739
581
543
449
449
449
449
449
443
443
346
299
295
326
326
326
322
300
350
346
432
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:15AM0.98m
6:39PM1.80m
8:20AM1.02m
7:21PM1.94m
9:17AM1.06m
8:06PM2.05m
Low Tide
1:18AM0.09m
12:12PM0.50m
2:07AM-0.16m
1:00PM0.56m
2:54AM-0.36m
1:49PM0.60m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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>
8:00
8:01
8:01
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
18
19
20
20
19
18
18
18
19
21
22
21
20
19
19
19
19
21
21
21
20
19
Feels °C
17
17
18
19
19
20
19
19
19
19
20
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
20
19
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
Energy kJ
882
882
871
739
581
543
449
449
449
449
449
443
443
346
299
295
236
236
312
312
295
232
346
432
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.3
W
6
0.3
W
12
0.3
W
12
0.3
W
12
0.3
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
S
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
Energy kJ
43
55
55
37
37
30
34
7
25
25
24
75
74
123
171
251
326
326
326
322
300
350
249
192
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.1
W
16
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
22
0.2
W
12
0.1
S
10
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.3
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.1
S
8
0.2
W
11
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.1
SW
23
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
Energy kJ
8
5
9
9
9
12
2
14
38
76
75
19
8
1
9
2
19
18
8
8
8
21
9
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
6
0.4
W
10
0.3
WSW
3
0.1
SW
8
0.3
W
11
0.4
WNW
11
Energy kJ
6
34
2
2
20
39
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
1
2
3
2
Distance (km)
46
25
46
46
47
125
41
0
0
0
0
125
411
125
87
7
30
0
79
125
327
120
101
4
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Rating
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3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
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Rating
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4
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
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