Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 56th St today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for 56th St at 7AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at 56th St. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 228 | 250 | 273 | 257 | 253 | 253 | 253 | 257 | 189 | 146 | 149 | 149 | 104 | 119 | 117 | 123 | 129 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 78 | 78 | 75 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:57PM2.07m | 10:03AM1.16m | 8:48PM2.12m | 10:43AM1.22m | 9:37PM2.11m | 11:23AM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:35AM-0.48m | 2:37PM0.63m | 4:18AM-0.52m | 3:30PM0.58m | 5:00AM-0.49m | 4:23PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 |
| kJ | 228 | 250 | 273 | 257 | 253 | 253 | 253 | 257 | 189 | 146 | 149 | 149 | 104 | 119 | 117 | 123 | 129 | 131 | 96 | 152 | 18 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 133 | 103 | 46 | 46 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 59 | 89 | 46 | 96 | 48 | 48 | 57 | 51 | 111 | 111 | 152 | 152 | 96 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 15 | S 14 | S 10 | W 14 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 96 | 133 | 25 | 96 | 58 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 78 | 78 | 75 | 96 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | — | — | W 7 | — | WNW 9 | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 16 | 110 | 87 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 125 | 125 | 73 | 7 | 44 | 38 | 42 | 33 | 110 | 101 |
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