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56th St surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA
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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
18.6° C
(Which is 3.5°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 4PM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at 56th St. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 7 | |
225 | 304 | 304 | 216 | 195 | 185 | 254 | 251 | 251 | 326 | 248 | 161 | 153 | 155 | 209 | 209 | 155 | 153 | 148 | 134 | 130 | 90 | 90 | 126 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:18PM0.95m | 1:55AM1.48m | 5:32PM1.06m | 3:31AM1.37m | 6:17PM1.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49AM-0.16m | 7:41PM0.86m | 10:09AM-0.11m | 9:55PM0.84m | 11:18AM-0.09m | 11:34PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | |
— | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | 7:30 | |
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Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 15 | S 15 | W 7 | S 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 6 |
225 | 304 | 304 | 216 | 195 | 185 | 177 | 160 | 131 | 83 | 62 | 161 | 153 | 33 | 209 | 61 | 65 | 68 | 51 | 35 | 130 | 90 | 90 | 83 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | W 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | S 13 |
58 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 42 | 40 | 254 | 251 | 251 | 326 | 248 | 28 | 28 | 155 | 36 | 209 | 155 | 153 | 148 | 134 | 20 | 20 | 44 | 90 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 9 | S 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | W 14 |
37 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 31 | 41 | 41 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 |
30 | 30 | 39 | 49 | 75 | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80 | 38 | 60 | 81 | 126 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 125 | 125 | 524 | 73 | 23 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 57 | 125 | 7 | 47 | 37 | 18 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 87 | 73 | 46 | 87 | 74 |
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