Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 56th St today (24 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for 56th St at 7PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at 56th St. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 203 | 200 | 197 | 203 | 206 | 299 | 261 | 249 | 277 | 290 | 376 | 325 | 341 | 351 | 346 | 317 | 336 | 331 | 390 | 378 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 8:24PM1.64m | 9:01AM1.55m | 9:00PM1.61m | 9:23AM1.66m | 9:39PM1.54m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:32PM0.41m | 2:58AM0.07m | 3:06PM0.27m | 3:21AM0.13m | 3:44PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 203 | 200 | 197 | 203 | 206 | 299 | 261 | 249 | 277 | 290 | 376 | 325 | 341 | 351 | 346 | 317 | 336 | 331 | 390 | 378 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | W 5 | SW 9 | SW 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 19 | 18 | 31 | 32 | 38 | 2 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 39 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 13 | W 5 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 14 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 49 | 50 | 52 | 90 | 90 | 50 | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 46 | 125 | 110 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 125 | 125 | 30 | 43 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 125 | 87 |
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