56th St surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 06 Mar 2026 PST
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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
16.1° C
(Which is 1.4°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 9AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00am March 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (06 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (06 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
W
0.9
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.4
SSW
0.4
WNW
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
WNW
0.3
SSW
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.8
W
Period(s) (?)8811111213141212121213131313111366121212125
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1259264651301556851104726857575757393230292929292929
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
NE
20
NE
10
ENE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
20
NE
30
NE
30
NE
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:15PM
1.50
10:34AM
1.19
10:40PM
1.47
11:17AM
1.00
11:06PM
1.42
12:12PM
0.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:46AM
0.13
4:27PM
0.27
5:30AM
0.17
4:44PM
0.43
6:23AM
0.23
4:51PM
0.58
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise--6:13-------6:13-------6:11-----
Sunset-----5:52-------5:52-------5:52--
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191818202120191919191921232422222121202527262323
Feels °C (?)151311151715151515121012161817171515141821191819
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