
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 56th St today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for 56th St at 10AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at 56th St. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
152 | 152 | 78 | 78 | 75 | 96 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 64 | 63 | 90 | 87 | 143 | 126 | 181 | 181 | 130 | 57 | 74 | 74 | 78 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:23AM1.27m | 10:25PM2.02m | 12:04PM1.32m | 11:12PM1.85m | 12:45PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:00AM-0.49m | 4:23PM0.54m | 5:41AM-0.39m | 5:17PM0.52m | 6:20AM-0.24m | 6:15PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 7 | W 11 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
96 | 152 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 50 | 91 | 91 | 21 | 50 | 63 | 47 | 38 | 90 | 67 | 23 | 56 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 14 | 74 | 74 | 73 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 13 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 |
152 | 98 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 96 | 49 | 49 | 90 | 48 | 89 | 64 | 63 | 88 | 87 | 143 | 77 | 181 | 181 | 130 | 53 | 14 | 13 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 5 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSE 12 | SW 18 |
9 | 11 | 78 | 78 | 75 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 48 | 89 | 28 | 28 | 47 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 126 | 75 | 54 | 54 | 57 | 51 | 30 | 78 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | — | SSE 2 | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 27 | 0 | 46 | 110 | 110 | 46 | 46 | 25 | 18 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 57 | 46 | 46 |
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