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56th St surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 07 Apr 2026 PDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
17.8° C
 (Which is 2.9°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 10AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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

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Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
1.3
W
1.2
W
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)1414141414141313131313131313161688161616161718
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23623623618017817517317016712312112111990127127207163148127127214309399
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
5
SE
10
SE
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossoncross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:40PM
1.40
12:18AM
1.30
1:23AM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:53AM
0.17
9:21AM
0.21
10:53AM
0.19
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise--6:31-------6:30-------6:28-----
Sunset-----7:15-------7:16-------7:17--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151516181819181717171719202019181818181919191817
Feels °C (?)151515171718181616171718181818171817171817161615
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