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56th St Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Orange County (51 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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56th St surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 14 Sep 2025 PDT
How big are the waves at 56th St today?
The current surf forecast for 56th St at 3AM is: 0.4m 21s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 20s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at 56th St. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sun 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 123 | 123 | 142 | 148 | 141 | 196 | 276 | 273 | 270 | 360 | 318 | 422 | 418 | 395 | 381 | 351 | 339 | 334 | 334 | 330 | 416 | 308 | 287 | 218 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:02AM 1.09 | 4:42PM 1.59 | 7:35AM 1.21 | 5:59PM 1.66 | 8:04AM 1.30 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:34PM 0.05 | 10:39AM 0.98 | 12:40AM -0.04 | 12:13PM 0.86 | 1:29AM -0.10 | 1:11PM 0.70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - Orange County
Continuing clean conditions at 56th St (light winds from the ESE at Costa Mesa Airport 9 km from 56th St). 0.4m 14s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.2m 6s windswell from the W and a 0.2m 10s swell from the S. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
2 h 38 min ago
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