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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 4 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 PDTForecast 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
18.6° C
(Which is 3.5°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 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at 56th St. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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 kJ (?) | 50 | 50 | 50 | 77 | 77 | 118 | 184 | 117 | 105 | 154 | 225 | 304 | 304 | 294 | 195 | 185 | 254 | 251 | 251 | 326 | 248 | 161 | 153 | 155 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:39PM 1.76 | 2:29PM 0.91 | 12:38AM 1.62 | 4:18PM 0.95 | 1:55AM 1.48 | 5:32PM 1.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:32AM -0.24 | 6:08PM 0.76 | 8:49AM -0.16 | 7:41PM 0.86 | 10:09AM -0.11 | 9:55PM 0.84 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
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