56th St surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 06 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
18.0° C
(Which is 3.1°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 4PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (06 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (06 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.5
SW
1
W
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
SW
1.3
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
Period(s) (?)15151414141414141414141413131881313131316888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)34333933432023923623623623618017817517317015412512112111990127212297196
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
S
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
5
SW
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:15PM
0.81
11:40PM
1.40
12:18AM
1.30
1:23AM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:51AM
0.09
5:01PM
0.68
7:53AM
0.17
9:21AM
0.21
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
Sunrise6:33-------6:31-------6:30-------
Sunset---7:15-------7:15-------7:16----
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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. °C171820191716161616181819181817171719202019181817
Feels °C (?)181818171615141514171717181716171718191918171716
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