56th St Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.62° N 117.94° W

Issued: 4 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's 56th St sea temperature is
19.4° C

1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

56th St surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at 56th St today (04 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for 56th St at 11PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)--
Afternoon (04 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (04 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.7
SSW
20
0.7
SSW
19
1
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
186
186
146
138
183
243
273
270
273
207
204
267
459
412
330
226
226
226
336
432
432
336
332
666
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
20
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:36PM1.16m
00:10AM1.39m
2:13PM1.23m
1:01AM1.20m
2:52PM1.33m
2:15AM1.01m
Low Tide
6:35PM0.77m
7:28AM0.10m
7:47PM0.73m
8:01AM0.23m
9:15PM0.65m
8:38AM0.37m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:47
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:05
8:05
8:05
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
20
19
18
18
19
20
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
20
21
21
20
19
18
18
19
21
Feels °C
20
19
19
19
18
18
20
20
19
18
18
18
19
19
19
20
20
19
20
19
18
18
19
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
20
0.8
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
1
SSW
18
Energy kJ
186
186
140
138
183
243
273
270
273
207
204
267
459
412
330
226
226
226
336
49
65
71
73
666
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
W
4
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
W
7
Energy kJ
148
146
146
124
5
99
99
99
99
99
99
68
18
21
23
24
25
26
226
322
318
318
248
60
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
SSW
19
0.2
S
9
0.3
W
4
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
24
0.2
SSW
24
0.2
SSW
24
0.2
SSW
23
0.4
SW
22
0.4
SSW
22
0.4
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
21
0.5
SSW
20
0.7
W
6
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.7
SSW
20
0.7
SSW
19
0.1
SW
7
Energy kJ
17
7
18
8
73
7
3
8
55
54
54
52
119
181
180
180
178
223
35
432
432
336
332
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.5
W
3
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
5
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
6
1
W
6
Energy kJ
3
3
2
4
3
3
3
5
12
16
46
47
69
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
125
110
30
30
30
30
0
126
125
87
30
63
8
3
0
46
114
125
87
30
32
39
38
47
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
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4
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
8
5
5
5
7
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