56th St surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 20 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
18.4° C
(Which is 3.3°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 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)131313131312131212121212121919191818181818181716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)99999899996192855050507776118184117105154225304304216195185
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
0
WNW
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
S
5
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
25
SW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:56PM
0.96
11:39PM
1.76
2:29PM
0.91
12:38AM
1.62
4:18PM
0.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:25AM
-0.32
5:17PM
0.63
7:32AM
-0.24
6:08PM
0.76
8:49AM
-0.16
7:41PM
0.86
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise--6:15-------6:13-------6:13-----
Sunset-----7:25-------7:27-------7:27--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161516171818171716161618181817161615151616171716
Feels °C (?)161616161515151515161515141514121211111313131314
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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