56th St 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at 56th St today (16 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 20s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for 56th St at 5AM is: 0.6m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jun)	2ft (0.6m)	20s
Afternoon (16 Jun)	3.5ft (1.1m)	19s
Evening (16 Jun)	3.5ft (1.1m)	19s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 15		Tuesday 16								Wednesday 17								Thursday 18
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SW 20	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	543	543	463	361	318	531	834	959	959	730	602	534	522	686	686	686	679	671	567	589	581	432	427	427
Wind (km/h)	W	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		9:42PM2.10m					11:51AM1.14m			10:33PM2.02m					12:43PM1.17m				11:25PM1.88m				1:36PM1.20m
Low Tide					5:18AM-0.55m			4:25PM0.64m					6:07AM-0.48m				5:23PM0.66m				6:56AM-0.36m


	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—
	8:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:04
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	17	17	17	19	20	20	18	17	17	17	17	19	20	19	18	17	17	17	17	18	19	18
Feels °C	16	17	18	17	17	18	19	18	17	17	18	18	18	18	19	18	18	17	17	18	18	17	18	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	250	243	187	184	181	531	834	959	959	730	602	534	522	686	686	686	679	671	567	589	581	432	427	427
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SW 20	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 14	S 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11
kJ	543	543	463	361	318	219	219	286	290	192	195	236	232	257	198	189	172	169	144	106	106	106	104	94
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 10	W 4	W 4	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	—	—	W 4	W 4	W 4	W 4	—	—	S 12	—	—	WSW 4	WSW 4	WSW 4	WSW 4	WSW 5	SSW 20
kJ	9	9	9	81	127	127	116	—	—	8	6	6	6	—	—	25	—	—	6	6	6	6	7	38
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WNW 4	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 5
kJ	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Malibu CAL - LA County	Doheney Beach CAL - Orange County	Doheney Beach CAL - Orange County	Doheney Beach CAL - Orange County	Sunset Boulevard CAL - LA County	Point Loma CAL - San Diego County	Point Loma CAL - San Diego County	Point Loma CAL - San Diego County	Malibu CAL - LA County	Dana Point CAL - Orange County	The Wedge CAL - Orange County	Corona Del Mar Jetty CAL - Orange County	56th St CAL - Orange County	Rat Beach CAL - LA County	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Point Loma CAL - San Diego County	Doheney Beach CAL - Orange County	Thousand Steps CAL - Orange County	Corona Del Mar Jetty CAL - Orange County	56th St CAL - Orange County	Haggerty's CAL - LA County	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Point Loma CAL - San Diego County	Willow Creek CAL - Monterey
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	4	3	3	2	2	3	2	3
Distance (km)	82	30	30	30	73	125	125	125	82	28	7	8	0	46	196	125	30	23	8	0	46	248	125	409
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County		Doheney Beach	Doheney Beach	Doheney Beach						Church	The Wedge	Church	The Wedge				Doheney Beach	Church	Church	The Wedge
Rating (10 max)		4	3	3						4	3	4	3				4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4
Header Global	Hanga Poukura Chile	Hanga Poukura Chile	Easter Reef Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Papatowai New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	7	5	4	4	5	5	9	9	7	6	5	6	6	5

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