56th St surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 26 Mar 2026 PDT
Forecast 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
18.2° C
(Which is 3.4°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 5PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (26 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (26 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
29
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)161515151514141414141414141414141413131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11811010710410410310210210281818112012011879731021011011011016866
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
NW
20
SW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
0
ENE
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:09PM
1.05
5:19AM
1.46
7:38PM
1.17
6:28AM
1.51
8:04PM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:00PM
-0.12
11:34PM
0.79
12:55PM
-0.18
12:46AM
0.62
1:38PM
-0.21
1:37AM
0.43
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
29
Sunrise6:47-------6:46-------6:45-------
Sunset---7:07-------7:07-------7:08----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C142020191918171717202020181819192022242422212019
Feels °C (?)141918181918181718191918181819181820201919191818
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