56th St Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.62° N 117.94° W

Issued: 4 am 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's 56th St sea temperature is
17.5° C

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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for 56th St at 11AM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)4ft (1.2m)17s
Afternoon (24 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (24 Jun)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
356
759
742
827
518
385
376
487
481
568
554
457
439
422
411
239
236
233
233
233
233
480
480
480
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:09AM0.90m
6:21PM1.60m
8:19AM0.93m
6:57PM1.64m
9:11AM0.97m
7:31PM1.68m
Low Tide
1:10AM0.20m
11:43AM0.63m
1:58AM0.06m
12:29PM0.71m
2:38AM-0.04m
1:11PM0.76m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:05
8:05
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
16
17
18
19
19
18
17
16
16
17
19
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
17
17
18
17
16
17
16
17
18
16
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
18
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
Energy kJ
356
759
742
827
518
385
376
487
481
568
554
457
439
422
411
239
236
233
233
233
233
480
480
480
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
14
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.2
SSE
11
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.7
W
6
Energy kJ
211
14
13
13
114
106
66
12
5
6
6
3
9
9
2
145
148
148
148
145
188
18
18
40
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.1
W
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.2
W
4
0.2
W
4
0.3
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
14
12
12
12
12
11
9
9
2
11
3
3
1
1
6
11
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.8
W
6
1
W
6
Energy kJ
6
3
5
4
6
6
45
83
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
30
30
27
125
164
110
87
59
14
7
0
47
524
114
87
23
8
41
46
46
47
110
87
44
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
7
6
5
6
6
6
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