56th St surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 03 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
18.0° C
(Which is 3.1°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 8AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (03 Apr)1ft (0.3m)21s
Evening (03 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)20s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.7
W
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
Period(s) (?)77882120202019191818181817161616161616161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11010792577668119194263258318402314307297432427526520507488306353348
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
0
S
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
ENE
10
SSE
5
ESE
0
WSW
5
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
SW
10
SE
10
S
0
NE
5
SSE
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:46AM
1.18
10:24PM
1.60
11:27AM
1.05
10:47PM
1.55
12:13PM
0.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:49AM
-0.06
4:18PM
0.34
5:25AM
-0.05
4:37PM
0.47
6:05AM
0.01
4:53PM
0.59
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise--6:37-------6:35-------6:33-----
Sunset-----7:13-------7:14-------7:15--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151515202425242320192022232320191918182121201918
Feels °C (?)141416182222201918171820191919171818171918181817
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