Surf Forecasts:
56th St surf forecast from 6 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 12 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 7 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period, SSW swell with 666 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 12 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for 56th St this week:
The surf forecast for 56th St over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 12) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 18s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at 56th St in the next 16 days are 1.0m 18s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Sun 12th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sun 12th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Tue 7th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 56th St over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright folks, Rusty here again. I've combed through the data for 56th St, and I have to level with you: it's a long, dry spell. We're looking at a serious gap in the surf. There's nothing worth mentioning until the morning of Sunday, July 19th. That's nearly two weeks of flat, messy, or just plain poor conditions to wade through.
From Monday the 6th right through to Saturday the 18th, the waves are mostly a no-go. The swell is tiny, mostly around 1 to 3 feet, coming out of the SSW, with the wind often junking it up. It's a whole lot of choppy, cross-onshore slop and low energy. The combined energy is weak for the entire time. Don't waste your wax on it.
The only possible highlight appears on Sunday, July 19th. The swell bumps up to a decent 5ft from the SSE with a period of 15 seconds. That's a proper groundswell, and the total wave energy jumps to a strong figure (1080 in the AM, 1082 in the PM). That pulse will have some real heft to it. The wind is light and onshore, so it’s not going to be a picture-perfect day, but it's the best we're gonna get. It may not be perfectly lined up with the break's ideal SW direction, but that much energy will still push through and offer some solid, powerful waves.
After that Sunday, don't expect much. It drops right back down to tiny, inconsistent leftovers.
So, circle that Sunday, July 19th on your calendar. Aside from that, it's pretty much a blank.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 226 | 226 | 432 | 666 | 497 | 356 | 512 | 505 | 524 | 422 | 402 | 362 | 270 | 309 | 305 | 249 | 266 | 163 | 297 | 229 | 217 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:52PM1.33m | 2:15AM1.01m | 3:36PM1.44m | 4:04AM0.86m | 4:25PM1.56m | 6:05AM0.84m | 5:17PM1.70m | 7:34AM0.91m | 6:11PM1.84m | 8:34AM1.00m | 7:05PM1.97m | 9:21AM1.09m | 7:57PM2.07m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:01AM0.23m | 9:15PM0.65m | 8:38AM0.37m | 10:49PM0.48m | 9:23AM0.52m | 00:08AM0.26m | 10:23AM0.63m | 1:10AM0.02m | 11:32AM0.70m | 2:02AM-0.20m | 12:40PM0.72m | 2:49AM-0.37m | 1:41PM0.69m | 3:35AM-0.48m | |||||||
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 | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 226 | 226 | 67 | 666 | 497 | 102 | 512 | 505 | 524 | 422 | 402 | 362 | 270 | 309 | 305 | 249 | 266 | 163 | 297 | 229 | 217 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 18 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | S 17 | W 5 | S 15 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 23 | 223 | 322 | 60 | 43 | 356 | 82 | 46 | 94 | 54 | 98 | 63 | 38 | 41 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 151 | 5 | 70 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 12 | SSW 20 | SW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 20 | — | — | WNW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | W 10 | S 9 | S 20 | S 20 | W 6 | S 18 | WSW 5 | S 16 |
| kJ | 180 | 28 | 432 | 2 | 144 | 140 | 67 | — | — | 31 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 5 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 114 | 36 | 42 | 120 | 46 | 57 | 102 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 18 | 47 | 46 | 18 | 50 | 46 | 16 | 47 | 125 | 42 |
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