Surf Forecasts:
56th St surf forecast from 19 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 20 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 25 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 21s period, SW swell with 664 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 20 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s 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 Monday (Jul 20) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 5s. 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 0.9m 21s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 25) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Mon 20th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Mon 20th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Sat 25th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 21s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 56th St over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here again. Let's have a look at 56th Street.
It's a pretty grim stretch for the first week and a half. From Sunday, July 19th, all the way to the end of the month, it's just small, choppy, and messy. The wind is almost always onshore or cross-onshore, killing the shape. The wave energy is low, and the swell is tiny. It's a tough run of poor conditions.
We see a little life on the morning of Saturday, July 25th, with a really long 21-second period swell pushing an energy reading of 866, but it's still only about 3ft and cross-onshore. It's a tease. This pattern of marginal mornings and poor afternoons just keeps going.
The real standout is the final day of the month, Friday, July 31st. The energy jumps way up to 1725 in the morning and hits 2182 by the afternoon, with solid 5ft to 7ft+ S-SSE swell. The 14-15 second period means it's a powerful groundswell. The wind is a light cross-onshore, which is the best we'll see. At over 7ft, this is strictly for experts. It's a big, raw, powerful beach break. Saturday, August 1st, follows up with similar energy but slightly smaller waves and a bit more wind.
So, bottom line: skip the first ten days of nothing. The only real window is the 31st of July and the 1st of August. For the experienced crew, Friday the 31st morning is the golden ticket. It's a long way off, so don't book the trip yet, but it's the only pulse on the chart.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | SW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 277 | 350 | 411 | 308 | 258 | 298 | 397 | 358 | 439 | 334 | 325 | 257 | 280 | 305 | 392 | 444 | 271 | 467 | 584 | 450 | 657 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:13PM1.43m | 1:58AM1.10m | 3:00PM1.44m | 3:31AM0.90m | 3:52PM1.46m | 5:49AM0.83m | 4:48PM1.48m | 7:48AM0.89m | 5:43PM1.52m | 8:44AM0.97m | 6:32PM1.57m | 9:14AM1.02m | 7:16PM1.63m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:37PM0.53m | 8:11AM0.38m | 10:08PM0.48m | 8:49AM0.57m | 11:41PM0.37m | 9:37AM0.73m | 00:53AM0.23m | 10:50AM0.84m | 1:45AM0.11m | 12:07PM0.88m | 2:25AM0.01m | 1:04PM0.86m | 2:58AM-0.06m | ||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | W 7 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 21 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 277 | 287 | 411 | 308 | 202 | 298 | 397 | 358 | 439 | 334 | 325 | 71 | 280 | 305 | 392 | 319 | 243 | 467 | 254 | 232 | 657 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | W 5 | W 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | W 7 | SSW 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 235 | 350 | 4 | 4 | 258 | 96 | 64 | 41 | 13 | 24 | 19 | 257 | 55 | 118 | 70 | 55 | 27 | 173 | 584 | 450 | 199 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 13 | W 5 | W 5 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 12 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SW 26 | SSW 26 | SW 24 | SW 24 | S 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 75 | 113 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 20 | 27 | 125 | 213 | 105 | 66 | 444 | 271 | 84 | 28 | 18 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 8 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 125 | 0 | 46 | 120 | 46 | 46 | 110 | 46 | 47 | 110 | 42 | 110 | 125 | 46 | 46 | 125 | 46 | 57 | 125 | 46 |
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