Surf Forecasts:
56th St surf forecast from 3 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 6 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s 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★+): Saturday 4 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 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 Saturday (Jul 04) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 4s. 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 onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sat 4th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Mon 6th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Tue 7th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 56th St over the next 16 days.
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Alright, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what 56th St has cookin’. Straight up, it’s a tough stretch ahead. There’s not a single good surf day in the whole 16-day window. The first recommendation doesn’t even show up until Tuesday July 7th, and even that is only a marginal call at best. Between now and then, we’ve got a solid 4-day gap of nothing worth paddling for.
The overall pattern is grim. We’ve got a long-period groundswell coming from the SSW, with periods stretching out to 16–18 seconds in the first week. That means deep water energy, but at this sheltered spot it doesn’t amount to much. The swell heights hover between 2.0ft and 3.3ft, but the wind is almost always cross-onshore or onshore, leaving that ocean surface chopped up or rippled. The combined energy readings start around 316 and climb well into the 700s by Tuesday, but without clean wind, that energy is wasted. It just churns the ocean without giving you a wave worth riding.
Even on the marginal days – Tuesday July 7th morning, Wednesday July 8th afternoon, and Thursday July 9th morning – the swell is around 2.9ft to 3.3ft from the SSW, and the wind is light and onshore. The wave comment is “marginal surf forecast or questionable tide conditions.” It’s not flat, but it’s far from fun. The water temp anomaly is not given, so no standout story there.
By the second week, the swell drops off noticeably. Heights fall to 1.3ft–2.0ft, periods shorten, and the energy numbers sink below 200. The wind stays light but often onshore. There’s nothing to get excited about. Even for a sheltered spot, this run is poor. It’s not the kind of setup that turns heads for paddle surfing – if you’ve got a kite, there might be something worth a look when the wind picks up, but for a stick and a leash? Leave it.
Stick with it, though – forecasts change. But for now, 56th St is a miss.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 288 | 288 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 183 | 270 | 207 | 453 | 291 | 226 | 432 | 666 | 497 | 356 | 427 | 505 | 524 | 422 | 402 | 397 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:01PM1.12m | 11:29PM1.54m | 1:36PM1.16m | 00:10AM1.39m | 2:13PM1.23m | 1:01AM1.20m | 2:52PM1.33m | 2:15AM1.01m | 3:36PM1.44m | 4:04AM0.86m | 4:25PM1.56m | 6:05AM0.84m | 5:17PM1.70m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:39PM0.76m | 6:57AM-0.01m | 6:35PM0.77m | 7:28AM0.10m | 7:47PM0.73m | 8:01AM0.23m | 9:15PM0.65m | 8:38AM0.37m | 10:49PM0.48m | 9:23AM0.52m | 00:08AM0.26m | 10:23AM0.63m | 1:10AM0.02m | ||||||||
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 | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 288 | 288 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 183 | 270 | 207 | 453 | 291 | 226 | 318 | 666 | 497 | 99 | 427 | 505 | 524 | 422 | 402 | 397 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | S 11 | W 4 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 22 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 20 | 6 | 148 | 146 | 73 | 99 | 99 | 119 | 15 | 23 | 48 | 43 | 144 | 356 | 82 | 32 | 63 | 65 | 68 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 21 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 4 | SSW 9 | SSW 24 | SSW 8 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 7 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 11 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 |
| kJ | 21 | 44 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 54 | 7 | 180 | 223 | 432 | 1 | 29 | 140 | 35 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 5 | — | W 4 | W 4 | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | — | 6 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 125 | 110 | 0 | 125 | 110 | 2 | 125 | 110 | 25 | 46 | 125 | 28 | 46 | 125 | 39 | 38 | 110 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 |
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