Surf Forecasts:
56th St surf forecast from 18 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 20 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 21 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period, SSW swell with 679 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 0.2m 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 1.2m 16s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 21) 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 (Mon 20th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Mon 20th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Tue 21st Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 56th St over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty.
Looking at the 16-day stretch ahead, 56th St is a bit of a tough watch. The first few weeks are a write-off for anything proper. We’ve got a long gap where the surf is just poor. It’s not until the morning of Sunday, July 27th, that we start seeing anything with a bit of life, and even then, it is real marginal stuff.
Let’s break it down. From Friday, July 17th through to Saturday, July 26th, it’s mostly a flat, choppy mess. Small, weak swells with lousy cross-onshore winds. Not worth paddling out for.
The energy starts ticking up later on. By Sunday morning, July 27th, we get light cross-onshore winds with swell from the SSW at around the 4ft mark. The period is a solid 18 seconds, so that’s a long-period groundswell which will hold up nicely. The combined energy is moderate (1037). Still, the wind is cross-on, so it won’t be perfect.
The real standout, the one that catches my eye, is the morning of Thursday, July 31st. That’s the week after next. The swell jumps to 6ft from the S, with a period of 14 seconds, and combined energy hits a strong 1345. Winds are light cross-onshore, so it should be fairly clean if the tide plays ball. That’s going to be the only true “take a day off work” session in the whole window. But remember, that’s still more than a week out, so keep an eye on it.
Before that, the best of the rest is the morning of Tuesday, July 28th with a clean 5ft SW swell onshore winds, but that’s really just a tide and bank check.
Water temp is sitting at a toasty 69°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.
Overall, it’s a slow burn. A whole lot of waiting for that last week of July and start of August.
Stay patient,
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 11 | 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 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 |
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 kJ | 77 | 246 | 255 | 114 | 273 | 350 | 411 | 383 | 255 | 298 | 679 | 358 | 439 | 334 | 325 | 257 | 243 | 345 | 299 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:01AM1.62m | 1:28PM1.40m | 00:54AM1.36m | 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 | |||||||
Low Tide | 6:59AM-0.05m | 7:20PM0.54m | 7:35AM0.16m | 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 | |||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | 8:00 | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 11 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | W 6 |
| kJ | 77 | 246 | 255 | 114 | 273 | 287 | 411 | 383 | 251 | 298 | 679 | 358 | 439 | 334 | 325 | 257 | 243 | 345 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 16 | S 10 | W 5 | S 9 | W 5 | W 6 | SW 8 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 10 | 43 | 70 | 65 | 235 | 350 | 2 | 4 | 255 | 96 | 4 | 60 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 31 | 161 | 120 | 299 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | WSW 6 | W 6 | SW 13 | W 5 | W 5 | W 15 | SSE 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 13 | SSE 14 | SW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSE 13 | S 15 | SW 6 | SW 26 | S 12 |
| kJ | 25 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 75 | 113 | 20 | 47 | 61 | 37 | 33 | 109 | 11 | 105 | 141 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | W 4 | — | WNW 6 | W 5 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 6 | — | 33 | 18 | 42 | 22 | 44 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 46 | 120 | 46 | 46 | 110 | 0 | 125 | 110 | 0 | 46 | 110 | 23 | 110 | 125 | 30 | 110 | 125 | 46 |
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