Surf Forecasts:
56th St surf forecast from 11 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 17 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period, SW swell with 362 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 16 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s 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 Wednesday (Sep 16) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 13s. 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 16s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 8PM. 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+) | 11PM (Wed 16th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Thu 17th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Thu 10th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 56th St over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Look, you’re gonna hate me, but it’s a tough stretch ahead at 56th St. For the next couple of weeks, the ocean’s just not cooperating. I’m seeing a real quiet period with barely a ripple worth paddling for, and it's gonna be a long slog.
We start off Thursday the 10th and it’s flat out poor. The water's sitting at 71°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year – feels like a bath, but you won’t be surfing in it. We’ve got a long-period SW groundswell at 3ft, 17 seconds, and that combined swell energy is moderate at best (476). Problem is, the wind’s cross-on from the SSE at 6 mph and it’s kicking up little ripples. That poor surf carries right through the weekend and into the next week.
Honestly, there’s nothing to recommend. Not a single standout session in the entire 16-day window. I see some glimmers on the 20th and 21st of September where the forecast nudges up to ‘marginal,’ with 3-3ft SW swell and light breezes, but we’re still stuck with cross-onshore winds. It’s just not clean enough to get excited about.
Come Wednesday the 25th, we get a longer-period SW groundswell pushing 21 seconds, and the energy creeps up to 439, but the swell height has dropped to 2ft. That long period will make it hard for a beach break like this to hold shape, and the wind is still messing things up.
So, what do we take from this? A big blank run. This is a sheltered spot, and when the wind ain't right, you just gotta wait. The models can always shift, but right now, I'd say leave the board in the car and go find a coffee.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 20 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 371 | 358 | 349 | 262 | 217 | 169 | 136 | 97 | 89 | 87 | 129 | 109 | 108 | 147 | 93 | 127 | 88 | 348 | 249 | 291 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:18PM1.81m | 9:59AM1.64m | 10:00PM1.68m | 10:26AM1.68m | 10:42PM1.51m | 10:53AM1.68m | 11:25PM1.32m | 11:20AM1.65m | 00:14AM1.13m | 11:48AM1.58m | 1:20AM0.96m | 12:19PM1.49m | 4:00AM0.87m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:23PM0.25m | 3:53AM-0.06m | 4:06PM0.17m | 4:21AM0.09m | 4:48PM0.14m | 4:47AM0.26m | 5:31PM0.15m | 5:10AM0.44m | 6:18PM0.20m | 5:30AM0.61m | 7:12PM0.28m | 5:42AM0.76m | 8:26PM0.35m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | 7:05 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 371 | 358 | 349 | 262 | 217 | 169 | 24 | 74 | 82 | 46 | 97 | 66 | 38 | 22 | 22 | 31 | 14 | 348 | 249 | 291 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 31 | 30 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 136 | 97 | 89 | 87 | 44 | 109 | 108 | 147 | 93 | 88 | 88 | 10 | 5 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | W 10 | WNW 9 | SW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 46 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 58 | 129 | 44 | 17 | 16 | 37 | 127 | 69 | 14 | 14 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 46 | 38 | 46 | 105 | 46 | 46 | 87 | 46 | 46 | 131 | 28 | 46 | 46 | 28 | 46 | 47 | 25 | 42 | 110 |
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