Surf Forecasts:
56th St surf forecast from 5 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 6 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period, SSW swell with 1,307 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 4 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 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 Friday (Sep 04) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m 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 1.8m 14s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Fri 4th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sun 6th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Mon 7th Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 56th St over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here again. Let’s cut to the chase – 56th St is looking mostly flat and ugly for the next 16 days. You’re gonna have to be patient, because there’s almost a full week of junk before anything decent shows up. Water temp is sitting at 24°, which is way warmer than usual for this time of year.
From Friday 4th September through Saturday 5th, don’t bother. Swell is tiny (3 ft or less), the wind is light and cross-onshore, and the wave energy is middling at best (652 to 997). It’s all poor surf conditions.
Then Sunday 6th September is your one bright spot. The wind turns offshore from the NNE at 9 mph in the morning, and later cross-off from the North. That’ll clean it right up. Swell hits 5 ft (energy 1064) in the AM and 6 ft (1242) in the PM, out of the S with a 14-second period – that’s real groundswell. With that offshore wind, the waves should have good shape and power. It’s on the bigger side for beginners, but intermediates, get on it. That’s your day.
Monday 7th holds similar size (6 ft) but the wind goes cross-shore and then onshore, junking it up. After that, it’s a long slide. From Tuesday 8th, the swell drops from 5 ft down to barely 1 ft by 17th September. Energy goes from moderate (864) to weak (154). Winds are mostly cross-onshore or onshore, and the few calmer windows still only give you marginal, weak surf. There’s a solid 7-day stretch of dud conditions from Tuesday 8th through Monday 14th.
The final few days, 18th and 19th September, see a tiny bump to 2 ft swell with a very long 20 to 19-second period. Energy picks up slightly to 300 to 424, and morning winds are light. But that long period on a beach break means it’ll be straight and hard to catch. Not worth the hype.
So, bottom line: Sunday 6th September is your only real window. Make it count.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 498 | 559 | 525 | 387 | 537 | 808 | 1042 | 1142 | 1215 | 1266 | 1267 | 909 | 766 | 757 | 431 | 255 | 175 | 298 | 419 | 381 | 358 |
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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:11PM1.59m | 7:16AM1.02m | 4:44PM1.64m | 7:42AM1.14m | 6:00PM1.74m | 8:09AM1.25m | 6:59PM1.84m | 8:36AM1.37m | 7:50PM1.90m | 9:03AM1.47m | 8:35PM1.89m | 9:31AM1.57m | 9:18PM1.81m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:46PM0.09m | 10:15AM0.96m | 00:48AM-0.05m | 12:00PM0.86m | 1:35AM-0.16m | 1:04PM0.70m | 2:15AM-0.22m | 1:55PM0.53m | 2:51AM-0.22m | 2:40PM0.37m | 3:23AM-0.16m | 3:23PM0.25m | 3:53AM-0.06m | ||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 498 | 559 | 525 | 372 | 537 | 808 | 1042 | 1142 | 1215 | 1266 | 1267 | 909 | 766 | 757 | 431 | 255 | 175 | 160 | 419 | 381 | 358 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | S 12 | W 10 | — | WNW 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 108 | 165 | 239 | 387 | 392 | 30 | 19 | 39 | 472 | 18 | — | 19 | 80 | 80 | 130 | 127 | 129 | 298 | 99 | 52 | 100 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | SW 21 | SW 22 | W 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 46 | 44 | 58 | 49 | 68 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 2 | 148 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 54 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | WNW 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | 60 | 15 | 20 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 110 | 0 | 33 | 110 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 110 | 32 | 110 | 125 | 65 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 47 | 125 | 36 |
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