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56th St Surf Photo: 'Sunset' by joel woodworth

Lat Long: 33.62° N 117.94° W

Issued: 4 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's 56th St sea temperature is

18.1° C

Slightly warmer than usual

56th St surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	S		SSE	SSW
	15 s	glass		12 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 September at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from 56th St around the time the photo was taken

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	SSW	SW		SSE	SSW
	15 s	glass		12 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 September at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from 56th St around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	WSW		SSE	SSW
	12 s	glass		12 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 September at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from 56th St around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	SSE		SSE	SSW
	12 s	glass		12 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 September at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from 56th St around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	SSE		SSE	SSW
	11 s	glass		11 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 September at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from 56th St around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	ENE		SSE	SSW
	11 s	glass		11 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 September at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from 56th St around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	SW		SSE	SSW
	10 s	cross- on		10 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 September at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from 56th St around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	W		SSE	SSW
	10 s	cross- on		10 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 September at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from 56th St around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	WSW		SSE	SSW
	9 s	glass		9 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 September at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from 56th St around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SW		SSE	SSW
	9 s	glass		9 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 September at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from 56th St around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SW		S	SSW
	8 s	glass		8 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 September at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from 56th St around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SSW		S	SSW
	8 s	glass		8 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 September at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from 56th St around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	S		S	SSW
	17 s	glass		8 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 September at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from 56th St around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SSE		S	SSW
	16 s	glass		8 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 September at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from 56th St around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SW	W	S	SSW
	16 s	cross- on	6 s	8 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 September at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from 56th St around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	W	W	S	SSW
	16 s	cross- on	6 s	8 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 September at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from 56th St around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	W		S	SSW
	15 s	glass		7 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 September at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from 56th St around the time the photo was taken

Image captured One hour and 53 minutes after low water (rising spring tide). Tide height was 0.4m (1.2 ft). Range 4.07m (13.4 ft). Toggle tide graph

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56th St Surf Photo: 'Sunset' by joel woodworth

First time - entering the water for the first time to surf

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User: joel woodworth (1 photo)

Country: United States (4069 photos)

Photo taken at: 6:58 pm 8 Sep 2014

cathy
Beautiful sunset!!! Wow