Surf Forecast Surf Report

56th St surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 27 Apr 2025 PDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
56th St surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's 56th St sea temperature is
15.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at 56th St today?

The current surf forecast for 56th St at 4PM is: 0.8m 20s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (27 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)20s
Evening (27 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)20s

Table - waves today at 56th St. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
S
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
S
1
S
1
S
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SSW
1.8
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
0.7
SW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)1616202020161918181818181817171616161616161616161515151514141414141414141313131320191919191918181818181777777161920
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)463457490507507376940994808639639639790763702677677669661653540534503503395375360355350280276276276210201189139184137137149251251251248236209273273395312264329389339254226258332298
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
5
SW
5
S
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SW
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
40
W
40
W
35
WNW
30
W
30
W
35
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
glasscross-
on
glasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:45AM
1.30
9:20PM
1.95
10:40AM
1.21
9:58PM
1.97
11:40AM
1.11
10:40PM
1.92
12:49PM
1.01
11:27PM
1.80
2:14PM
0.96
12:22AM
1.63
3:54PM
0.98
1:32AM
1.46
5:12PM
1.07
3:02AM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:14PM
0.26
4:27AM
-0.44
3:50PM
0.39
5:19AM
-0.46
4:29PM
0.52
6:14AM
-0.40
5:11PM
0.66
7:16AM
-0.30
6:04PM
0.78
8:27AM
-0.18
7:29PM
0.87
9:43AM
-0.09
9:34PM
0.87
10:53AM
-0.02
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Sunrise6:07-------6:05-------6:05-------6:03-------6:03-------6:01-------6:01-------6:00---
Sunset---7:30-------7:31-------7:32-------7:32-------7:34-------7:35-------7:36-------7:37
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131414151414131313151515151414131415161615151414141515151413131314151515141414141414151514141414151514141313131213131515
Feels °C (?)10111011111211121113121314131312131314141514131313131212121211111313121212131313131213121212121214127755435688
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