Newport Beach · Orange County · California
54th / 56th Street Surf Report & Forecast, Newport Beach, CA
54th / 56th Street, Newport Beach, California: 3–4 ft, waist to chest high, at 1 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Good. The main swell is 1.5 ft at 15 seconds from the west-southwest, with calm wind. Water is about 74°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 2.5 ft at 2:23 am.
3–4 ft
waist to chest high
- Swell
- 1.5 ft · 15 s · WSWplus 1.0 ft · 13 s · SSW
- Wind
- calmcalm
- Tide
- 2.8 ft fallinglow 2.5 ft at 2:23 am
- Water
- 74°Frashguard
- Air
- 74°Ffeels like 73°F
- Sun
- rise 6:19 amset 4:52 pm
54th / 56th Street surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at 54th / 56th Street: 8 am, Good, on a rising high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at 54th / 56th Street: 12 pm, Good, on a falling high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (SE) | 4.8 ft |
| 7 am | 3 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (SE) | 5.7 ft |
| 8 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 6.3 ft |
| 9 am | 2–3 ft | Good | calm | 6.4 ft |
| 10 am | 2–3 ft | Good | calm | 5.9 ft |
| 11 am | 2–3 ft | Good | calm | 4.9 ft |
| 12 pm | 3 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 3.5 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 2.0 ft |
| 2 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 13 | 0.8 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 15 | -0.0 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 14 | -0.3 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 13 | 0.0 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 4 mph offshore (NE) | 4.3 ft |
| 7 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 5 mph offshore (NE) | 5.1 ft |
| 8 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (NE) | 5.8 ft |
| 9 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 4 mph offshore (NE) | 6.0 ft |
| 10 am | 2–3 ft | Good | calm | 5.8 ft |
| 11 am | 2–3 ft | Good | calm | 5.1 ft |
| 12 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (W) | 4.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (W) | 2.8 ft |
| 2 pm | 3 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 14 | 1.5 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 13 | 0.6 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 13 | 0.1 ft |
| 5 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 13 | 0.0 ft |
54th / 56th Street waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 1 am, sets at 54th / 56th Street arrive about every minute with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and punchy.
- Set waves
- about 3.6 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 2
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 11 s
- Lulls
- about 42 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Punchywhich means steep takeoffs and a pitching lip
- Breaking
- 36% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.3 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
54th / 56th Street surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at 54th / 56th Street: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 4–8 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 17 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 4–8 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 5–7 ft and Good.
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for 54th / 56th Street are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.7 ft · 13 s · WSW | 4 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 8 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 13 | 8 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.2 ft · 8 s · W | 5 mph offshore (NE) | 9 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 14 | 12 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.5 ft · 13 s · WSW | calm | 8 mph onshore (SW), gusts 13 | 6 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 4–6 ft | Great | 2.2 ft · 15 s · WSW | calm | 6 mph onshore (WSW) | 11 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 4–8 ft | Good | 3.0 ft · 15 s · WSW | 14 mph onshore (SW), gusts 20 | 13 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 18 | 10 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 5–7 ft | Good | 3.1 ft · 18 s · WSW | 5 mph cross-shore (SSE) | 5 mph onshore (SW) | 10 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 3–7 ft | Fair | 1.9 ft · 15 s · WSW | 9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 16 | 11 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 19 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 5–7 ft | Great | — | 13 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 12 mph cross-shore (W) | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 3–5 ft | Great | — | 4 mph offshore (NNE) | 6 mph cross-shore (W) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 2–3 ft | Good | — | 7 mph offshore (NE) | 6 mph offshore (N), gusts 12 | 10 am |
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54th / 56th Street tide chart and tide times
Tides at 54th / 56th Street today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 2.5 ft at 2:23 am, high 6.4 ft at 8:40 am, low -0.3 ft at 3:57 pm and high 3.9 ft at 10:23 pm. At 1 am the tide is 2.8 ft and falling.
54th / 56th Street tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 2.5 ft at 2:23 amHigh 6.4 ft at 8:40 amLow -0.3 ft at 3:57 pmHigh 3.9 ft at 10:23 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 2.6 ft at 2:48 amHigh 6.0 ft at 9:05 amLow 0.0 ft at 4:35 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 11:19 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 2.9 ft at 3 amHigh 5.9 ft at 9:38 amLow 0.4 ft at 5:18 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 3.5 ft at 12:22 amLow 3.2 ft at 3:23 amHigh 5.8 ft at 10:12 amLow 0.8 ft at 6:10 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 3.6 ft at 1:55 amLow 3.5 ft at 3:45 amHigh 5.4 ft at 10:49 amLow 0.9 ft at 7:09 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 3.5 ft at 4:25 amLow 3.5 ft at 4:31 amHigh 4.7 ft at 11:39 amLow 0.9 ft at 8:07 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 3.8 ft at 4:34 amLow 3.6 ft at 7:14 amHigh 4.4 ft at 12:55 pmLow 1.1 ft at 9:01 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.1 ft at 4:47 amLow 3.4 ft at 9:44 amHigh 4.1 ft at 2:30 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
54th / 56th Street water temperature
The water temperature at 54th / 56th Street is about 74°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 73°F and a 3 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 74 and 75°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near 54th / 56th Street
- River Jetties0.6 mi WNW · 3–4 ft · Good
- 40th Street0.9 mi SE · 3–4 ft · Good
- Brookhurst1.1 mi WNW · 4 ft · Good
- Blackies1.7 mi SE · 2–3 ft · Good
- Magnolia1.8 mi WNW · 4–5 ft · Great
- Newport Pier1.9 mi SE · 2 ft · Poor to Fair
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About 54th / 56th Street
54th / 56th Street is a jetty in Newport Beach, Orange County, California, facing south-southwest. Also called 54th St, 56th St and Newport Groins.
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