Connecting to Wifi to pull data from a website

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Hello, I am using the feather Huzzah ESP8266 for wifi connection and trying to connect a website: https://www.surfline.com/surf-report/little-tybee-island/5842041f4e65fad6a7708a5f. To pull data to print on an lcd screen. I keep getting an error message about not being able to connect to the website (I attached an image for reference). Any ideas on if there is a bug in the code or maybe it's my hotspot?

#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>
#include <WiFiClientSecure.h>

#ifndef STASSID
#define STASSID "Katie's iPhone"
#define STAPSK  "xpcry26bge16"
#endif

const char* ssid = STASSID;
const char* password = STAPSK;

const char* host = "https://www.surfline.com/surf-report/little-tybee-island/5842041f4e65fad6a7708a5f";
const int httpsPort = 443;


void setup() {
  Serial.begin(115200);
  Serial.println();
  Serial.print("connecting to ");
  Serial.println(ssid);
  WiFi.mode(WIFI_STA);
  WiFi.begin(ssid, password);
  while (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED) {
    delay(500);
    Serial.print(".");
  }
  Serial.println("");
  Serial.println("WiFi connected");
  Serial.println("IP address: ");
  Serial.println(WiFi.localIP());

  // Use WiFiClientSecure class to create TLS connection
  WiFiClientSecure client;
  Serial.print("connecting to ");
  Serial.println(host);


  if (!client.connect(host, httpsPort)) {
    Serial.println("connection failed");
    return;
  }

  String url = "/repos/esp8266/Arduino/commits/master/status";
  Serial.print("requesting URL: ");
  Serial.println(url);

  client.print(String("GET ") + url + " HTTP/1.1\r\n" +
               "Host: " + host + "\r\n" +
               "User-Agent: BuildFailureDetectorESP8266\r\n" +
               "Connection: close\r\n\r\n");

  Serial.println("request sent");
  while (client.connected()) {
    String line = client.readStringUntil('\n');
    if (line == "\r") {
      Serial.println("headers received");
      break;
    }
  }
  String line = client.readStringUntil('\n');
  if (line.startsWith("{\"state\":\"success\"")) {
    Serial.println("esp8266/Arduino CI successfull!");
  } else {
    Serial.println("esp8266/Arduino CI has failed");
  }
  Serial.println("reply was:");
  Serial.println("==========");
  Serial.println(line);
  Serial.println("==========");
  Serial.println("closing connection");
}

void loop() {
}

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const char* host = "https://www.surfline.com/surf-report/little-tybee-island/5842041f4e65fad6a7708a5f";

That is a URL with protocol, NOT a host name. The host name is www.surfline.com.

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How do I pull the data information I need from that specific URL?

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How do I pull the data information I need from that specific URL?

With tweezers.

First, you get to where you can connect to the server.
Second, you get to where you can make a GET request, and see the response from the server.
Third, you save the data you get from the server.
Fourth, you parse that data. Exactly how depends on:

  1. How you saved the data
  2. What format the data is in
  3. What data you "need".

We are a long way from being able to help you parse data.