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Surf Break: Huntington Beach

Photo credit: Nick Andreos
Surf Break: Huntington Beach

Huntington Beach in Orange County is a sheltered beach break that usually has waves and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the northeast. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell direction is from the west southwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Good surf at all stages of the tide. When the surf is up, crowds are likely Beware of rips, locals and pollution.

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Overall Huntington Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Huntington Beach:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Huntington Pier	1 mi
Second closest break	Santa Ana River Jetties	1 mi
Third closest break	Huntington Cliffs	2 mi
Fourth closest break	56th St	4 mi
Fifth closest break	40th Street	4 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Huntington Beach:
Closest wave buoy	Santa Monica Basin Buoy	61 mi
Second closest wave buoy	San Clemente Basin Buoy	80 mi
Third closest wave buoy	East Santa Barbara Buoy	113 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Tanner Banks Buoy	122 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	South Santa Rosa Island Buoy	127 mi
Tide stations nearest to Huntington Beach:
Closest tide station	Santa Ana River entrance (inside), California	3 mi
Second closest tide station	Los Patos (highway bridge), California	5 mi
Third closest tide station	Balboa Pier, Newport Beach, California	7 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Newport Bay Entrance, Corona del Mar, California (2	7 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Newport Beach, Newport Bay Entrance, Corona del Mar	8 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Huntington Beach:
Closest ski area	Mt Baldy (United States)	42 mi
Second closest ski area	Mountain High resort (United States)	53 mi
Third closest ski area	Sunrise Ski Area (United States)	54 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Snow Valley (United States)	68 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Snow Summit (United States)	75 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Huntington Beach:
Closest city location	Huntington Beach (United States)	3 mi
Second closest city location	Fountain Valley (United States)	5 mi
Third closest city location	Newport Beach (United States)	5 mi
Fourth closest city location	Costa Mesa (United States)	6 mi
Fifth closest city location	Westminster (United States)	7 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Huntington Beach is John Wayne Arpt Orange Co (Santa Ana) Airport (SNA) in USA, 13 km (8 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Huntington Beach is Tustin Mcaf Airport (NTK), also in USA, 17 km (11 miles) away.
• Third is Long Beach Airport (LGB) in USA, 23 km (14 miles) away.
• Jack Northrop Fld Hawthorne Muni Airport (HHR) in USA is 43 km (27 miles) away.
• Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Huntington Beach and is 49 km (30 miles) away.