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6:20 pm 4 Sep 2011

Huntington Beach ratings
Quality on a good day: 4.0
Consistency of surf: 4.5
Difficulty level: 4.0
Wind and kite surfing: 5.0
Crowds: 3.5

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Huntington Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(United-States – Orange County)

Southside HB Pier, Huntington Beach photo

Photo credit: Nick Andreos
Surf Break: Huntington Beach

Northside of B Pier, Huntington Beach photo

Photo credit: Nick Andreos
Surf Break: Huntington Beach

Name: Huntington Beach
Type: beach
Reliability: consistent
Best Swell: WSW Offshore Wind: NE

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

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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

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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

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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.
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This is the Surf-Forecast page for Huntington Beach, United-States - Orange County. Use the tab navigation above to view Huntington Beach sea temperature, Huntington Beach photographs, Huntington Beach detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Huntington Beach webcams, current wind from United-States - Orange County live weather stations and Huntington Beach tide predictions. The United States swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United States and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United States wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Huntington Beach.