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40th Street surf break

40th Street surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 06 Jan 2026 PST
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40th Street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's 40th Street sea temperature is
16.9° C
 (Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)
Nearby Cam: 7km away, View from Huntington Beach Pier

How big are the waves at 40th Street today?

The current surf forecast for 40th Street at 1PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (06 Jan)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (06 Jan)2ft (0.6m)12s

Table - waves today at 40th Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Fri
09
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.3
S
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
1
W
1.1
W
1.4
W
1.7
W
1.4
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.2
W
0.9
W
0.7
W
Period(s) (?)8991512121111111091313137789999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3739383810393858455474435343410012724142529839934321510354
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
5
E
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
SW
10
NW
15
W
20
W
10
SW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
W
15
NW
25
WNW
10
NW
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscrosscross-
on		glasscross-
off		glasscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		onglasscross-
off		glasscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:29AM
1.73
12:15AM
1.27
11:16AM
1.49
1:00AM
1.30
12:09PM
1.23
1:47AM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:37AM
0.58
5:43PM
-0.22
5:37AM
0.60
6:21PM
-0.03
6:46AM
0.61
6:58PM
0.17
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Fri
09
Sunrise6:56-------6:56-------6:56-------
Sunset---4:58-------4:59-------5:00----
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------11---------------
Temp. °C151617171717161515161717161515151415161817161514
Feels °C (?)14151716161615131414141314141415121291413121110
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