Huntington Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.65° N 118.00° W

Huntington Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Huntington Beach sea temperature is
21.1° C
1.7° 

Huntington Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Huntington Beach today (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Huntington Beach at 12PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

Table - waves today at Huntington Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
15
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
175
105
102
101
99
99
98
98
99
98
65
63
74
121
165
165
165
186
131
127
114
112
139
145
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
0
NW
5
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SW
0
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
SW
5
W
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
8:28AM1.36m
5:09PM1.83m
8:31AM1.43m
6:11PM1.91m
8:46AM1.49m
6:58PM2.01m
Low Tide
00:22AM0.64m
10:11AM1.35m
1:13AM0.53m
11:59AM1.32m
1:50AM0.42m
12:54PM1.24m
part cloud
clear
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part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:30
7:29
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
22
23
24
24
23
22
22
22
23
25
26
26
24
23
22
23
23
26
27
26
25
23
Feels °C
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
24
24
25
26
25
25
24
24
23
25
24
26
26
25
25
24
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