Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Huntington Beach today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Huntington Beach at 12PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Huntington Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 291 | 291 | 266 | 223 | 186 | 191 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 218 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 184 | 183 | 171 | 258 | 255 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 252 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:03AM1.23m | 1:18PM1.80m | 2:40PM1.72m | 8:15AM1.44m | 4:25PM1.73m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:07AM1.23m | 10:10PM0.72m | 11:38PM0.66m | 10:13AM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 291 | 291 | 266 | 223 | 186 | 191 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 218 | 165 | 163 | 111 | 104 | 101 | 101 | 139 | 137 | 24 | 255 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 252 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 12 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 18 | W 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 5 |
| kJ | 32 | 32 | 27 | 26 | 116 | 116 | 117 | 98 | 111 | 186 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 184 | 15 | 23 | 258 | 16 | 98 | 96 | 62 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 12 | SW 21 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 43 | 71 | 116 | 116 | 13 | 14 | 25 | 116 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 183 | 171 | 99 | 99 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 59 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 13 | 6 | 131 | 189 | 131 | 66 | 37 | 46 | 8 | 20 | 40 | 189 | 103 | 76 | 13 | 13 | 34 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 81 | 30 | 20 |
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