
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Huntington Beach today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Huntington Beach at 1AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Huntington Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
371 | 449 | 443 | 443 | 437 | 261 | 277 | 281 | 356 | 449 | 449 | 449 | 356 | 364 | 360 | 448 | 326 | 243 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:49PM1.70m | 7:20AM1.75m | 6:39PM1.75m | 7:35AM1.88m | 7:25PM1.79m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:38AM0.55m | 1:01PM1.00m | 1:06AM0.55m | 1:36PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
371 | 449 | 443 | 443 | 437 | 261 | 277 | 281 | 356 | 449 | 449 | 449 | 356 | 351 | 281 | 254 | 247 | 243 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | W 5 | W 4 | W 8 | SSW 22 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
103 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 45 | 206 | 211 | 216 | 292 | 216 | 194 | 192 | 312 | 364 | 360 | 448 | 326 | 243 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 22 | W 7 | S 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | SW 5 | W 10 | W 9 | — | S 8 | S 8 |
4 | 15 | 14 | 45 | 4 | 36 | 87 | 87 | 50 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 16 | — | 5 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | S 3 | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | W 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | 11 | 17 | — | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 131 | 131 | 27 | 38 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 36 | 40 | 40 | 126 | 103 | 54 | 81 | 103 | 157 | 131 |
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