Huntington Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.65° N 118.00° W

Huntington Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Huntington Beach sea temperature is
21.2° C
2.3° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Huntington Beach at 1PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
11
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
316
308
248
258
258
326
298
306
705
679
372
358
434
661
434
353
339
334
325
325
329
476
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
S
5
S
10
SE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
S
10
SW
15
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
3:06PM1.88m
3:43AM1.29m
3:57PM1.89m
5:55AM1.24m
4:51PM1.91m
Low Tide
8:08AM0.79m
10:11PM0.88m
8:46AM0.98m
11:39PM0.76m
9:36AM1.13m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:00
7:59
 mm
Temp °C
20
23
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
23
23
23
22
21
20
20
21
23
23
24
22
21
Feels °C
22
24
23
23
22
22
22
22
21
22
22
22
21
21
20
21
22
23
21
22
22
22
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