
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Huntington Beach today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Huntington Beach at 3AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Huntington Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue night, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
125 | 87 | 87 | 107 | 267 | 348 | 267 | 252 | 229 | 226 | 291 | 291 | 266 | 223 | 201 | 191 | 242 | 242 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:29AM1.32m | 12:32PM1.90m | 4:03AM1.23m | 1:18PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14PM0.63m | 5:41AM1.11m | 8:28PM0.71m | 5:07AM1.23m | 10:10PM0.72m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
35 | 21 | 87 | 88 | 267 | 348 | 267 | 252 | 229 | 226 | 291 | 291 | 266 | 223 | 201 | 191 | 242 | 242 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 8 | SSW 18 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 12 |
87 | 87 | 21 | 107 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 116 | 116 | 117 | 83 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | WSW 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 5 | SW 13 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SW 21 |
125 | 73 | 69 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 43 | 71 | 116 | 116 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 116 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 131 | 76 | 38 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 40 | 189 | 131 | 76 | 37 |
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