Huntington Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.65° N 118.00° W

Huntington Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Huntington Beach sea temperature is
22.3°C
4.1° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Huntington Beach at 6AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (19 Oct)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (19 Oct)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun night, min 17°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
679
722
434
411
405
604
645
662
662
662
554
532
474
462
456
376
371
449
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
0
SSW
5
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:01AM1.56m
4:45PM1.66m
7:08AM1.65m
5:49PM1.70m
Low Tide
11:26PM0.61m
11:35AM1.34m
00:07AM0.57m
12:24PM1.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
24
23
22
21
22
23
24
23
22
22
22
21
21
22
23
22
21
20
Feels °C
23
24
23
23
24
23
23
22
22
23
23
22
22
22
21
21
21
20
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