Huntington Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.65° N 118.00° W

Huntington Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Huntington Beach sea temperature is
21.0° C
2.2° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Huntington Beach at 3AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Evening (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
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)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
19
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
SW
16
0.9
S
13
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
11
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
170
91
85
89
206
277
358
350
342
278
411
397
316
308
248
258
261
326
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
0
WSW
5
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:03AM1.74m
2:19PM1.87m
2:08AM1.48m
3:06PM1.88m
Low Tide
7:23PM0.95m
7:32AM0.57m
8:41PM0.94m
8:08AM0.79m
10:11PM0.88m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
19
19
20
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
21
22
23
23
22
21
Feels °C
21
20
20
20
21
21
20
20
22
21
21
22
23
22
22
21
21
21
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