Huntington Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.65° N 118.00° W

Huntington Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Huntington Beach sea temperature is
24.5°C
5.1° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Huntington Beach at 10AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (31 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (31 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.4
SSW
13
0.9
W
6
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
261
261
233
233
226
184
161
123
156
154
99
99
98
83
75
66
65
87
147
133
130
129
129
133
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
SSW
5
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
S
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
11:14PM1.79m
11:37AM2.02m
00:01AM1.59m
12:10PM2.04m
1:03AM1.39m
12:53PM2.03m
Low Tide
5:14AM0.64m
6:07PM0.64m
5:38AM0.79m
7:08PM0.64m
6:02AM0.95m
8:29PM0.64m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
6:24
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:19
7:16
7:15
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
21
22
22
22
21
20
20
20
20
22
22
22
21
21
20
20
20
21
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
22
22
22
21
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
20
19
19
21
20
21
20
20
20
19
20
22
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