Huntington Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.65° N 118.00° W

Huntington Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Huntington Beach sea temperature is
23.1°C
3.9° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Huntington Beach at 11AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (23 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (23 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
302
299
295
284
269
275
272
217
272
217
211
208
203
200
197
203
206
299
261
249
277
290
346
341
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
SW
5
S
5
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
S
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
S
5
S
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:31AM1.74m
7:49PM2.02m
8:47AM1.84m
8:27PM2.03m
9:07AM1.95m
9:05PM2.00m
Low Tide
2:04AM0.37m
1:54PM0.93m
2:28AM0.37m
2:28PM0.77m
2:51AM0.40m
3:04PM0.62m
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>
6:39
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:46
6:45
6:45
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
20
22
23
23
21
21
21
21
21
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
24
24
24
23
23
Feels °C
22
22
22
23
23
23
22
22
23
23
23
25
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
25
24
23
24
24
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