Huntington Beach surf break

Huntington Beach surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 13 Apr 2026 PDT
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Huntington Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Huntington Beach sea temperature is
18.3° C
(Which is 3.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Huntington Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Huntington Beach at 5AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


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Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141316161616131414151515151515151414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)158158156192141147147147147102143158167169169191144121121120118118163163
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
15
WSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
S
15
SW
15
WSW
20
W
10
WSW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:56PM
1.86
7:38AM
1.88
8:16PM
2.02
8:25AM
1.90
8:40PM
2.17
9:12AM
1.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:48AM
0.81
1:55PM
0.48
2:26AM
0.58
2:24PM
0.53
3:07AM
0.37
2:54PM
0.62
Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise----6:22-------6:20-------6:20---
Sunset-------7:22-------7:22-------7:22
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161615151517171717161515151717171716161616171717
Feels °C (?)111313131316141414151414131514151615161514151415
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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