Huntington Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.65° N 118.00° W

Huntington Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Huntington Beach sea temperature is
22.5°C
4.3° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Huntington Beach at 1AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (21 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (21 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
2
1
1
1
3
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
371
449
443
443
437
261
277
281
356
449
449
449
356
364
360
448
326
243
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SE
15
SSW
15
SW
5
SW
15
S
15
S
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:49PM1.70m
7:20AM1.75m
6:39PM1.75m
7:35AM1.88m
7:25PM1.79m
Low Tide
00:38AM0.55m
1:01PM1.00m
1:06AM0.55m
1:36PM0.79m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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1
10
8
1
1
1
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Temp °C
20
20
20
19
20
21
21
20
19
20
20
19
19
20
20
19
19
19
Feels °C
20
20
21
20
20
20
20
21
18
19
19
18
18
18
17
15
16
17
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