Huntington Beach surf break

Huntington Beach surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 17 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
18.2° C
(Which is 3.3°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 11PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)--
Afternoon (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)151616161515151414151414141414141413131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)24625325325318612816721821822216516316015414514314314114110199999899
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
10
SW
5
S
0
S
5
WSW
5
W
10
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
0
SSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
oncross-
on
crossglassononononcross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
ononglassglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:41PM
2.40
10:55AM
1.69
10:17PM
2.43
11:54AM
1.57
10:59PM
2.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:26PM
0.73
4:37AM
0.10
3:59PM
0.86
5:28AM
0.08
4:34PM
1.00
6:25AM
0.13
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise------6:18-------6:16-------6:15-
Sunset-7:23-------7:24-------7:24------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191918171716171920201818181818191919171616161617
Feels °C (?)161615161615171817161617181717171615141515161615
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