Huntington Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.65° N 118.00° W

Huntington Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Huntington Beach sea temperature is
21.0° C
2.2° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Huntington Beach at 9AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Evening (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
SW
16
0.9
S
13
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
1.2
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
11
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
89
206
277
358
350
342
278
411
339
316
308
248
258
261
326
298
417
417
397
372
358
434
439
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
SE
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
on
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:03AM1.74m
2:19PM1.87m
2:08AM1.48m
3:06PM1.88m
3:43AM1.29m
3:57PM1.89m
Low Tide
7:32AM0.57m
8:41PM0.94m
8:08AM0.79m
10:11PM0.88m
8:46AM0.98m
part cloud
part cloud
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>
5:54
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
20
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
21
22
23
23
22
21
21
21
21
23
23
23
21
20
Feels °C
20
20
21
21
20
20
20
21
22
22
22
22
22
21
22
22
21
21
21
22
22
22
20
20
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