Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Huntington Beach today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Huntington Beach at 3AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Huntington Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue night, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 252 | 316 | 207 | 207 | 150 | 143 | 177 | 208 | 173 | 261 | 206 | 171 | 169 | 201 | 198 | 248 | 245 | 245 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:48PM2.49m | 10:17AM1.79m | 9:34PM2.44m | 10:50AM1.87m | 10:19PM2.30m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:52AM-0.06m | 3:26PM0.83m | 4:28AM0.02m | 4:15PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 252 | 316 | 207 | 207 | 150 | 143 | 177 | 208 | 173 | 261 | 206 | 171 | 169 | 201 | 198 | 248 | 245 | 245 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 49 | 48 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 48 | 48 | 46 | 48 | 47 | 29 | 63 | 63 | 41 | 43 | 81 | 99 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | S 12 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 22 | S 12 | S 10 |
| kJ | 33 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 27 | 35 | 33 | 47 | 18 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 45 | 23 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 4 | — | — | — | W 4 | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 131 | 81 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 131 | 486 | 103 | 81 | 76 | 37 | 37 | 40 | 40 | 665 | 131 | 103 | 23 |
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