Huntington Beach surf break

Huntington Beach surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 10 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 8AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Afternoon (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Evening (10 Apr)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)181818181817161616161616161616161615151515151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)399399404280249373412412412412407402288362392392387335318246242242246249
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
W
5
S
10
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
10
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassglassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:22AM
1.68
7:32PM
1.53
4:55AM
1.71
7:32PM
1.62
5:59AM
1.78
7:42PM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:48AM
0.59
11:37PM
1.38
12:28PM
0.52
12:29AM
1.23
12:59PM
0.48
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise--6:28-------6:26-------6:24-----
Sunset-----7:19-------7:19-------7:20--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------1-------1-121---
Temp. °C161717181818181716161617171716161617161717171616
Feels °C (?)161717171615171614151515141413151414121314131212
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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