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Huntington Beach Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Orange County (51 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Huntington Beach surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 2.3°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 9PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Huntington Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | |
102 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 150 | 152 | 152 | 249 | 152 | 79 | 106 | 107 | 154 | 198 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 203 | 258 | 258 | 201 | 164 | 162 | 148 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 3:37PM1.59m | 1:51AM1.95m | 4:38PM1.69m | 3:14AM1.76m | 5:26PM1.80m | 4:41AM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:00PM1.29m | 9:25AM0.34m | 9:47PM1.23m | 10:22AM0.46m | 11:18PM1.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
 | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 5 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 15 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 12 | 152 | 152 | 249 | 152 | 73 | 106 | 107 | 154 | 198 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 203 | 258 | 258 | 201 | 164 | 162 | 148 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | W 5 | W 5 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | W 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 102 | 100 | 14 | 11 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 84 | 57 | 52 | 8 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | W 12 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 18 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 14 | SW 18 | S 12 | W 11 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | W 5 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 11 |
| kJ | 77 | 3 | 96 | 88 | 150 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 72 | 79 | 47 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | 15 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 131 | 131 | 46 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 241 | 131 | 81 | 43 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 131 | 693 | 131 | 81 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 131 |
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