Huntington Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.65° N 118.00° W

Huntington Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Huntington Beach sea temperature is
23.1°C
3.6° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Huntington Beach at 9PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)--
Afternoon (05 Sep)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (05 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.3
S
13
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1.5
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.7
S
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
S
12
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
569
537
590
495
494
843
971
999
1004
929
543
1065
606
522
1139
915
874
874
750
715
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
W
10
N
15
NNE
5
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:48PM2.05m
7:44AM1.51m
6:03PM2.15m
8:12AM1.64m
7:03PM2.25m
Low Tide
00:42AM0.29m
11:51AM1.24m
1:30AM0.17m
12:58PM1.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:12
7:10
7:08
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
24
25
25
24
24
23
23
20
22
25
25
24
24
24
24
27
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
23
23
24
23
23
23
23
20
23
27
26
25
25
24
25
28
24
24
23
24
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