Huntington Beach surf break

Huntington Beach surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 27 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
17.8° C
(Which is 2.6°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 4AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (28 Apr)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (28 Apr)1ft (0.3m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.8
W
6
0.3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
28
28
28
28
46
46
46
41
90
40
40
39
39
38
37
36
35
55
37
54
54
51
38
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
0
W
10
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
7:51PM2.04m
8:06AM1.76m
8:15PM2.11m
8:51AM1.72m
8:38PM2.17m
9:33AM1.68m
Low Tide
2:11AM0.61m
1:56PM0.64m
2:48AM0.47m
2:23PM0.75m
3:23AM0.36m
2:49PM0.86m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:05
6:05
6:03
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7:31
7:32
7:34
Temp °C
15
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
17
17
17
11
14
13
14
15
13
13
13
14
15
14
15
15
14
13
13
14
15
14
13
14
15
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.3
SW
15
0.5
W
5
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
Energy kJ
22
23
24
17
12
8
25
25
25
6
7
12
15
14
14
13
36
12
31
37
50
51
51
38
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
SW
15
0.2
S
11
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
Energy kJ
40
28
28
25
25
25
46
46
41
90
40
40
38
38
38
37
9
35
55
33
54
54
33
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
W
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
S
16
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
15
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.2
S
11
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
Energy kJ
25
24
14
28
28
46
28
42
20
24
22
38
39
39
38
9
14
9
9
14
31
31
14
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
5
Energy kJ
13
13
15
7
7
10
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
66
13
13
14
0
241
514
180
66
2
20
0
0
40
189
108
81
14
32
24
40
40
40
131
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
4
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
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