Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Huntington Beach today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Huntington Beach at 12PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Huntington Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 443 | 443 | 437 | 261 | 277 | 281 | 292 | 371 | 449 | 449 | 356 | 364 | 360 | 448 | 326 | 243 | 261 | 380 | 376 | 371 | 371 | 366 | 291 | 446 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:20AM1.75m | 6:39PM1.75m | 7:35AM1.88m | 7:25PM1.79m | 7:53AM2.02m | 8:10PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:38AM0.55m | 1:01PM1.00m | 1:06AM0.55m | 1:36PM0.79m | 1:32AM0.58m | 2:12PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 443 | 443 | 437 | 261 | 277 | 281 | 289 | 371 | 449 | 449 | 356 | 351 | 281 | 254 | 247 | 243 | 261 | 380 | 376 | 371 | 371 | 366 | 291 | 446 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 8 | SSW 22 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 45 | 206 | 211 | 216 | 292 | 19 | 22 | 192 | 312 | 364 | 360 | 448 | 326 | 243 | 243 | 123 | 184 | 135 | 133 | 133 | 41 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SSW 22 | W 7 | S 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | S 20 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 5 | W 12 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 13 | — |
| kJ | 14 | 45 | 4 | 36 | 87 | 87 | 50 | 216 | 194 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 99 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 23 | 32 | 95 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 8 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | — | WSW 5 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 3 | 11 | — | — | 19 | 15 | 10 | 10 | — | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 0 | 24 | 152 | 109 | 0 | 20 | 228 | 81 | 81 | 66 | 119 | 131 | 157 | 76 | 41 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 103 | 27 | 6 |
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