Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Huntington Beach today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Huntington Beach at 11PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Huntington Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
250 | 185 | 182 | 164 | 174 | 270 | 267 | 249 | 175 | 212 | 240 | 464 | 742 | 751 | 629 | 601 | 545 | 635 | 627 | 620 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:22PM2.17m | 10:21AM1.83m | 9:57PM2.09m | 10:43AM1.90m | 10:34PM1.96m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:18PM0.85m | 4:04AM0.29m | 3:55PM0.77m | 4:27AM0.38m | 4:35PM0.70m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 17 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
250 | 185 | 182 | 133 | 123 | 90 | 83 | 249 | 56 | 53 | 240 | 464 | 742 | 751 | 629 | 601 | 545 | 635 | 627 | 620 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | S 8 | S 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 |
103 | 103 | 100 | 164 | 174 | 270 | 267 | 80 | 175 | 212 | 50 | 34 | 21 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 32 | 78 | 102 | 99 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | W 12 | SW 18 | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
87 | 45 | 80 | 9 | 93 | 88 | 62 | 58 | 48 | 89 | 49 | 33 | 34 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 124 | 176 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 76 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 40 | 41 | 54 | 157 | 20 | 40 | 40 | 10 | 38 | 41 | 131 | 95 | 44 | 49 |
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