Huntington Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.65° N 118.00° W

Huntington Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Huntington Beach sea temperature is
23.0°C
3.8° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Huntington Beach at 12PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (24 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (24 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
272
217
211
208
203
200
197
203
206
332
261
249
277
346
341
325
341
351
317
317
326
326
321
297
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
S
Wind State
glassy
on
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:47AM1.84m
8:27PM2.03m
9:07AM1.95m
9:05PM2.00m
9:28AM2.06m
9:45PM1.92m
Low Tide
2:28AM0.37m
2:28PM0.77m
2:51AM0.40m
3:04PM0.62m
3:16AM0.47m
3:41PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
20
20
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
23
23
24
23
22
22
22
23
24
25
24
23
23
Feels °C
22
22
22
22
22
22
24
23
23
24
23
24
23
24
24
23
24
24
24
24
25
24
24
24
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