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Huntington Beach Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Orange County (51 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Huntington Beach surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.3° C
(Which is 2.0°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 1PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Huntington Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
39 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 55 | 33 | 54 | 54 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 36 | 104 | 107 | 80 | 56 | 39 | 27 | 18 | 28 | 28 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | |
High Tide | 8:51AM1.72m | 8:38PM2.17m | 9:33AM1.68m | 9:02PM2.20m | 10:15AM1.62m | 9:26PM2.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:23PM0.75m | 3:23AM0.36m | 2:49PM0.86m | 3:57AM0.29m | 3:15PM0.96m | 4:32AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 |
 | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | 7:35 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 |
 kJ | 15 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 36 | 104 | 107 | 80 | 56 | 39 | 27 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 55 | 33 | 54 | 54 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 39 | 39 | 38 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 31 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 41 | 514 | 189 | 23 | 33 | 25 | 25 | 32 | 40 | 189 | 96 | 30 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 131 | 131 | 89 | 66 | 33 | 0 |
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