Huntington Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.65° N 118.00° W

Huntington Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Huntington Beach sea temperature is
21.2° C
1.8° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Huntington Beach at 3PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (20 Aug)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 morning, min 20°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
183
183
186
183
183
180
175
105
102
101
99
99
98
98
99
98
65
63
74
121
165
165
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
S
10
SW
15
SSW
5
SW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
S
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
3:51PM1.80m
8:28AM1.36m
5:09PM1.83m
8:31AM1.43m
6:11PM1.91m
Low Tide
00:22AM0.64m
10:11AM1.35m
1:13AM0.53m
11:59AM1.32m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:31
7:30
7:30
 mm
Temp °C
20
22
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
24
24
24
22
22
22
22
23
25
25
25
23
22
Feels °C
22
23
24
23
23
24
24
24
24
25
24
24
23
24
24
24
25
25
24
24
23
23
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