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Huntington Beach surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA
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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
18.7° C
(Which is 2.7°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 12PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Huntington Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | |
201 | 164 | 162 | 148 | 220 | 139 | 140 | 138 | 176 | 168 | 368 | 448 | 453 | 453 | 530 | 493 | 392 | 344 | 322 | 422 | 428 | 428 | 353 | 344 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 4:41AM1.63m | 6:04PM1.91m | 6:00AM1.56m | 6:37PM2.01m | 7:07AM1.53m | 7:06PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18PM1.07m | 11:13AM0.58m | 00:26AM0.87m | 11:56AM0.70m | 1:18AM0.68m | 12:35PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
201 | 164 | 162 | 148 | 220 | 138 | 140 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 368 | 448 | 453 | 453 | 530 | 493 | 392 | 344 | 322 | 422 | 428 | 428 | 353 | 344 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | W 4 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 9 | S 9 |
21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 139 | 136 | 127 | 176 | 168 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | W 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 12 | W 12 |
2 | 37 | 37 | 73 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 95 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 37 | 81 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 59 | 37 | 34 | 24 | 189 | 131 | 131 | 37 | 81 | 37 | 30 | 37 | 40 | 41 | 1050 | 81 | 103 |
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