Huntington Beach surf break

Huntington Beach surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 16 Feb 2026 PST
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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
16.7° C
(Which is 2.2°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 9AM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am February 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Afternoon (16 Feb)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (16 Feb)7ft (2.2m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
1.6
SSE
2
SSW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.4
SW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.9
SW
3
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
1.8
W
Period(s) (?)121515567788888888679999877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3747431273096795984523933373142422852843062198882290215716721059616475343
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
20
ESE
30
SE
40
SE
40
WNW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
5
W
15
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
45
SW
50
SW
50
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:02AM
2.29
9:21PM
1.72
8:37AM
2.27
9:44PM
1.81
9:13AM
2.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:54AM
0.96
3:00PM
0.16
2:31AM
0.87
3:26PM
0.20
3:10AM
0.79
3:51PM
0.28
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise--6:35-------6:33-------6:33-----
Sunset-----5:37-------5:37-------5:37--
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---4132213311---123------
Temp. °C151515141215141413131314151414141412121212131313
Feels °C (?)1211964879891110887542324567
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