Huntington Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.65° N 118.00° W

Huntington Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Huntington Beach sea temperature is
21.7° C
2.8° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Huntington Beach at 12PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (23 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
2
3
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
S
12
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.9
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1
S
13
0.5
SW
24
0.6
SW
24
0.6
SSW
24
0.5
SW
24
0.4
SSW
24
0.5
SW
22
0.7
SW
21
0.9
SSW
21
0.9
SSW
21
0.8
SSW
21
0.7
SW
21
0.7
SW
21
0.9
SW
20
0.9
SSW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
276
272
247
239
184
161
276
286
286
345
273
444
368
271
217
239
467
799
799
584
463
450
557
664
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
SSW
0
SW
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
7:41AM1.30m
5:44PM1.95m
8:34AM1.38m
6:33PM2.01m
9:06AM1.44m
7:16PM2.08m
Low Tide
00:46AM0.63m
10:49AM1.23m
1:35AM0.50m
12:02PM1.26m
2:14AM0.39m
12:58PM1.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:58
7:57
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
20
23
24
25
22
22
22
21
21
23
24
23
22
22
21
21
22
24
25
26
24
23
Feels °C
21
21
22
23
23
24
22
23
23
21
21
22
24
23
22
23
22
23
23
25
25
26
25
24
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