Huntington Beach surf break

Huntington Beach surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 22 May 2026 PDT
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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
18.6° C
(Which is 2.6°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 6PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)2ft (0.6m)18s
Afternoon (22 May)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (22 May)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
152
249
152
79
106
107
156
198
201
201
201
203
258
258
201
164
162
148
220
139
140
138
176
168
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:38PM1.69m
3:14AM1.76m
5:26PM1.80m
4:41AM1.63m
6:04PM1.91m
Low Tide
9:25AM0.34m
9:47PM1.23m
10:22AM0.46m
11:18PM1.07m
11:13AM0.58m
00:26AM0.87m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:46
5:46
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:51
7:52
7:52
Temp °C
15
16
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
14
14
15
13
13
15
14
15
14
15
13
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
Energy kJ
152
249
152
73
106
107
156
198
201
201
201
203
258
258
201
164
162
148
220
138
140
138
138
138
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
S
11
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
17
Energy kJ
89
84
87
52
47
46
45
45
44
44
44
25
24
23
21
21
21
73
20
139
136
127
176
168
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.4
W
5
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.2
W
4
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
W
5
0.2
SSW
19
0.3
W
4
0.2
SSW
19
0.3
S
11
0.1
W
7
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
Energy kJ
73
8
72
79
31
6
3
3
3
1
18
18
18
1
36
2
37
20
1
20
20
19
18
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.3
W
4
0.2
W
4
0.3
W
2
0.4
W
3
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
4
Energy kJ
8
8
8
2
2
3
4
2
1
1
3
6
7
7
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
40
131
242
131
81
24
20
0
20
54
486
131
81
49
37
0
37
114
131
131
37
66
37
34
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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