Huntington Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.65° N 118.00° W

Huntington Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Huntington Beach sea temperature is
23.4°C
4.2° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Huntington Beach at 3AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Afternoon (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Evening (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue night, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
87
87
107
267
348
267
252
229
226
291
291
266
223
201
191
242
242
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:29AM1.32m
12:32PM1.90m
4:03AM1.23m
1:18PM1.80m
Low Tide
7:14PM0.63m
5:41AM1.11m
8:28PM0.71m
5:07AM1.23m
10:10PM0.72m
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>
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:57
6:55
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
20
20
20
20
21
20
20
20
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
19
Feels °C
21
20
21
20
20
19
20
19
20
21
20
20
19
20
18
18
20
20
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