Huntington Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.65° N 118.00° W

Huntington Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Huntington Beach sea temperature is
22.9°C
3.5° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Huntington Beach at 5AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (26 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
2
3
3
1
2
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
14
0.9
S
14
1
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.9
S
10
1
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
229
316
379
581
563
496
403
396
322
287
224
125
162
273
250
185
182
162
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
20
S
10
W
5
SW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
Wind State
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:13PM2.17m
9:39AM1.67m
8:47PM2.20m
9:59AM1.75m
9:22PM2.17m
Low Tide
3:15AM0.24m
2:43PM0.95m
3:40AM0.24m
3:18PM0.85m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:24
7:23
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
23
23
24
26
26
25
25
26
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
25
Feels °C
25
26
26
26
25
28
27
25
26
27
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
27
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