Huntington Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.65° N 118.00° W

Huntington Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 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 (24 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Huntington Beach at 12AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)--
Afternoon (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (24 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

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