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Huntington Beach surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA
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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
18.8° C
(Which is 2.8°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 5PM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (25 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Huntington Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
368 | 364 | 453 | 453 | 530 | 493 | 392 | 344 | 322 | 348 | 428 | 428 | 353 | 344 | 297 | 470 | 533 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 6:00AM1.56m | 6:37PM2.01m | 7:07AM1.53m | 7:06PM2.08m | 8:04AM1.52m | 7:33PM2.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:56AM0.70m | 1:18AM0.68m | 12:35PM0.82m | 2:00AM0.52m | 1:09PM0.92m | 2:37AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | |
— | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | 7:53 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 6 |
368 | 364 | 453 | 453 | 530 | 493 | 392 | 344 | 322 | 348 | 428 | 428 | 353 | 344 | 216 | 291 | 266 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 175 | 175 | 40 | 32 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
5 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 34 | 46 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 297 | 226 | 289 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 175 | 175 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | W 13 | W 12 | W 16 | S 9 | S 9 | W 15 | W 15 | S 9 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 |
16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 25 | 26 | 16 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — |
5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 18 | — | 54 | 56 | 47 | 113 | 159 | 285 | 470 | 533 | 223 | 179 | 106 | 64 | 49 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 89 | 81 | 43 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 1058 | 1050 | 81 | 76 | 36 | 40 | 38 | 189 | 517 | 1434 | 81 | 66 | 66 | 14 |
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