Huntington Beach surf break

Huntington Beach surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 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 3.6°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 1AM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Afternoon (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Evening (22 Apr)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
1.4
W
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)12191919181818181818177161616161615151515151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)77118184117105154225304304216195185254251251326248161153155209209155153
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
20
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
10
WSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
5
S
15
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:38PM
1.40
12:45AM
2.14
4:27PM
1.45
2:03AM
1.98
5:40PM
1.57
3:38AM
1.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:05PM
1.26
8:49AM
0.30
7:38PM
1.36
10:07AM
0.35
9:54PM
1.34
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise------6:13-------6:11-------6:11-
Sunset-7:27-------7:28-------7:28------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171817161615151615161616151515171818181717161617
Feels °C (?)151513121313131311111214141313161614151515141313
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