Huntington Beach surf break

Huntington Beach surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 08 Jan 2026 PST
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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
16.9° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)
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How big are the waves at Huntington Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Huntington Beach at 11PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)--
Afternoon (08 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (08 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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

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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.3
W
1
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.4
SSW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)88888871313131316151215141412141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)36341136824113354363535343382475042414128676633333334
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
35
NW
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:14PM
1.68
1:56AM
1.78
1:21PM
1.43
2:44AM
1.81
3:05PM
1.26
3:33AM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:57PM
0.61
8:12AM
1.06
7:33PM
0.80
9:52AM
0.96
8:13PM
0.98
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise------6:56-------6:56-------6:56-
Sunset-5:00-------5:00-------5:00------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151716151413131416181716161515151921201817181718
Feels °C (?)9811108578111311111299101315141211111112
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