Huntington Beach surf break

Huntington Beach surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 19 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
18.3° C
(Which is 3.3°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 7PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)--
Afternoon (19 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (19 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)141313131313131313121312121212121219191918181818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14314114110199999899996192875050507776118184117105154225304
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
0
W
5
SW
10
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
5
SSE
15
S
25
SSW
25
SW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
glassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:54AM
1.57
10:59PM
2.39
1:05PM
1.46
11:46PM
2.29
2:38PM
1.40
12:45AM
2.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:34PM
1.00
6:25AM
0.13
5:14PM
1.13
7:32AM
0.21
6:05PM
1.26
8:49AM
0.30
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise------6:15-------6:13-------6:13-
Sunset-7:24-------7:25-------7:27------
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191817161616161717181717161616181817171615151516
Feels °C (?)171515151517161513141415151615151414131312121212
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