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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
17.8° C
(Which is 2.6°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 4AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Huntington Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 6 | SW 14 | |
40 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 41 | 90 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 55 | 37 | 54 | 54 | 51 | 38 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 7:51PM2.04m | 8:06AM1.76m | 8:15PM2.11m | 8:51AM1.72m | 8:38PM2.17m | 9:33AM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:11AM0.61m | 1:56PM0.64m | 2:48AM0.47m | 2:23PM0.75m | 3:23AM0.36m | 2:49PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | |
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Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 15 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
22 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 36 | 12 | 31 | 37 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 38 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 15 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
40 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 46 | 46 | 41 | 90 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 9 | 35 | 55 | 33 | 54 | 54 | 33 | 33 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | W 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 11 | S 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
25 | 24 | 14 | 28 | 28 | 46 | 28 | 42 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 31 | 14 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
13 | 13 | 15 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 241 | 514 | 180 | 66 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 189 | 108 | 81 | 14 | 32 | 24 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 131 |
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