Huntington Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.65° N 118.00° W

Huntington Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Huntington Beach sea temperature is
23.1°C
3.6° 

Huntington Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Huntington Beach today (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Huntington Beach at 5AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (05 Sep)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (05 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.3
S
13
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.7
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
651
539
525
430
506
387
569
537
590
495
494
507
985
985
1004
957
546
1106
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
SW
5
S
0
SW
5
WNW
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
E
0
NNW
15
NNE
10
N
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:15AM1.38m
4:48PM2.05m
7:44AM1.51m
6:03PM2.15m
Low Tide
11:40PM0.44m
10:03AM1.32m
00:42AM0.29m
11:51AM1.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:12
7:10
 mm
2
6
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
21
23
24
24
24
24
24
23
24
19
20
24
24
23
Feels °C
21
22
22
22
23
23
23
22
23
23
24
22
24
20
20
26
25
23
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