Huntington Beach surf break

Huntington Beach surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 18 Dec 2025 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
17.5° C
(Which is 2.4°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 8AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Dec)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (18 Dec)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (18 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.9
W
1
W
1
W
0.6
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
Period(s) (?)81212888128888888877777710109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)106104101104132125989191848286112107104807673584337454542
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
0
SSE
0
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
0
ESE
5
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
glassglassglassoncross-
on
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
onglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:19AM
2.22
9:23PM
1.50
7:53AM
2.25
9:59PM
1.50
8:26AM
2.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:02AM
1.14
2:44PM
0.20
1:36AM
1.15
3:19PM
0.17
2:08AM
1.16
3:55PM
0.17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise--6:50-------6:50-------6:50-----
Sunset-----4:45-------4:45-------4:46--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151617182122201919181819201918171616151618171717
Feels °C (?)151717161919191818181818191817161515141618161717
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