Huntington Beach surf break

Huntington Beach surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 20 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
16.4° C
(Which is 1.8°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 11PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)--
Afternoon (20 Jan)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (20 Jan)2ft (0.6m)12s

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

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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
SW
0.3
WNW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)131312121211111616161414131313131314121413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12111710810399919965656967641218586858454265145444444
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
S
0
NW
0
W
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
NNW
10
E
10
WSW
0
NW
20
WSW
15
NNE
5
NW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
S
5
S
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononglassglassglassglassglassglassglassonglasscross-
off
onglasscross-
on
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:01PM
1.65
9:59AM
2.13
11:30PM
1.70
10:37AM
1.96
12:02AM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:32PM
0.20
3:57AM
1.01
4:59PM
0.29
4:44AM
1.00
5:26PM
0.42
5:41AM
0.99
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise------6:54-------6:54-------6:52-
Sunset-5:10-------5:12-------5:13------
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------4--------
Temp. °C181717171717171718171717171616141717161515151515
Feels °C (?)171617171717171717161715151613111615141415151514
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