Huntington Beach surf break

Huntington Beach surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 06 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
16.9° C
(Which is 2.1°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 12AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)--
Afternoon (07 Jan)--
Evening (07 Jan)2ft (0.6m)12s

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

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Tue
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
0
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.4
W
1.6
W
2
W
1.5
W
2
W
1.4
W
1.2
W
0.9
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)12121111111091313577989999887131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1039385847947423534691172063775663436322992151055535353534
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
NE
10
NNW
10
W
20
WSW
10
SW
5
ESE
0
ENE
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
25
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrossglasscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:25AM
1.72
11:22AM
1.95
1:10AM
1.75
12:14PM
1.68
1:56AM
1.78
1:21PM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:43PM
0.20
5:34AM
1.07
6:21PM
0.40
6:44AM
1.09
6:57PM
0.61
8:12AM
1.06
Tue
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sunrise----6:56-------6:56-------6:56---
Sunset-------4:59-------5:00-------5:00
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---11-------------------
Temp. °C161716141515171616151515141516181716151414151819
Feels °C (?)1516141314131512141515151211914141198891314
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