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Huntington Beach surf break

Huntington Beach surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 17 Feb 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
16.8° C
 (Which is 2.3°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 1PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am February 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (17 Feb)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (17 Feb)7ft (2.1m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
2.1
SW
3
WSW
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.2
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.5
W
1.2
W
1.3
WSW
2
W
2.3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.2
W
Period(s) (?)8888867991088777777577888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)229215255280294280100121331879138986654934033038532719912487349524849949643
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
10
SSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
35
SW
45
SW
50
SW
55
W
40
WNW
35
W
35
W
30
W
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
W
15
W
15
WSW
30
SW
35
WNW
40
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoncross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:37AM
2.27
9:44PM
1.81
9:13AM
2.19
10:09PM
1.89
9:52AM
2.04
10:36PM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:26PM
0.20
3:10AM
0.79
3:51PM
0.28
3:52AM
0.72
4:16PM
0.41
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
Sunrise6:33-------6:33-------6:31-------
Sunset---5:37-------5:37-------5:38----
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1----123---------1331---
Temp. °C121315141514141312121213131312121212131413121111
Feels °C (?)11119885422345676688764225
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