Huntington Beach surf break

Huntington Beach surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 23 May 2026 PDT
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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
18.7° C
(Which is 2.7°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 8PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)--
Afternoon (23 May)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (23 May)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
2 PM
5 PM
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
201
203
258
258
201
164
162
148
220
139
140
138
176
168
368
448
453
453
530
493
357
344
322
348
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:26PM1.80m
4:41AM1.63m
6:04PM1.91m
6:00AM1.56m
6:37PM2.01m
7:07AM1.53m
Low Tide
11:18PM1.07m
11:13AM0.58m
00:26AM0.87m
11:56AM0.70m
1:18AM0.68m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:45
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:52
7:52
7:52
Temp °C
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
14
14
15
14
14
13
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
Energy kJ
201
203
258
258
201
164
162
148
220
138
140
138
138
138
368
448
453
453
530
493
357
344
322
348
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
S
11
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
17
0.3
W
4
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.6
W
6
Energy kJ
44
25
24
23
21
21
21
73
20
139
136
127
176
168
3
16
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.3
S
11
0.1
W
7
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.2
S
9
Energy kJ
18
18
18
2
2
37
37
20
1
20
20
19
17
16
16
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
5
0.3
W
2
0.3
W
3
0.2
W
5
0.3
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.5
W
3
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
Energy kJ
5
1
2
2
1
5
6
5
5
5
3
3
6
11
14
18
20
21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Distance (km)
403
157
81
52
20
0
76
114
157
131
131
58
32
24
30
132
131
131
76
81
33
69
40
40
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
1
1
3
3
2
3
2
3
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
6
7
9
9
9
9
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