Huntington Beach surf break

Huntington Beach surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 29 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
17.3° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Huntington Beach today (29 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Huntington Beach at 5PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (29 May)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (29 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Mon
1
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
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SW
23
0.4
SSW
22
0.4
SSW
22
0.5
SSW
22
0.7
SSW
21
0.7
SSW
21
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
1
SSW
19
1
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
143
149
152
152
149
107
105
105
108
111
110
133
186
183
263
397
378
446
437
432
432
694
651
514
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
10
S
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:38AM1.52m
8:29PM2.21m
10:19AM1.52m
8:59PM2.22m
11:00AM1.50m
9:32PM2.21m
Low Tide
2:13PM1.07m
3:46AM0.24m
2:44PM1.11m
4:22AM0.22m
3:15PM1.15m
4:59AM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:54
7:54
7:55
7:57
Temp °C
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
17
17
17
16
17
19
20
20
19
17
17
17
15
15
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
17
18
18
18
19
17
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.6
W
6
0.9
W
7
1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
11
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
1
SSW
19
1
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
Energy kJ
143
149
152
152
149
107
105
31
37
28
31
22
21
29
87
119
116
97
146
432
432
694
651
514
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.3
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.5
W
5
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
22
0.5
SSW
22
0.7
SSW
21
0.7
SSW
21
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
6
Energy kJ
6
11
25
25
6
3
12
105
108
111
110
102
67
183
263
397
378
446
437
112
82
42
42
41
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
21
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
24
0.2
SSW
24
0.4
SW
23
0.4
SSW
22
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.2
S
15
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
15
Energy kJ
25
26
9
9
25
24
21
37
37
55
54
133
186
65
65
64
65
66
102
102
151
19
28
86
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
6
0.5
W
6
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
4
Energy kJ
2
11
17
4
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
30
131
157
131
114
37
40
24
24
41
131
114
76
40
40
24
0
40
114
103
38
20
40
40
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
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