Huntington Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.65° N 118.00° W

Huntington Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Huntington Beach sea temperature is
23.1°C
3.6° 

Huntington Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Huntington Beach today (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Huntington Beach at 4PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (05 Sep)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (05 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
4
4
4
3
1
2
2
2
3
1
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.3
S
13
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1.5
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
S
12
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
506
387
569
537
590
495
494
843
971
999
1004
929
543
838
534
513
972
901
860
888
968
812
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
SSE
15
NNE
10
ENE
5
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
10
W
Wind State
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:15AM1.38m
4:48PM2.05m
7:44AM1.51m
6:03PM2.15m
8:12AM1.64m
7:03PM2.25m
Low Tide
10:03AM1.32m
00:42AM0.29m
11:51AM1.24m
1:30AM0.17m
12:58PM1.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:12
7:10
7:08
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
20
22
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
20
22
25
24
24
23
23
24
26
26
25
25
24
Feels °C
22
23
23
22
23
23
22
23
23
20
23
27
24
24
23
23
24
26
24
23
23
23
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