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Huntington Beach Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Orange County (51 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Huntington Beach surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 01 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.1° C
(Which is 1.7°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 4AM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Evening (02 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Huntington Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 30 | 51 | 65 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 63 | 55 | 54 | 84 | 84 | 54 | 85 | 93 | 66 | 66 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 9:26PM2.21m | 10:57AM1.56m | 9:53PM2.18m | 11:42AM1.49m | 10:22PM2.13m | 12:34PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:32AM0.27m | 3:39PM1.05m | 5:09AM0.29m | 4:04PM1.13m | 5:50AM0.35m | 4:26PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 28 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 51 | 63 | 55 | 54 | 84 | 84 | 54 | 85 | 93 | 66 | 66 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 18 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 4 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 9 | 51 | 65 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 8 | 46 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 12 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 11 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 13 | S 10 | S 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 12 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 31 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | W 5 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 23 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 517 | 241 | 108 | 37 | 66 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 486 | 158 | 81 | 66 | 66 | 13 | 13 | 131 | 131 | 131 |
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