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Huntington Beach surf forecast from 13 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 17 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 16 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period, SSW swell with 348 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 17 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Huntington Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Huntington Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 17) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Huntington Beach in the next 16 days are 0.8m 18s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Thu 17th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Thu 17th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Wed 16th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Huntington Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Hey everyone, Rusty checking in. Let's talk about what’s happening for us.
Right now, it's flat and it's gonna stay that way for a stretch. We've got a big gap of nothing good until at least Wednesday the 16th. That's the first day I'd even think about grabbing a board.
So, for Huntington Beach, here’s the story. That Wednesday morning, the 16th, we might scrape together some 3ft swell from the SSW. It's got a long 18-second period – proper groundswell, but at a beach break like this, that long period can make things a bit too straight. The combined energy is moderate at 369. The wind is light and cross-onshore, so it'll be a little bumpy. It’s a marginal day, so keep expectations low. Water temp is about normal for this time of year.
Thursday the 17th and Friday the 18th are more of the same. Small 2ft to 2ft SSW/SW swells with moderate energy (386 and 363), but still with onshore or cross-onshore winds. Not clean enough to get excited about.
There’s a tiny bit of hope for the weekend of the 20th and 21st. Saturday and Sunday we see the swell pick up a touch to 3ft from the SW, still with a long 18-second period. The energy climbs to a solid moderate 483 on Sunday. The wind that Sunday morning is cross from the SSE at 9 mph – a cross-shore breeze, so it’ll have some texture. Still just a marginal call.
Into the second week, from around the 22nd of September, the swell stays small, around 2ft to 3ft, but the period drops off. The energy fades, too, dipping below 300. Winds are mostly onshore or cross-onshore. It’s a pretty bleak outlook with no real standout days in that second week.
If you’re really itching for a session, the best of a bad bunch is probably that Sunday morning the 20th. The swell is the biggest at 3ft from the SW, the energy is up there (491), and the wind is a light cross-onshore, which is at least manageable. But it’s still just a marginal day, and Huntington gets crowded – expect plenty of other folks in the water.
There’s no real standout session in this whole 16-day window. Keep an eye on things, though. Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 20 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 97 | 89 | 87 | 214 | 108 | 108 | 147 | 93 | 127 | 87 | 348 | 249 | 291 | 198 | 191 | 284 | 236 | 236 | 183 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 10:50PM1.88m | 11:00AM2.10m | 11:34PM1.68m | 11:28AM2.06m | 00:24AM1.49m | 11:58AM1.99m | 1:29AM1.32m | 12:32PM1.90m | 4:03AM1.23m | 1:18PM1.80m | 2:40PM1.72m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:44AM0.61m | 5:31PM0.50m | 5:08AM0.80m | 6:19PM0.56m | 5:28AM0.97m | 7:14PM0.63m | 5:41AM1.11m | 8:28PM0.71m | 5:07AM1.23m | 10:10PM0.72m | 11:38PM0.66m | ||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | 6:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 9 | W 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 6 |
| kJ | 23 | 43 | 31 | 214 | 88 | 38 | 22 | 19 | 40 | 20 | 348 | 249 | 291 | 198 | 191 | 284 | 236 | 236 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 97 | 89 | 87 | 44 | 108 | 108 | 147 | 93 | 88 | 87 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 72 | 67 | 111 | 118 | 104 | 139 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 9 | WSW 5 | SW 13 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WSW 4 | W 5 | S 11 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 58 | 129 | 44 | 17 | 38 | 37 | 127 | 69 | 15 | 6 | 43 | 116 | 116 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 183 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | — | — | W 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 15 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 40 | 103 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 131 | 20 | 131 | 103 | 6 | 131 | 131 | 6 |
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