Surf Forecasts:
Huntington Beach surf forecast from 7 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 7 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 8 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period, SSW swell with 366 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 7 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW 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 Friday (Aug 07) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 18s. 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 0.9m 16s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 08) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Fri 7th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 18s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Fri 7th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sat 8th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Huntington Beach over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||
PM | 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) | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 114 | 84 | 212 | 210 | 270 | 237 | 229 | 366 | 249 | 242 | 218 | 161 | 139 | 184 | 95 | 154 | 207 | 143 | 208 | 206 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:41PM2.02m | 6:51AM1.26m | 4:55PM2.12m | 7:54AM1.38m | 6:05PM2.24m | 8:34AM1.50m | 7:05PM2.37m | 9:10AM1.60m | 7:59PM2.47m | 9:43AM1.70m | 8:48PM2.49m | 10:17AM1.79m | 9:34PM2.44m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:50PM0.54m | 9:36AM1.20m | 00:56AM0.33m | 11:23AM1.23m | 1:48AM0.14m | 12:42PM1.16m | 2:33AM0.01m | 1:43PM1.05m | 3:14AM-0.06m | 2:36PM0.93m | 3:52AM-0.06m | 3:26PM0.83m | 4:28AM0.02m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | 7:46 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 114 | 84 | 212 | 210 | 270 | 237 | 229 | 366 | 249 | 242 | 218 | 161 | 139 | 99 | 95 | 154 | 207 | 143 | 208 | 206 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | W 4 | W 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 80 | 82 | 114 | 82 | 130 | 36 | 56 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 42 | 65 | 97 | 184 | 33 | 49 | 36 | 27 | 47 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | W 4 | W 4 | S 9 | W 15 | W 4 | S 9 | SSW 12 | W 13 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 9 | SW 16 | W 6 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 56 | 3 | 45 | 44 | 8 | 39 | 2 | 50 | 75 | 27 | 28 | 44 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | — | — | W 4 | — | — | W 3 | — | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 0 | 131 | 131 | 13 | 131 | 131 | 0 | 41 | 157 | 6 | 40 | 131 | 0 | 40 | 131 | 13 | 40 | 114 | 0 |
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