Huntington Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming down the line for Huntington Beach.

Honestly, for the next few days, it’s a bit of a slow start. The surf is small and the wind is just not playing ball. We’ve got some weak, messy, cross-onshore conditions that are only really good for a longboard if you’re desperate. The water is sitting at 74°, which is *much warmer* than normal for this time of year – over 7° warmer than usual, so that's a real treat for the skin, but it doesn’t make up for the lack of punch.

Huntington Beach is the only spot on the cards, and it’s a real mixed bag. The first real standout is Sunday, September 6th. The morning shows a clean 5 ft of south swell with a 14-second period and a nice cross-offshore breeze from the NNE at 6 mph. The wave energy is solid (1064), and the afternoon cleans up even more, with 6 ft and a light offshore from the north. This is excellent for experienced surfers as the size is pushing towards the bigger end of the intermediate range. The swell direction is due south, which isn’t the absolute optimum of WSW for this exposed beach, but the clean conditions and reasonably long period will make for some proper, lined-up walls. The morning will be your best bet, as the period is dropping a touch by the afternoon. Crowds are *often* an issue here, so expect plenty of company.

After that little window, it goes pear-shaped again. From Monday, September 7th, right through the rest of the outlook, the surf drops off a cliff. The swell fades from 6 ft down to barely 1.0 ft, and the wind swings onshore or cross-onshore, making things choppy and poor. The wave energy numbers drop like a stone (from 1299 down to a measly 154). The last week of the forecast is a long, flat, frustrating stretch of tiny, weak windswell with no real shape and poor conditions. There’s a tiny bump of very long-period, 22-second energy on the 17th, but it’s only 1.0 ft – that’s all period and no power, a real tease.

So, to sum it up: your only real shot at a decent wave is Sunday, September 6th. Get on it early, because the rest of the 16 days look like a write-off.

Rusty.

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