Surf Forecasts:
Huntington Beach surf forecast from 29 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 30 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period, S swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 30 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period, S swell with 730 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 30 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S 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 (Jul 30) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 15s. 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 1.3m 15s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 30) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Thu 30th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Thu 30th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Thu 30th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Huntington Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s cookin’ for our local stretch. To be straight with you, the next sixteen days are lookin’ pretty flat, with only tiny, weak pulses of energy. We’re in a major lull, so don’t get your hopes up for anything epic. The water is sitting at 72°, which is a solid 6° warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s very unusual, feels more like a bath than the Pacific.
We start with a slim window on Wednesday, July 29th. Huntington Beach is seeing some long-period groundswell sneaking in from the SSW, 3ft, with a period of 16 seconds. The combined energy is moderate at best (783), but the wind is messy – cross-on and onshore, making it choppy. It’s a “marginal” call at best and really only worth a look if you’re desperate. Thursday and Friday are more of the same: small, onshore, and weak. Forget about it.
Then, from Saturday, August 1st, through the middle of the second week, it goes completely dead. We’re talkin’ nearly two weeks with swell heights barely scraping 1ft to 2ft, combined energy dropping below 100 (95-130), and the wind staying cross-on or onshore. Most of this time is flagged as “poor” or “marginal” with a score of 0. It’s a brutal run of flatness. Even late in the second week around August 7th into the 9th, we see a tiny uptick in energy (233-343) from the SSW with a very long 19-second period, but at only 1ft to 3ft, it’s just not enough to push through. The longer period will make it feel even weaker at a beach break like Huntington.
There is no real standout here. The best on offer is probably the Wednesday morning, July 29th session, but that’s a low bar. For most of this forecast, the setup is better for a flat-water paddle than for surfing. Hang tight, don’t snap a board trying to force it. This is a normal slow spell for us. Forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a waiting game.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 392 | 575 | 422 | 682 | 387 | 371 | 569 | 361 | 184 | 123 | 131 | 85 | 49 | 49 | 46 | 42 | 66 | 41 | 84 | 77 | 75 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:48AM1.59m | 9:40PM2.24m | 11:13AM1.63m | 10:13PM2.18m | 11:39AM1.68m | 10:47PM2.07m | 12:05PM1.73m | 11:23PM1.91m | 12:33PM1.79m | 00:04AM1.72m | 1:05PM1.85m | 00:55AM1.51m | 1:44PM1.90m | 2:13AM1.31m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:31PM1.03m | 4:47AM0.20m | 4:08PM1.00m | 5:13AM0.27m | 4:47PM0.97m | 5:38AM0.36m | 5:31PM0.95m | 6:02AM0.48m | 6:21PM0.93m | 6:26AM0.63m | 7:23PM0.90m | 6:52AM0.78m | 8:43PM0.85m | ||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
 | — | 7:53 | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | W 7 | SSW 13 | S 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 392 | 575 | 422 | 682 | 387 | 371 | 569 | 361 | 184 | 33 | 131 | 49 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 77 | 75 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSW 16 | W 6 | S 13 | S 12 | W 7 | S 10 | S 11 | S 13 | W 7 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 15 | W 6 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 360 | 341 | 392 | 12 | 212 | 180 | 21 | 46 | 110 | 123 | 21 | 85 | 49 | 49 | 44 | 42 | 43 | 39 | 84 | 11 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 7 | W 5 | S 10 | S 9 | W 6 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 6 |
| kJ | 31 | 12 | 7 | — | 20 | 11 | — | 14 | 9 | 48 | 41 | 19 | 26 | 46 | 46 | 19 | 66 | 41 | 37 | 22 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 103 | 25 | 41 | 81 | 40 | 41 | 131 | 2 | 40 | 103 | 40 | 40 | 108 | 40 | 40 | 131 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
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