Huntington Cliffs surf break

Huntington Cliffs surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 26 Dec 2025 PST
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Huntington Cliffs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Huntington Cliffs sea temperature is
17.1° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)
Nearby Cam: 4km away, Lifeguard HQ


How big are the waves at Huntington Cliffs today?

The current surf forecast for Huntington Cliffs at 9PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm December 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Dec)--
Afternoon (26 Dec)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (26 Dec)5ft (1.6m)11s

Table - waves today at Huntington Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
3
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WSW
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
Period(s) (?)121111111114131312888888999988887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7686635636212955186705553331439812412710286555537243320111110
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
0
WSW
5
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoncross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:31PM
1.61
2:38AM
1.77
2:01PM
1.42
3:23AM
1.91
3:56PM
1.32
4:10AM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:28PM
0.63
8:59AM
1.07
8:13PM
0.77
10:27AM
0.84
9:07PM
0.90
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Sunrise------6:54-------6:54-------6:54-
Sunset-4:50-------4:51-------4:51------
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
594---------------------
Temp. °C151514151514141415151514141414151819181817161618
Feels °C (?)14139111010111213131413131211111414141312101012
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