Huntington Cliffs surf break

Huntington Cliffs surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 23 May 2026 PDT
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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
18.5° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Huntington Cliffs today?

The current surf forecast for Huntington Cliffs at 4AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (24 May)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (24 May)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
258
258
201
164
162
148
220
139
140
138
176
168
368
364
453
453
530
493
392
344
322
348
428
428
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
on
on
on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:26PM1.80m
4:41AM1.63m
6:04PM1.91m
6:00AM1.56m
6:37PM2.01m
7:07AM1.53m
Low Tide
11:18PM1.07m
11:13AM0.58m
00:26AM0.87m
11:56AM0.70m
1:18AM0.68m
12:35PM0.82m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:45
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:52
7:52
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
15
15
16
16
14
14
15
15
14
14
13
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
14
13
13
12
13
12
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
Energy kJ
258
258
201
164
162
148
220
138
140
138
138
138
368
364
453
453
530
493
392
344
322
348
428
428
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
12
0.4
W
3
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
17
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
Energy kJ
24
3
21
21
21
20
20
139
136
127
176
168
16
16
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
21
21
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
21
0.3
S
11
0.3
W
3
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.1
W
7
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
Energy kJ
18
23
2
37
37
73
1
20
20
19
17
16
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
7
7
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.5
W
3
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.7
W
5
Energy kJ
3
1
1
3
6
7
5
5
3
3
6
11
15
18
19
20
29
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
7
Distance (km)
76
34
14
0
62
660
153
135
135
54
54
36
41
985
1438
135
62
71
53
79
36
36
36
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Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
3
1
2
3
2
3
3
2
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
9
3
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
9
9
9
9
8
8
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