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Huntington Cliffs surf break

Huntington Cliffs surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 08 Jan 2026 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
16.8° C
 (Which is 2.1°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 5AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (09 Jan)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (09 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thu
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
WNW
1.3
W
1
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.4
SSW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)9888713131313161512151414121414131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)616241133553735353433824750424141306666333333343434
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
5
N
20
NE
25
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:56AM
1.78
1:21PM
1.43
2:44AM
1.81
3:05PM
1.26
3:33AM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:57PM
0.61
8:12AM
1.06
7:33PM
0.80
9:52AM
0.96
8:13PM
0.98
11:15AM
0.81
Thu
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise----6:56-------6:56-------6:56---
Sunset-------5:00-------5:00-------5:01
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161514131314161817161615151520222018181717172123
Feels °C (?)121185781013121010910915171512131111111618
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