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Huntington Cliffs surf break

Huntington Cliffs surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 09 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
16.7° 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 2AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (10 Jan)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (10 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Fri
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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)
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
WNW
0.3
SSW
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
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)131615121214121214141313131313131313202018181716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)338279502941283067663333333434343433407511310710091
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
10
NE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
5
N
5
W
5
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		glasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:44AM
1.81
3:05PM
1.26
3:33AM
1.85
5:20PM
1.23
4:22AM
1.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:33PM
0.80
9:52AM
0.96
8:13PM
0.98
11:15AM
0.81
9:07PM
1.11
12:11PM
0.65
Fri
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise----6:56-------6:56-------6:56---
Sunset-------5:00-------5:01-------5:02
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161615151515192020181716161720212120191818182122
Feels °C (?)111210998131515131210101116181716151414141717
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