Huntington Cliffs surf break

Huntington Cliffs surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 PDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
17.4° C
(Which is 2.7°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 8AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Afternoon (24 Mar)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (24 Mar)2ft (0.6m)18s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)181818181818181817161616161616161616161515151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)166155154154154207207204200133129127127171169169166164118110107104104103
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
0
WNW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
SW
0
NNW
5
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
0
NNW
5
WNW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassonononononglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:58AM
2.10
4:37PM
1.30
2:12AM
2.00
6:37PM
1.42
3:52AM
1.94
7:14PM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:01AM
0.46
6:46PM
1.28
10:38AM
0.43
9:17PM
1.38
11:55AM
0.36
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise--6:50-------6:48-------6:48-----
Sunset-----7:06-------7:07-------7:07--
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. °C151516181919181717171720212119181718182222212120
Feels °C (?)161617181818181718181820191818171718182119192020
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