Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Huntington Cliffs today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Huntington Cliffs at 8PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Huntington Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
114 | 112 | 139 | 145 | 213 | 215 | 215 | 163 | 148 | 142 | 138 | 177 | 224 | 222 | 219 | 216 | 167 | 127 | 125 | 239 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:58PM2.01m | 9:02AM1.55m | 7:38PM2.11m | 9:20AM1.61m | 8:13PM2.17m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:54PM1.24m | 2:22AM0.33m | 1:33PM1.15m | 2:49AM0.27m | 2:09PM1.05m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 |
98 | 98 | 139 | 145 | 213 | 215 | 215 | 163 | 148 | 142 | 136 | 126 | 224 | 222 | 219 | 216 | 167 | 110 | 125 | 239 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | S 12 | SW 16 |
16 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 155 | 199 | 199 | 154 | 69 | 50 | 138 | 177 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 89 | 87 | 127 | 71 | 124 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 16 | S 10 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 13 | SW 16 | W 5 |
114 | 50 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 87 | 125 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 10 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 99 | 76 | 41 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 28 | 99 | 153 | 24 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 99 | 104 | 50 | 36 |
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