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Huntington Cliffs surf break

Huntington Cliffs surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 17 Feb 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 2.3°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 8PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm February 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)--
Afternoon (17 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (17 Feb)7ft (2.1m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
2.1
SW
3
WSW
4
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.4
SW
2.1
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.2
W
2
W
1.4
W
Period(s) (?)8886799108888877757888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)226248294286100122672124152788761636232332026915913811039669010101310643509228
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
25
WSW
35
SW
45
SW
50
SW
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
SW
35
SW
30
WNW
35
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
25
NW
10
N
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:44PM
1.81
9:13AM
2.19
10:09PM
1.89
9:52AM
2.04
10:36PM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:26PM
0.20
3:10AM
0.79
3:51PM
0.28
3:52AM
0.72
4:16PM
0.41
4:38AM
0.68
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise------6:33-------6:31-------6:31-
Sunset-5:37-------5:37-------5:38------
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--1123----------431-----
Temp. °C141515141412121212121313121212131213121112111011
Feels °C (?)10108543323468667856413578
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