Huntington Cliffs surf break

Huntington Cliffs surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 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 3AM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm February 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (18 Feb)8ft (2.4m)8s
Evening (18 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
WSW
1.9
SW
3
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2
W
1.6
W
1.4
WSW
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.1
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.9
W
2.4
W
3
W
2.5
W
2
W
1.6
W
1.3
W
1
W
0.8
W
Period(s) (?)857999887777775678998877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)294191888217617751308825585419264203220205114128297620101098259933819110361
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
40
SW
50
SW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
W
15
W
20
SSW
30
W
30
W
40
W
40
W
30
WNW
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassoffonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:44PM
1.81
9:13AM
2.19
10:09PM
1.89
9:52AM
2.04
10:36PM
1.96
10:34AM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:10AM
0.79
3:51PM
0.28
3:52AM
0.72
4:16PM
0.41
4:38AM
0.68
Tue
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise----6:33-------6:31-------6:31---
Sunset-------5:37-------5:38-------5:39
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1221--------1511-------
Temp. °C151414121312121213131312121213131212111010111313
Feels °C (?)854442347786787633477899
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