Huntington Cliffs surf break

Huntington Cliffs surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 14 May 2026 PDT
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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 1.2°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: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (14 May)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (14 May)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.9
W
12
1.2
W
9
1.6
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
155
208
295
295
362
246
237
234
318
318
309
293
277
273
213
158
139
135
218
218
218
221
249
425
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
SE
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:16AM1.66m
7:57PM2.34m
9:11AM1.66m
8:33PM2.47m
10:07AM1.63m
9:14PM2.54m
Low Tide
2:11AM0.39m
1:35PM0.78m
2:55AM0.16m
2:13PM0.86m
3:42AM0.00m
2:53PM0.94m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:45
7:45
Temp °C
15
15
15
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
16
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
16
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
16
15
15
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
8
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
12
1.2
W
9
1.6
W
9
Energy kJ
155
208
295
295
362
246
237
234
318
318
309
293
277
273
213
158
90
63
153
165
168
221
249
425
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
Energy kJ
102
68
15
23
66
69
63
61
56
55
69
69
94
92
68
68
139
135
218
218
218
165
163
163
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
12
0.4
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
11
0.2
S
10
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
15
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
48
55
33
25
8
39
37
39
8
8
8
8
7
7
87
85
83
113
9
8
8
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
2
Energy kJ
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
Distance (km)
18
29
36
36
36
99
73
36
36
29
36
36
36
36
36
36
29
36
36
36
36
36
36
36
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
4
2
5
5
4
4
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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