Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Huntington Cliffs today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Huntington Cliffs at 2PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Huntington Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
183 | 183 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 180 | 175 | 105 | 102 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 99 | 98 | 65 | 63 | 74 | 121 | 165 | 165 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:51PM1.80m | 8:28AM1.36m | 5:09PM1.83m | 8:31AM1.43m | 6:11PM1.91m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:22AM0.64m | 10:11AM1.35m | 1:13AM0.53m | 11:59AM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
26 | 183 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 180 | 175 | 105 | 102 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 99 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 18 | 121 | 165 | 165 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 6 | W 6 |
183 | 26 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 51 | 50 | 10 | 98 | 65 | 63 | 61 | 27 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 18 | SSW 15 | S 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
58 | 57 | 57 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 51 | 81 | 50 | 49 | 5 | 5 | 51 | 53 | 48 | 50 | 74 | 8 | 57 | 57 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 36 | 135 | 76 | 43 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 32 | 135 | 76 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 135 | 41 | 41 | 24 |
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