Huntington Cliffs surf break

Huntington Cliffs surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 19 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
17.5° C
(Which is 1.7°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 9AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (19 May)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (19 May)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
SW
17
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.5
S
14
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
38
43
62
69
68
67
66
66
162
117
89
87
116
112
109
96
184
251
103
107
107
107
107
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
NW
5
NW
10
W
20
WSW
25
W
15
W
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:12PM1.51m
11:39PM2.34m
2:25PM1.52m
00:40AM2.15m
3:37PM1.59m
Low Tide
6:21AM-0.02m
5:16PM1.19m
7:21AM0.09m
6:26PM1.26m
8:23AM0.21m
8:00PM1.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:47
7:49
7:50
Temp °C
16
16
17
21
21
21
21
19
18
18
18
20
20
20
19
18
18
17
18
19
19
19
18
17
17
17
17
19
17
17
18
17
17
18
17
18
17
17
18
17
17
16
17
18
16
17
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
7
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.6
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
W
5
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.5
W
5
0.5
S
14
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
Energy kJ
33
21
20
11
59
59
59
59
14
6
6
89
87
116
112
109
11
184
251
14
102
107
107
107
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
SW
15
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
S
14
0.5
SW
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
W
4
Energy kJ
68
38
37
62
69
68
67
66
59
162
117
7
50
49
7
6
78
13
15
103
107
100
96
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
17
0.1
SW
24
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.4
SW
16
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
12
0.4
WSW
5
0.2
S
16
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
W
5
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.5
S
13
Energy kJ
28
28
43
43
22
2
2
2
66
55
54
49
7
19
49
47
96
77
77
77
8
3
3
88
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
6
0.6
W
3
0.8
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.4
W
5
0.3
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
4
Energy kJ
17
8
22
19
8
4
8
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
3
104
185
135
17
37
37
36
36
36
135
91
24
29
36
28
36
36
135
135
45
24
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
5
4
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
6
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