Huntington Cliffs surf break

Huntington Cliffs surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 30 Jan 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
16.2° 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 10AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (30 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (30 Jan)2ft (0.6m)13s

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

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Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.4
WNW
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.6
W
1.1
W
Period(s) (?)131414141414131313131212121212121211171116191918
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2222462062032001951761261251211087575106108103101939691132122262801
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
0
N
0
NNE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
SE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
crossglassglassglassoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrossoncross-
on
ononglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:37AM
2.43
8:37PM
1.61
7:27AM
2.50
9:12PM
1.69
8:13AM
2.51
9:45PM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:15AM
1.13
2:02PM
-0.04
1:11AM
1.03
2:42PM
-0.09
2:00AM
0.94
3:20PM
-0.06
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Sunrise--6:50-------6:48-------6:48-----
Sunset-----5:20-------5:21-------5:22--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232222222526252423222122252524222019181820191818
Feels °C (?)191817172021212120191818222120191917161618161716
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