Huntington Cliffs surf break

Huntington Cliffs surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 05 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 1.4°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 9PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)--
Afternoon (05 May)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (05 May)2ft (0.6m)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 Fri morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
18
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
142
142
142
146
158
196
198
162
162
148
97
97
99
100
100
100
100
99
97
48
50
55
58
44
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
15
S
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
1:43PM1.35m
11:27PM1.98m
3:34PM1.34m
00:06AM1.88m
00:58AM1.77m
Low Tide
4:45PM1.27m
7:30AM0.50m
4:51PM1.34m
8:31AM0.56m
9:32AM0.58m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:58
5:58
5:56
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7:37
7:38
7:38
7:39
Temp °C
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
17
16
15
15
15
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
16
18
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
14
14
13
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
16
15
14
15
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
W
5
0.6
W
6
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
7
Energy kJ
142
142
142
146
28
22
198
162
162
148
97
97
12
24
24
24
16
16
16
15
33
55
58
43
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
18
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.1
SW
20
0.4
WSW
4
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
Energy kJ
49
11
11
10
158
196
23
15
9
8
15
6
99
100
100
100
100
99
97
48
45
44
44
44
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
12
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
SW
19
0.3
SW
19
0.2
WSW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.2
SSW
16
Energy kJ
11
18
18
18
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
59
59
37
15
15
2
2
33
34
50
13
48
26
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
6
Energy kJ
15
21
29
24
7
19
33
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
510
76
62
54
27
17
36
36
36
135
41
41
18
2
6
36
153
91
24
29
36
28
29
36
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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