
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Huntington Cliffs today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Huntington Cliffs at 5AM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Huntington Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Fri night, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
544 | 539 | 511 | 609 | 713 | 713 | 713 | 705 | 689 | 627 | 604 | 705 | 590 | 582 | 575 | 575 | 679 | 722 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:28PM1.71m | 7:11AM1.49m | 3:14PM1.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:06PM0.65m | 10:28PM0.65m | 9:52AM1.46m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
273 | 539 | 511 | 609 | 713 | 713 | 713 | 705 | 689 | 627 | 604 | 705 | 590 | 582 | 575 | 575 | 679 | 722 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 19 | S 19 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
544 | 192 | 143 | 143 | 141 | 139 | 98 | 135 | 98 | 98 | 96 | 89 | 60 | 190 | 190 | 72 | 49 | 50 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | NW 12 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | W 15 | S 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 19 | WNW 13 | W 3 |
23 | 14 | 21 | 12 | — | — | — | 5 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 4 | 119 | 57 | 57 | 116 | 16 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 3 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 | W 3 | — |
— | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 41 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 76 | 17 | 17 |
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