Huntington Cliffs surf break

Huntington Cliffs surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 26 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
18.5° C
(Which is 2.5°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: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)--
Afternoon (26 May)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (26 May)3ft (0.9m)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 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1.8
W
8
1.5
W
8
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
428
428
353
344
297
362
291
241
229
229
175
175
175
175
170
166
163
161
141
141
141
102
143
168
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
S
15
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
SW
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
High Tide
7:06PM2.08m
8:04AM1.52m
7:33PM2.14m
8:53AM1.52m
8:00PM2.18m
9:38AM1.52m
Low Tide
12:35PM0.82m
2:00AM0.52m
1:09PM0.92m
2:37AM0.39m
1:41PM1.00m
3:12AM0.30m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:53
7:53
7:54
Temp °C
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
15
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
13
13
15
14
14
14
13
13
14
13
14
15
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1.5
W
8
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
Energy kJ
428
428
353
344
297
256
229
229
229
74
40
175
175
175
170
166
163
161
141
141
141
102
143
168
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.8
SSW
14
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
W
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.3
WNW
9
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
6
0.1
W
20
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
WNW
16
Energy kJ
7
6
6
6
2
226
2
2
4
229
175
15
30
22
25
21
21
21
7
25
25
25
25
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
15
0.1
S
9
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.2
W
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
18
0.2
WNW
10
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
19
0.2
WNW
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
S
21
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
5
2
4
4
2
2
2
2
6
2
6
10
9
8
4
7
31
6
6
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
1
W
5
1.1
W
6
1.3
W
7
1.8
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.4
W
8
1.3
W
7
0.7
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.4
W
6
Energy kJ
32
30
53
86
159
362
291
241
163
30
21
19
19
11
11
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
7
2
4
3
3
3
1
4
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
4
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
Distance (km)
1440
1111
76
71
44
36
36
104
316
510
76
41
12
0
29
36
261
153
76
41
41
17
0
53
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
7
4
4
5
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
7
9
9
7
8
6
6
9
9
9
7
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
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