Huntington Cliffs surf break

Huntington Cliffs surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 07 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
16.6° C
(Which is 1.1°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 7PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (07 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (07 May)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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 Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
21
0.5
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.5
S
20
0.9
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
100
100
100
99
97
48
50
56
48
44
44
78
123
123
81
170
241
132
129
128
194
528
402
283
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
00:58AM1.77m
5:59PM1.49m
2:15AM1.68m
6:05PM1.58m
3:47AM1.62m
Low Tide
8:31AM0.56m
9:32AM0.58m
8:45PM1.45m
10:25AM0.59m
10:49PM1.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:58
5:56
5:56
5:54
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7:38
7:39
7:40
7:42
Temp °C
14
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
16
18
18
18
17
17
17
16
13
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
16
16
16
16
17
16
14
15
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
18
Energy kJ
25
25
18
18
11
17
25
56
43
44
32
21
38
39
74
71
63
51
76
61
179
528
402
283
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
21
0.5
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.6
W
7
Energy kJ
100
100
100
99
97
48
45
44
44
44
44
78
123
123
81
170
241
132
99
125
65
44
45
39
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.5
S
20
0.2
S
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
Energy kJ
15
15
2
2
33
34
50
13
48
26
26
44
27
27
26
28
15
60
129
128
194
16
17
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
36
36
135
99
27
36
36
29
29
36
184
135
24
2
36
28
28
36
36
99
14
36
29
36
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
1
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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