Huntington Cliffs surf break

Huntington Cliffs surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 29 Dec 2025 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
16.9° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)
Nearby Cam: 4km away, Lifeguard HQ


How big are the waves at Huntington Cliffs today?

The current surf forecast for Huntington Cliffs at 3AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Dec)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (30 Dec)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Evening (30 Dec)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

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

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Mon
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
01
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
S
0.1
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.6
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
1.4
SSE
1
S
Period(s) (?)7771313141415151415131413131313121269888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7777744888834141417162929292835231121
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
10
NE
20
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
N
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
20
E
20
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:40PM
1.34
4:59AM
2.23
6:56PM
1.41
5:49AM
2.38
7:55PM
1.49
6:39AM
2.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:08PM
1.00
12:30PM
0.30
11:11PM
1.06
1:20PM
0.08
12:10AM
1.08
2:08PM
-0.08
Mon
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
01
Sunrise----6:56-------6:56-------6:56---
Sunset-------4:52-------4:52-------4:53
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-------------1-1332611321
Temp. °C211918181820222322212022191618161515161516171819
Feels °C (?)141412121314161716171518181517131212141414151718
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