Surf Forecasts:
Huntington Cliffs surf forecast from 10 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 11 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 11 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period, SSW swell with 344 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 11 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Huntington Cliffs this week:
The surf forecast for Huntington Cliffs over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Huntington Cliffs in the next 16 days are 0.9m 16s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sat 11th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Huntington Cliffs over the next 16 days.
Alright, Rusty here from Huntington Cliffs. Gotta give it to you straight – the next couple of weeks are gonna be a grind for a decent wave around here.
Friday the 10th kicks things off, and it’s a rough start. We’ve got a small 3ft swell coming from the SSW with a decent 15-second period, but the wind is a cross-onshore breeze at 9 mph, messin' up the surface. Water temp's about 67°, which is pretty standard for this time of year. The wave energy is moderate at 372, but the report just says "poor surf conditions" – it's choppy and no good.
That same story plays out through the weekend. Saturday the 11th and Sunday the 12th are carbon copies: little 3ft to 3ft SSW swell, cross-onshore winds, and lumpy, ugly surf. Nothing clean at all.
Come Monday the 13th, we see a small improvement – the surf is called "marginal" with a 1 out of 10 rating, which is the best we’ve seen so far. The wind goes onshore but very light. Swell holds at 3ft but the period drops to 13 seconds. It’s not worth rushing out for.
Then it gets real quiet. From Tuesday the 14th all the way through to Thursday the 24th of July, the swell shrinks to a pathetic 2ft to 3ft at best. That’s a solid stretch of over a week where you’d be lucky to find a rideable wave. The wave energy is weak, with numbers like 147 to 210. Just barren.
The one bright spot, if you can call it that, is Saturday the 25th of July. That morning, the swell finally jumps to a solid 5ft from the SSE with a 14-second period, pumping the combined energy up to 1015 – that’s strong! The problem is the wind is onshore from the WSW at 9 mph, making it "marginal" again. It’s big enough to be a handful for beginners at over 5ft, but for experienced surfers, there'll be some power in the water, even if it’s bumpy. The afternoon wind picks up more and goes cross-onshore, choppin' it out. That day is the only real possibility, but it's a long ways off and messy.
For most of this outlook, the small surf and bad wind make this break look way better for kiteboarding than paddle surfing. Keep the chin up and watch that last weekend.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat night, min 18°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | W 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 339 | 309 | 305 | 314 | 263 | 210 | 297 | 301 | 217 | 253 | 257 | 149 | 119 | 123 | 152 | 78 | 96 | 90 | 64 | 88 | 91 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:14PM2.29m | 8:33AM1.43m | 7:09PM2.43m | 9:22AM1.52m | 8:02PM2.54m | 10:06AM1.59m | 8:53PM2.59m | 10:48AM1.65m | 9:43PM2.56m | 11:30AM1.71m | 10:32PM2.45m | 12:11PM1.76m | 11:20PM2.26m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:26AM1.11m | 1:54AM0.18m | 12:35PM1.12m | 2:43AM-0.00m | 1:36PM1.09m | 3:30AM-0.12m | 2:33PM1.04m | 4:15AM-0.16m | 3:27PM0.99m | 4:58AM-0.13m | 4:21PM0.95m | 5:40AM-0.02m | 5:17PM0.94m | ||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 339 | 309 | 305 | 314 | 263 | 210 | 297 | 301 | 217 | 253 | 257 | 149 | 119 | 123 | 96 | 50 | 36 | 82 | 55 | 38 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 18 | S 18 | W 5 | S 16 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 24 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 102 | 25 | 2 | 46 | 18 | 59 | 96 | 57 | 111 | 152 | 66 | 50 | 90 | 64 | 88 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | W 10 | S 9 | S 19 | S 20 | W 6 | W 5 | SW 21 | SW 21 | W 15 | W 15 | S 12 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 9 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 78 | 96 | 49 | 48 | 28 | 91 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 135 | 29 | 23 | 99 | 14 | 109 | 99 | 36 | 36 | 99 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
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