Surf Forecasts:
Huntington Cliffs surf forecast from 19 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 26 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 21 Sep, 2PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period, SW swell with 470 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 20 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW 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 Sunday (Sep 20) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 18s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 12s. 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 17s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 21) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sun 20th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 18s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sat 26th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Mon 21st Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Huntington Cliffs over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 255 | 252 | 252 | 375 | 375 | 358 | 410 | 465 | 386 | 299 | 299 | 302 | 287 | 220 | 272 | 208 | 303 | 133 | 317 | 384 | 384 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:15AM1.44m | 4:25PM1.73m | 7:57AM1.50m | 5:38PM1.80m | 8:04AM1.57m | 6:30PM1.89m | 8:16AM1.65m | 7:11PM1.97m | 8:31AM1.74m | 7:49PM2.02m | 8:47AM1.84m | 8:27PM2.03m | 9:07AM1.95m | 9:05PM2.00m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:13AM1.43m | 00:32AM0.56m | 11:56AM1.34m | 1:09AM0.48m | 12:43PM1.22m | 1:38AM0.41m | 1:20PM1.08m | 2:04AM0.37m | 1:54PM0.93m | 2:28AM0.37m | 2:28PM0.77m | 2:51AM0.40m | 3:04PM0.62m | 3:16AM0.47m | |||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 255 | 252 | 252 | 375 | 375 | 358 | 410 | 465 | 386 | 299 | 299 | 302 | 287 | 220 | 272 | 208 | 303 | 125 | 317 | 384 | 384 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | SSW 13 | S 12 | W 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 11 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 17 | 96 | 76 | 16 | 49 | 52 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 68 | 11 | 133 | 14 | 14 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | W 5 | W 11 | W 5 | S 10 | S 11 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 99 | 10 | 11 | 48 | 10 | 9 | 48 | 47 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | W 5 | WNW 3 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 76 | 0 | 36 | 135 | 36 | 36 | 109 | 23 | 36 | 99 | 11 | 36 | 99 | 32 | 36 | 99 | 0 | 109 | 76 | 41 |
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