Surf Forecasts:
Huntington Cliffs surf forecast from 1 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 7 Sep, 5PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period, S swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 12s period, S swell with 8,335 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 2 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s 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 Wednesday (Sep 02) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 6s. Another secondary swell of 0.5m and 10s is also forecast. 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 5.5m 12s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 5PM (Mon 7th Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Mon 7th Sep) | 18ft (5.5m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Huntington Cliffs over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Huntington Cliffs over the next couple of weeks. It’s a bit of a slow grind to start, but there’s a solid window in there if you’re patient.
The long-range forecast is showing a real standout event around September 6th and 7th, but before that, we’ve got a lot of days where the ocean is just… flat or messy. From now through September 4th, waves are tiny and the wind is blowing onshore or cross-onshore, making for crummy, choppy conditions. Not worth paddling out for.
The real juice starts to show on Saturday morning, September 5th, with a modest bump in size, but it’s still marginal. That’s the appetiser.
Then everything clicks on Sunday, September 6th. Huntington Cliffs wakes up with a solid 8 ft swell coming from the S. The period’s a nice long 15 seconds – that’s proper groundswell energy, giving the waves shape and power. Best part? The wind goes glassy in the morning (light NNE, slight air) and turns offshore in the afternoon from the NE at 6 mph. That means clean, smooth faces all day. The combined swell energy is pumping hard at (2693) – that’s very strong wave energy. This is big, powerful surf, over 8 ft, so this one is strictly for the experienced crew. Beginners, give this one a miss. Water temps are way warmer than usual for early September, sitting at 76°F with a 5°F anomaly, so you’ll be surfing in a t-shirt.
Monday, September 7th keeps the size up – 8 ft from the S in the morning, building to 10 ft by the afternoon. The wind stays favorable with a cross-off in the morning and a cross-shore in the afternoon. But that 10 ft mark is seriously big for this break, making it expert-only territory. The afternoons might get a bit lumpy with a cross-chop.
After that spike, it drops off fast. From Tuesday, September 8th onward, the swell fades and the onshore wind comes back, leaving us with poor surf for the rest of the week and into the second week. The second week (from around September 10th to 16th) is a write-off: tiny waves, wind on it, no energy.
Best on offer: Sunday, September 6th, hands down. Early morning glassy conditions with a powerful 8 ft S swell. That’s the session you don’t want to miss.
Stay stoked,
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun night, min 21°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 11 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 99 | 83 | 65 | 132 | 142 | 195 | 128 | 327 | 553 | 448 | 566 | 551 | 605 | 605 | 1225 | 2648 | 2507 | 3264 | 2248 | 2508 | 6734 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:10PM2.04m | 1:03AM1.39m | 12:53PM2.03m | 2:46AM1.23m | 1:52PM2.00m | 6:08AM1.25m | 3:16PM1.99m | 7:15AM1.38m | 4:48PM2.05m | 7:44AM1.51m | 6:03PM2.15m | 8:12AM1.64m | 7:03PM2.25m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:08PM0.64m | 6:02AM0.95m | 8:29PM0.64m | 6:28AM1.10m | 10:11PM0.58m | 7:07AM1.25m | 11:40PM0.44m | 10:03AM1.32m | 00:42AM0.29m | 11:51AM1.24m | 1:30AM0.17m | 12:58PM1.08m | 2:10AM0.10m | ||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | 7:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 30 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 12 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 83 | 83 | 30 | 23 | 142 | 61 | 48 | 327 | 553 | 448 | 566 | 551 | 605 | 605 | 1225 | 2648 | 2507 | 3264 | 2248 | 2508 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | W 6 | W 6 | SSE 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 99 | 67 | 47 | 95 | 127 | 161 | 128 | 56 | 48 | 37 | 316 | 532 | 387 | 387 | 382 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | S 16 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 50 | 65 | 132 | 35 | 195 | 116 | 58 | 29 | 47 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 343 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 5 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | S 12 |
| kJ | — | 21 | — | — | 15 | 78 | — | 30 | 78 | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | 6734 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 135 | 99 | 0 | 36 | 135 | 24 | 36 | 135 | 36 | 36 | 99 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 62 | 16 |
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