Huntington Cliffs Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty comin’ at ya from the local sand. Let’s be straight with you: the next couple of weeks are lookin’ pretty flat and sad for Huntington Cliffs. We’ve got a long stretch of poor conditions ahead, so don’t get your hopes up for anything decent.

We start off on Friday, July 31st, with a small pulse of swell. The morning brings a 4 ft swell from the south, with a 14-second period, so there’s some long-period energy in the water – that’s groundswell, folks. Combined energy is moderate at 492. The water is a balmy 72°F, which is a whopping 6°F warmer than normal for this time of year – very unusual, feels like bathwater. Wind is a light 6 mph from the southwest, but it’s onshore, so it’s gonna be a bit bumpy. The wave comment says it’s marginal, and the score is a 1 out of 10. Honestly, it’s not worth paddling out for.

From Saturday, August 1st, right through to the end of the forecast on August 15th, it’s a ghost town. The swell drops to tiny 1 ft to 3 ft, with a mix of onshore and cross-onshore winds. The combined energy drops into the weak range (91 to 508), and the wave comments are all “poor surf conditions” or “marginal.” There’s a few mornings with light breezes, but the swell is just too small and weak to do anything with. Even the longer-period swells (up to 20 seconds) that show up around August 10th and 14th don’t save it – the height is too small (2 ft to 2 ft) and the wind messes it up.

The best you could hope for is maybe a very early morning session on August 15th, with a 3 ft south-southwest swell and a 16-second period, light offshore wind from the southwest, and combined energy of 508. But even that’s tagged as “marginal surf forecast or questionable tide conditions,” so it’s a gamble.

Forget the board for now. This stretch is a write-off for surf. If you’ve got a kite, the onshore wind and tiny waves might give you something to play with, but for a paddle surfer, it’s a long, dry spell.

Rusty.

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