Surf Forecasts:
Huntington Cliffs surf forecast from 25 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 29 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period, SSW swell with 751 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 25 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s 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 Tuesday (Aug 25) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 17s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 13s. 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 1.1m 18s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Tue 25th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 17s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sat 29th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Sat 29th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Huntington Cliffs over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here with the rundown.
Honestly, this is a rough 16-day outlook for Huntington Cliffs. There’s swell coming, but the wind direction just keeps messing it up. We’re looking at a run of mostly marginal-to-poor surf, with very few clean windows.
Starting Monday the 24th, we’ve got a 0.5m southwest groundswell with a very long 17-second period, but a 20 km/h west wind has it choppy and cross-on. The water is a warm 73° – which is 6° warmer than normal for this time of year, really unusual.
Tuesday the 25th morning is still small at 0.6m, with a light cross-on breeze. Wednesday the 26th morning shows a little promise with swell at 1.3m from the south, period 13 seconds, and moderate energy. Wind is light cross-on though, so still bumpy.
Honestly, the only real standout is Saturday morning, August 29th. We’ve got a 0.9m south-southwest swell, long 17-second period, and the wind is light and onshore. Combined energy is decent. It’s still only marginal, but it’s the cleanest and most surfable session of the whole two weeks.
Sunday the 30th morning is similar in size (1.0m) but the wind gets more cross-on, making it choppy again.
After a gap of poor days, we get to Thursday morning, September 3rd. A 0.7m south-southwest swell with a very long 20-second period. Light onshore wind. For a cliff/reef break, that long period could make it line up nicely, but it’s a long-range promise and the winds are never perfect.
The rest of the second week is all small surf, 0.6m to 1.1m, with the same onshore/cross-on wind story. Your best bet is that Saturday the 29th morning, but temper your expectations. This one’s a tough stretch.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 142 | 224 | 216 | 170 | 379 | 529 | 496 | 361 | 336 | 242 | 174 | 249 | 212 | 742 | 453 | 635 | 512 | 417 | 334 | 261 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:38PM2.11m | 9:20AM1.61m | 8:13PM2.17m | 9:39AM1.67m | 8:47PM2.20m | 9:59AM1.75m | 9:22PM2.17m | 10:21AM1.83m | 9:57PM2.09m | 10:43AM1.90m | 10:34PM1.96m | 11:08AM1.97m | 11:14PM1.79m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:49AM0.27m | 2:09PM1.05m | 3:15AM0.24m | 2:43PM0.95m | 3:40AM0.24m | 3:18PM0.85m | 4:04AM0.29m | 3:55PM0.77m | 4:27AM0.38m | 4:35PM0.70m | 4:50AM0.50m | 5:18PM0.65m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | 7:28 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 27 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 15 | W 7 |
| kJ | 142 | 224 | 216 | 170 | 379 | 529 | 496 | 361 | 336 | 242 | 159 | 80 | 53 | 742 | 453 | 635 | 163 | 110 | 334 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | W 7 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 50 | 126 | 89 | 127 | 89 | 159 | 121 | 104 | 104 | 71 | 174 | 249 | 212 | 33 | 80 | 15 | 512 | 417 | 82 | 261 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | W 5 | W 6 | SSE 12 | SW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 13 | W 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 11 | SW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 66 | 7 | 10 | 48 | 159 | 18 | 10 | 55 | 11 | 103 | 93 | 56 | 89 | 34 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 33 | 87 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 185 | 0 | 36 | 135 | 29 | 36 | 99 | 28 | 172 | 153 | 29 | 17 | 109 | 34 | 36 | 85 | 36 | 36 | 76 | 36 |
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