Surf Forecasts:
Huntington Cliffs surf forecast from 5 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 7 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 8 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period, SSW swell with 366 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 6 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s 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 Thursday (Aug 06) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 4s. 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 (Aug 08) at 11PM. 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+) | 8AM (Thu 6th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Fri 7th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sat 8th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Huntington Cliffs over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here, and I'm not gonna sugarcoat it – Huntington Cliffs is looking pretty bleak for a good while.
We're kicking off with the water temp already feeling like a hot tub at 73°F, which is way warmer than usual. The problem is the surf just isn't there.
For the next week and a half we're looking at tiny waves, 1 to 2 feet, with combined energy readings barely hitting the low hundreds – basically weak sauce. The wind is almost always blowing onshore or cross-onshore, messing up any chance of a clean wave. Even when the period gets long, like 19 seconds on Friday the 7th, the swell is still a pathetic 2 feet from the SSW. The wave report calls it "poor conditions" almost the whole way through.
There's one little glimmer around Friday the 14th of August. We see a bump to about 3 feet from the SSW with a very long period of 18 to 19 seconds. The combined energy climbs to 548 and 598 – that's moderate at best. The morning of the 14th has a light offshore breeze (WSW at 6 mph), which would make it glassy. But the afternoon turns choppy again. It's still a "marginal" call. That long-period groundswell might look clean at a reef, but on this exposed setup it could just close out straight.
The following Saturday the 15th afternoon pushes to about 3 feet, but a 12 mph cross-onshore wind makes it choppy. Not worth the paddle.
From there into late August it's the same sad story: tiny, weak, and messy. We've got big gaps with no real recommendations. This is one of those stretches where you might be better off looking for something else to do.
Keep an eye out, but right now it's a flat spell.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 |
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 kJ | 71 | 71 | 97 | 88 | 114 | 126 | 212 | 210 | 348 | 237 | 229 | 366 | 314 | 242 | 239 | 161 | 139 | 184 | 95 | 154 | 207 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:35PM1.96m | 4:29AM1.19m | 3:41PM2.02m | 6:51AM1.26m | 4:55PM2.12m | 7:54AM1.38m | 6:05PM2.24m | 8:34AM1.50m | 7:05PM2.37m | 9:10AM1.60m | 7:59PM2.47m | 9:43AM1.70m | 8:48PM2.49m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:21PM0.73m | 8:07AM1.09m | 11:50PM0.54m | 9:36AM1.20m | 00:56AM0.33m | 11:23AM1.23m | 1:48AM0.14m | 12:42PM1.16m | 2:33AM0.01m | 1:43PM1.05m | 3:14AM-0.06m | 2:36PM0.93m | 3:52AM-0.06m | ||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 71 | 71 | 97 | 88 | 114 | 84 | 212 | 113 | 348 | 237 | 229 | 366 | 314 | 242 | 239 | 161 | 139 | 99 | 95 | 154 | 207 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | SSW 12 | W 4 | W 5 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | W 4 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 80 | 126 | 114 | 210 | 130 | 36 | 71 | 56 | 3 | 30 | 30 | 65 | 97 | 184 | 33 | 49 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | W 4 | W 5 | W 12 | W 15 | W 4 | W 12 | W 4 | W 13 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | W 6 | SW 16 | W 5 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 16 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 44 | 3 | 39 | 2 | 50 | 75 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 5 | — | — | W 5 | — | — | W 4 | — | — | SW 9 | — | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 21 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 135 | 18 | 36 | 135 | 36 | 36 | 135 | 0 | 135 | 91 | 14 | 36 | 135 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 3 | 36 | 36 | 23 |
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