Huntington Cliffs Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s comin’ up for Huntington Cliffs. I gotta be straight with ya – the next week and a half is mostly a grind. There’s a long stretch of small, choppy, or onshore stuff that’s gonna test your patience. We’re talking Thursday the 23rd through to around Wednesday the 29th – that’s nearly a week of pretty ordinary surf, with most days only giving you marginal conditions at best, and a lot of ’em just flat-out poor. There’s a few windows where the tide might line up, but the wind’s often getting in the way, swinging onshore or cross-onshore, and the swell’s barely gettin’ a chance to show its face. The best of a rough bunch looks like Monday the 27th and Tuesday the 28th, but even then it’s a 1/10 vibe at best.

Let’s break it down. Thursday the 23rd and Friday the 24th are write-offs – clean little 3ft to 2ft S to SSW swell but with onshore or cross-onshore wind, and a combined energy around 358 to 756 (moderate), it’s choppy and messy. Saturday the 25th teases a bit – clear sky, light onshore breeze, and a 3ft to 2ft SSW swell, but still only marginal, and the energy’s moderate (541 to 666). Sunday the 26th gets knocked back by a moderate breeze from the S, swell around 3ft but cross-onshore again – poor.

Now, Monday the 27th and Tuesday the 28th are the least-worst. Monday morning gives us a 4ft SSW swell (18-second period – that’s a proper long-period groundswell) with light onshore wind, and combined energy of 887 (moderate). Tuesday follows with similar 4ft SSW swell (17 seconds) and light cross-onshore. It’s still marginal, and the water temp’s about average for the time of year, so nothing weird going on there. But for a beginner-friendly spot like Cliffs, that 4ft is manageable, and the long periods mean longer lulls between sets. Still, wind’s not perfect.

Wednesday the 29th sees another drop – 3ft to 4ft, light wind, but still only marginal. Then from Thursday the 30th right through to Tuesday the 4th of August, it’s back to poor or marginal with swell shrinking from 3ft down to just 1ft. The combined energy drops from 399 to 106 – weak stuff. There’s a brief blip on Saturday the 1st of August with a 5ft S swell (13 seconds) and onshore wind – marginal again, and at that size it’s pushing past beginner-friendly. By Wednesday the 5th of August, it’s down to 2ft and weak energy.

Honestly, if you were lookin’ for a standout, there isn’t one here. The closest thing to a half-decent session might be Monday the 27th morning or Tuesday the 28th morning, but even then you’re really just scratchin’. This is a lean run for Huntington Cliffs. Keep an eye on the forecasts – it’s been fair-to-consistent here before, so this dry spell could shift. For now, maybe dust off the longboard or find a lake.

Rusty.

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