Surf Forecasts:
Huntington Cliffs surf forecast from 9 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 13 Oct, 8AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 13 Oct, 8AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period, SSW swell with 1,015 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 10 Oct, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s 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 Saturday (Oct 10) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 19s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 14s. Another secondary swell of 0.8m 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 1.3m 18s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 13) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Sunday (Oct 11) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sat 10th Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 19s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Tue 13th Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Tue 13th Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Huntington Cliffs over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 452 | 430 | 362 | 298 | 391 | 326 | 448 | 340 | 493 | 487 | 481 | 432 | 393 | 448 | 847 | 499 | 679 | 546 | 532 | 428 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:35PM1.99m | 8:55AM2.14m | 9:19PM1.91m | 9:20AM2.20m | 10:01PM1.81m | 9:45AM2.21m | 10:44PM1.69m | 10:11AM2.19m | 11:29PM1.56m | 10:38AM2.13m | 00:21AM1.43m | 11:07AM2.04m | 1:31AM1.33m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:34PM0.55m | 2:40AM0.47m | 3:14PM0.41m | 3:08AM0.59m | 3:52PM0.33m | 3:34AM0.74m | 4:31PM0.30m | 3:59AM0.87m | 5:10PM0.33m | 4:21AM1.01m | 5:52PM0.40m | 4:41AM1.12m | 6:42PM0.50m | 4:54AM1.22m | ||||||
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 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | 6:27 | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 26 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 452 | 430 | 202 | 164 | 268 | 268 | 448 | 340 | 493 | 487 | 481 | 411 | 334 | 405 | 847 | 499 | 679 | 546 | 532 | 428 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | W 5 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | S 9 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | W 6 | SSW 13 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 14 | W 4 |
| kJ | 154 | 157 | 362 | 283 | 111 | 326 | 268 | 25 | 49 | 183 | 78 | 432 | 393 | 448 | 21 | 156 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 24 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | S 8 | W 15 | WSW 5 | W 14 | W 6 | W 13 | W 14 | S 9 | W 5 |
| kJ | 108 | 260 | 153 | 298 | 391 | 66 | 47 | 121 | 46 | 90 | 221 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 9 | — | — | W 3 | WNW 5 | W 4 | W 7 | W 6 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | — | — | 6 | 32 | 33 | 173 | 36 | 11 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 135 | 41 | 99 | 76 | 0 | 36 | 41 | 54 | 76 | 654 | 148 | 83 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 135 | 0 | 34 | 99 | 0 |
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