Huntington Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – the next couple of weeks at Huntington Pier are looking pretty tough. There’s barely anything to get excited about, and for a stretch there, it’s gonna be a proper fight just to find something rideable. The water temp is sitting at 19°, which is pretty much what you’d expect for this time of year.

The only real window with any pulse at all kicks off Tuesday morning, July 7th. We’ve got a long-period groundswell rolling in from the SSW, with 1.0m faces and a solid 18-second period. That kind of period means proper energy, and the combined swell energy is moderate at 726. It’s not huge, but the wind is light and onshore – not clean, but not completely trashed either. The guidance says this spot is exposed to WSW swell, and we’re getting SSW, so the direction’s a bit off. Still, on Tuesday morning, it’s the best you’ll see. That swell fades quickly though, and by Tuesday afternoon the wind swings to a cross-onshore 20 km/h from the WSW, and it’s game over – choppy junk.

From Wednesday July 8th all the way through to Wednesday July 22nd, it’s a long grind of poor surf. Swell drops to 0.9m, then 0.8m, then down to 0.4m by mid-July. The period stays in that 12-to-16-second range, but with cross-onshore winds every afternoon and light onshore breezes in the mornings, you’re looking at small, weak, and messy waves. A few mornings like Thursday July 9th and Wednesday July 15th might have light winds and small wind ripples, but the swell’s barely registering – combined energy drops into the low hundreds and even below 200. That’s weak. For beginners, the size is safe, but the quality is so poor you’d be frustrated. Huntington Pier is very consistent, so this blank run is unusual, but it happens. Crowds are often here, and with waves this bad, even the crowds won’t be happy.

July 18th and 19th show a slight bump back up to 0.6m-0.8m from the SW, with combined energy climbing back to 395-460, moderate. Still, the wind is cross-onshore or sideshore, so it’s not going to be clean. There’s a chance on the morning of the 18th with light SSW breeze, but don’t hold your breath.

Bottom line: Tuesday morning July 7th is the standout, and it’s only marginal. After that, you’re waiting until the third week of July for a whisper of hope, but it’s still not good. The setup here for the whole run is more kite-surfing territory than paddle surfing with those consistent cross-onshore winds.

Stay patient, check back in a few days. This is Rusty signing off.

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