Current Conditions

MY OCEAN DATA
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Huntington Beach, CA

Current conditions at Huntington Beach feature warm 73°F air, warm 73°F water, 3 ft waves at 11 seconds, 7 mph W wind.

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Air Temperature
73°
Current coastal air temperature
Water Temperature
73°
Nearby NOAA buoy observation
Wave Height
3 ft
Significant wave height
Swell Period
11 sec
Dominant wave period
Swell Direction
SW
Mean wave direction
Wind
7 mph W
Current coastal wind
Weather
Current Conditions
National Weather Service
Conditions Rating
Excellent
My Ocean Data rating

About Huntington Beach, California

County
Orange County
Coastal Region
North-central Orange County coast
Coastal Setting
A broad, exposed, sandy coastline with a long open-ocean fetch

Huntington Beach is a broad, open sandy coastline with strong exposure to incoming Pacific swell. Because the shoreline is relatively uniform and exposed, changes in swell period, wave height and wind can be especially noticeable across the beach.

Seasonal pattern: South swell is common in summer and early fall, while winter more often brings west and northwest swell and cooler water.

Current ocean conditions for Huntington Beach

This page presents current coastal weather and ocean conditions for Huntington Beach, Orange County, California. Weather and wind observations are supplied by the National Weather Service. Wave height, swell period, swell direction and water temperature are obtained from nearby NOAA National Data Buoy Center stations. Offshore observations may differ from conditions directly at the beach.

Data sources: NOAA National Data Buoy Center  •  National Weather Service