Huntington Beach Pier Southside Surf Report & Forecast

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Current Surf Conditions

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Condition Rating

LOTUS Forecast
POOR TO FAIR

Surf Height

8-10FT

2x overhead

LOTUS Forecast

Swell

2.8FT21s
S188º
2.5FT14s
S183º
1.9FT8s
W274º
LOTUS Forecast

Wind

11KTSWSW

14kts gusts, Onshore

Model Forecast
Satellite map of location

Tide

3.8FT

Temperature

61°F

spotName Wind & Weather
67ºF

3/2mm wetsuit

Matt Kibby

North Orange County Forecast

Matt Kibby

Today

Building surf - long period and beachbreaks become drifty/walled again. Best at structured spots.

Afternoon Outlook: Pumping SSW (200-185) swell building all day. Still lully on the front end of the swell, shoulder-head high-overhead sets showing at times. Its powerful and fast when the sets work in, with strong current developing at most beachbreaks. Moderate SW PM onshore wind is keeping overall quality down.

Look for breaks that focus long period swell see overhead surf build in through the end of the day, running well overhead at standouts.

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