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

5-7FT

Head to 2ft overhead

LOTUS Forecast

Swell

2.4FT17s
S189º
2.1FT13s
S187º
1.5FT4s
W271º
LOTUS Forecast

Wind

10KTSW

15kts gusts, Onshore

Model Forecast
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Tide

6.5FT

Temperature

61°F

spotName Wind & Weather
69ºF

3/2mm wetsuit

Schaler Perry

North Orange County Forecast

Schaler Perry

Today

Another fun SSW swell moves in through the day. Morning tide push the cleanest option.

Dawn-10am: Fresh SSW swell will fill in over the weekend. It's a little slow on the drained tide early, gets better on the tide push. Waist-chest high waves on tap for average spots early, pushing head-high high for better breaks on the tide push. Breaks with structure have the best shape without much NW windswell. Variable to light onshore wind early.

Afternoon Outlook: Wind creeps onshore by midday, moderate WNW flow building for the afternoon. A little more size but also bump/texture then.

Huntington Beach Pier Southside Surf Forecast

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