Huntington Beach · Orange County · California
Sunset Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Huntington Beach, CA
Sunset Beach, Huntington Beach, California: 3–4 ft, chest high, at 3 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Good. The main swell is 2.2 ft at 14 seconds from the west-southwest, with a 4 mph offshore wind from the east-northeast. Water is about 74°F, so a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion; the next high tide is 6.4 ft at 8:43 am.
3–4 ft
chest high · occasional 5 ft
- Swell
- 2.2 ft · 14 s · WSWplus 0.6 ft · 15 s · S
- Wind
- 4 mph (ENE)offshore
- Tide
- 2.5 ft risinghigh 6.4 ft at 8:43 am
- Water
- 74°F2mm jacket
- Air
- 73°Ffeels like 70°F
- Sun
- rise 6:20 amset 4:52 pm
Sunset Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Sunset Beach: 8 am, Good, on a rising high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Sunset Beach: 9 am, Good, on a falling high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (E) | 4.7 ft |
| 7 am | 3 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (E) | 5.6 ft |
| 8 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 6.3 ft |
| 9 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 6.4 ft |
| 10 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 5.9 ft |
| 11 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | calm | 4.9 ft |
| 12 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 6 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 11 | 3.5 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 8 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 14 | 2.0 ft |
| 2 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 15 | 0.7 ft |
| 3 pm | 3 ft | Poor to Fair | 10 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 16 | -0.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 10 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 16 | -0.4 ft |
| 5 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 8 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 13 | -0.1 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (NE) | 4.2 ft |
| 7 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (NE) | 5.1 ft |
| 8 am | 3 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (NE) | 5.7 ft |
| 9 am | 3 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (NNE) | 6.0 ft |
| 10 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 5.8 ft |
| 11 am | 3 ft | Fair | calm | 5.1 ft |
| 12 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 5 mph cross-shore (W) | 4.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 2.7 ft |
| 2 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 14 | 1.5 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 15 | 0.5 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 10 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 16 | -0.0 ft |
| 5 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 9 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 14 | -0.1 ft |
Sunset Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 3 am, sets at Sunset Beach arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 3.9 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 40 s
- Lulls
- about 158 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 86% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.4 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Sunset Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Sunset Beach: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 5–9 ft, and the best-rated day is Sunday, Nov 15 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 5–9 ft and Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 4–6 ft and Great.
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Sunset Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2–3 ft | Good | 2.2 ft · 14 s · WSW | calm | 9 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 15 | 8 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 2–4 ft | Good | 1.6 ft · 13 s · WSW | 4 mph offshore (NE) | 9 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 14 | 9 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.1 ft · 13 s · WSW | calm | 12 mph onshore (SW), gusts 21 | 8 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 4–5 ft | Good | 2.1 ft · 15 s · WSW | 7 mph onshore (S) | 10 mph onshore (WSW) | 6 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 5–9 ft | Fair | 3.0 ft · 15 s · WSW | 10 mph onshore (SW) | 15 mph cross-shore (W) | 4 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 4–6 ft | Great | 3.2 ft · 18 s · SW | calm | 8 mph onshore (SW) | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 3–7 ft | Good | 1.5 ft · 15 s · WSW | calm | 11 mph onshore (SW), gusts 20 | 10 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 5–7 ft | Great | — | 11 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 11 mph cross-shore (W) | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 3–6 ft | Great | — | 6 mph offshore (N) | 7 mph cross-shore (W) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 2–3 ft | Good | — | 7 mph offshore (NNE) | 6 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 7 am |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Sunset Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Sunset Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Sunset Beach today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 2.4 ft at 2:26 am, high 6.4 ft at 8:43 am, low -0.4 ft at 3:59 pm and high 3.9 ft at 10:25 pm. At 3 am the tide is 2.5 ft and rising.
Sunset Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 2.4 ft at 2:26 amHigh 6.4 ft at 8:43 amLow -0.4 ft at 3:59 pmHigh 3.9 ft at 10:25 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 2.6 ft at 2:49 amHigh 6.0 ft at 9:07 amLow -0.1 ft at 4:36 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 11:22 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 2.8 ft at 3:02 amHigh 5.9 ft at 9:40 amLow 0.3 ft at 5:21 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 3.5 ft at 12:22 amLow 3.2 ft at 3:30 amHigh 5.7 ft at 10:14 amLow 0.6 ft at 6:11 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 3.5 ft at 1:57 amLow 3.5 ft at 3:49 amHigh 5.3 ft at 10:51 amLow 0.8 ft at 7:10 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 3.5 ft at 4 amLow 3.5 ft at 4:35 amHigh 4.7 ft at 11:42 amLow 0.8 ft at 8:07 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 3.7 ft at 4:32 amLow 3.6 ft at 7:20 amHigh 4.3 ft at 12:57 pmLow 1.0 ft at 9:02 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.1 ft at 4:47 amLow 3.3 ft at 9:46 amHigh 4.0 ft at 2:32 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Sunset Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Sunset Beach is about 74°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 70°F and a 4 mph wind, a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 74 and 75°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Sunset Beach
- Surfside Jetty1.3 mi NW · 4–5 ft · Great
- Bolsa Chica State Beach2.0 mi SE · 4–5 ft · Good
- Seal Beach Pier2.5 mi NW · 2–3 ft · Good
- Ray Bay2.9 mi WNW · 3 ft · Good
- 72nd Place3.3 mi NW · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
- HB Cliffs4.2 mi SE · 4 ft · Good
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About Sunset Beach
Sunset Beach is a beach break in Huntington Beach, Orange County, California, facing south-southwest.
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