Huntington State Beach

Wave Quality Rating 4 Type of Wave Beach break Direction of Wave Right & left Bottom Sand Difficulty Intermediate surfer Crowd Level Packed Hazards none General Description Taken from http://socalforecast.blogspot.com - Adam Wright The beach itself slowly curves back so that the shoreline faces more SW’er as you move south toward Brookhurst. At the same time you also move a little bit more into an open SW facing swell window, which allows for a little bit more SW southern hemi energy to filter in. In general the wave is fun and playful with a few scattered sandbars here and there to give it a faster and more hollow section on the right swell and tide. Like the rest of HB the combo of S and WNW swells are what really light this beach up…it tends to like more S swell and less W swell in the mix but it does pretty good with any sort of mixture of the two. These beaches are only “ok” with windswell on a lower tide…at high tide it is pretty much only shorebreak. Spot details: Best swell direction: SE-SW (160-210) and W-NW (260-290) Best Wind: N-NE-E, light-moderate Santa Ana winds are the best. Sea Floor: Sand Best Season: Summer is ok but it is really best through Fall and Winter Crowds: Weekends can be crowded…but on an average day you can find plenty of room.

Access & Parking Info / CostIt cost 8$ a day to park for normal season and 10$ a day for the peak.