BEACH & SEA FLOOR GUIDE // Orange County · SoCalAll Levels
Huntington Beach Pier · Surf City USA — Reef Mechanics, Channels & Wind Shadow
Dual-hemisphere magnet that picks up Southern Hemisphere SW swells all summer and North Pacific WNW swells all winter.
VORSICHT BEIM TAKEOFF: STEILER DROP ÜBER FLACHEM GRUND. BEI STÜRZEN FLACH ABFEDERN.
All Levels · Max 3.2m
Swell: 0.9m – 2.4m
DÜNUNGSFENSTER
SW / SSW / WNW (195° – 290°)
Angle: 195° – 290°
WINDSCHATTEN & SCHUTZ
NE / E (Santa Ana Winds) ou Manhãs Calmas até às 10h30 (Offshore)
Trade Wind & Orographic Shelter
UNTERGRUND & TIEFE
Wide Sculpted Sandbars
High-Frequency Sandbar Beachbreak Sculpted by Pier Pilings
SWELL CAPTURE (BLUE) & WIND SHADOW (EMERALD) COMPASS
Swell: 242° (WSW) · Wind: 75° (ENE)
HYDROGRAPHIC REFRACTION, TAKEOFF & EXIT CHANNEL PROFILE
Beach & Reef Bottom ProfileWellenmechanik (Sandstrand (Beachbreak)): Langperiodische Dünungszüge (12s+) brechen sich unmittelbar am submarinen Vulkanschelf und bündeln 45 kJ an Wellenenergie in der Takeoff-Zone, während die Welle sauber abläuft. Die benachbarte Fahrrinne leitet das Wasser ruhig ab, ohne Surfer in die Impact-Zone zu ziehen.
1. GOLDENE REGEL FÜR DEN EINSTIEG
Use the pier-side rip current for an easy conveyor-belt paddle out while maintaining a 15-meter safety buffer from the pilings.
Maximales Hochwasser: {tide}m: 2.10m•Minimales Niedrigwasser: {tide}m: 0.40m
2. GEFAHREN AN DIESEM SPOT
- •Strong pier-piling rip current
- •Afternoon onshore sea breeze — target the morning dawn patrol window
EXPLORE TECHNICAL DOSSIERS FOR OTHER SPOTS (ALL 19 SPOTS)
19 Monitored SpotsJardim do Marmad
0.9m @ 13s315 kJ
Paul do Marmad
0.9m @ 12s310 kJ
Ponta Pequenamad
0.8m @ 12s250 kJ
Cabo Girãomad
0.6m @ 12s145 kJ
Contreiras / Janelamad
1.2m @ 12s505 kJ
Fajã da Areiamad
1.0m @ 12s360 kJ
Seixalmad
0.8m @ 12s280 kJ
Maiatamad
0.9m @ 11s250 kJ
Alagoa (Porto da Cruz)mad
0.9m @ 11s250 kJ
Machicomad
0.3m @ 12s45 kJ
Porto Santomad
0.6m @ 11s135 kJ
Nazarépor
3.8m @ 16s4865 kJ
Supertubospor
2.1m @ 14s1985 kJ
Ribeira d'Ilhaspor
1.8m @ 14s1445 kJ
Pipeline (Oahu)haw
2.5m @ 16s3040 kJ
Waikiki Canoeshaw
1.1m @ 14s515 kJ
La Jolla / Scrippscal
1.4m @ 14s780 kJ
Huntington Piercal
1.5m @ 13s880 kJ
Steamer Lanecal
2.2m @ 15s2260 kJ