Huntington Beach is a seaside city in Orange County in southern California.
As of the 2000 census, the city population was 189,594. It is bordered by the Pacific Ocean
on the west, by Seal Beach on the north, by Costa Mesa on the south, by Westminster on the
northeast, and by Fountain Valley on the east.
It is known for its long 14 km (8.5 miles) beach, mild climate, and excellent surfing.
The waves are a unique natural effect caused by edge-diffraction of ocean swells by
the island of Catalina, and waves from distant hurricanes. Because of the curve of the
coastline at Huntington Beach, the local beach actually faces southwest.
In summer, the southwest-facing beach often has very strong surf generally referred to
as a "south swell". South swells can be generated from either (winter) storms originating
in the southern Pacific Ocean off New Zealand or from hurricanes off the Mexican coast
or a combination of both.
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