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THE SWELLMAGNET SO CAL SURF FORECAST

Southern California Surf 4cast Updated 4 – 19 – 2024 

The Surf Forecast will be updated Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. 
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SATURDAY Surf Forecast 

The Weekend Warriors will get the short end of the stick as that SW swell veers toward Hospice care. There should be some leftover, inconsistent, waist to chest high sets for the exposed South facing breaks, but bring some patience and a little extra foam.

Tide slows things down for the morning crew – Sat 08:13 AM 4.35′ High

Saturday
2024-04-20 Sat 02:23 AM 1.10′ Low
2024-04-20 Sat 04:46 AM Moonset
2024-04-20 Sat 06:16 AM Sunrise
2024-04-20 Sat 08:13 AM 4.35′ High
2024-04-20 Sat 02:22 PM 0.53′ Low
2024-04-20 Sat 04:46 PM Moonrise
2024-04-20 Sat 07:29 PM Sunset
2024-04-20 Sat 08:41 PM 4.83′ High

The conditions – There will be an onshore, Southerly flow until noon with stronger, SW breezes throughout the afternoon. The air temp holds at 66 degrees.

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SUNDAY Surf Forecast 

Things look marginally better,  but we will continue to wallow in small surf. It looks like we’ll see a combo of small, nondescript, SW pulses and lackluster NW wind swell. The net result will be a mixed bag of waist high surf at both the South and West facing beaches. Could be fun with the right attitude.

The tide’s a little fat in the AM for the small waves – Sun 08:49 AM 4.28′ High

Sunday
2024-04-21 Sun 02:53 AM 0.66′ Low
2024-04-21 Sun 05:09 AM Moonset
2024-04-21 Sun 06:15 AM Sunrise
2024-04-21 Sun 08:49 AM 4.28′ High
2024-04-21 Sun 02:42 PM 0.75′ Low
2024-04-21 Sun 05:42 PM Moonrise
2024-04-21 Sun 07:30 PM Sunset
2024-04-21 Sun 08:58 PM 5.09′ High

The conditions – The conditions should be good in the morning with light and variable winds until noon and relatively light onshore breezes into the afternoon. The air temp holds at 66 degrees.

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MONDAY Surf Forecast 

Same deal as Sunday with a combo of smallish surf tickling the coast. Waist high looks to be the common denominator.

ehhh… Mon 09:24 AM 4.15′ High

Monday
2024-04-22 Mon 03:24 AM 0.28′ Low
2024-04-22 Mon 05:32 AM Moonset
2024-04-22 Mon 06:13 AM Sunrise
2024-04-22 Mon 09:24 AM 4.15′ High
2024-04-22 Mon 03:02 PM 1.00′ Low
2024-04-22 Mon 06:38 PM Moonrise
2024-04-22 Mon 07:31 PM Sunset
2024-04-22 Mon 09:16 PM 5.31′ High

The conditions – The winds will have a Southerly flow to them, but nothing too disruptive, with the cleanest window being in the early morning until around 11:00AM. The air temp tops out at 67 degrees.

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TUESDAY Surf Forecast 

No real swell of note is out there right now, but we will see a nice little combo of both NW wind swell and SW ground swell. Neither pulses push the needle too far, but there should be some fun waist high + surf available at the top spots.

200 degrees with 14-15 second intervals

310 degrees with 9-10 second intervals

The tides look reasonable through the prime time morning surf hours.

Tuesday
2024-04-23 Tue 03:55 AM -0.03′ Low
2024-04-23 Tue 05:57 AM Moonset
2024-04-23 Tue 06:12 AM Sunrise
2024-04-23 Tue 10:01 AM 3.97′ High
2024-04-23 Tue 03:22 PM 1.28′ Low
2024-04-23 Tue 04:51 PM Full Moon
2024-04-23 Tue 07:31 PM Sunset
2024-04-23 Tue 07:37 PM Moonrise
2024-04-23 Tue 09:36 PM 5.49′ High

The conditions – The conditions should be fair until noon again with light and variable onshore winds until noon and light onshore breezes into the afternoon. The air temp drops down to 63 degrees.

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WEDNESDAY Surf Forecast 

Nothing real exciting going on, but there should be a little something to ride with a slightly stronger batch of South swell moving in from 195 degrees with 15-16 second intervals. Nw wind swell will remain in the mix as well. The better South facing breaks should see waist to chest high sets and NW wind swell should keep the West facing beaches in business with waist high + peaks. 

Wednesday
2024-04-24 Wed 04:28 AM -0.24′ Low
2024-04-24 Wed 06:11 AM Sunrise
2024-04-24 Wed 06:24 AM Moonset
2024-04-24 Wed 10:39 AM 3.74′ High
2024-04-24 Wed 03:42 PM 1.57′ Low
2024-04-24 Wed 07:32 PM Sunset
2024-04-24 Wed 08:38 PM Moonrise
2024-04-24 Wed 09:59 PM 5.58′ High

The conditions – There winds look a little off but nothing too dramatic with light onshore winds through the morning followed by stronger SW breezes into the afternoon. The air temp dips a hair to 62 degrees.

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Water Temps are as follows, (day of 4CAST update), Malibu 58, Santa Monica 59, South Bay 59,
Huntington 58, Newport 58.

I will be back on Sunday with the next update.

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