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THE SWELLMAGNET SO CAL SURF FORECAST

Southern California Surf 4cast Updated 4 – 24 – 2024 

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

It’s already been a tough week if your life revolves around a daily surf and your Lions share of happiness is contingent upon getting a few decent waves! Anyway, enough about me… it’s a great time to tackle all of those annoying tasks you’ve been pushing off for a while. That 1-3 hour time gap, usually reserved for surfing in the morning, is gapingly, wide open right now.

The winds look to be slightly off their “A” game for the rest of the week and we will be reliant upon wind swell for surf… but the silver lining is that waves will increase in size Friday through Monday, so even if the conditions aren’t the greatest there should be something to ride.

As of today… Nothing much new to report, but we should have small, but arguably, rideable waves through the AM for both the South and West facing beaches. There is no 1 swell you can really put your finger on, but there are some hushed pulses bopping around.

The tide will be on a slow rise through the prime time morning surf hours.

Thursday
2024-04-25 Thu 05:03 AM -0.34′ Low
2024-04-25 Thu 06:10 AM Sunrise
2024-04-25 Thu 06:56 AM Moonset
2024-04-25 Thu 11:21 AM 3.47′ High
2024-04-25 Thu 04:03 PM 1.88′ Low
2024-04-25 Thu 07:33 PM Sunset
2024-04-25 Thu 09:41 PM Moonrise
2024-04-25 Thu 10:24 PM 5.60′ High

The conditions – The conditions should be tolerable until around noon with variable onshore winds that grow in strength throughout the day. The air temp holds at 62 degrees.

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FRIDAY Surf Forecast 

So far, an increase in NW wind swell looks to be our best bet for decent surf. We should see waist to chest high, NW wind swell from 310 degrees with 9-10 second intervals. Smaller, nondescript, pulses of SW will linger in the background.

Tide starts out LOW early and creeps up to 3.17 feet shortly after noon – Fri 05:44 AM -0.34′ Low

Friday
2024-04-26 Fri 05:44 AM -0.34′ Low
2024-04-26 Fri 06:09 AM Sunrise
2024-04-26 Fri 07:34 AM Moonset
2024-04-26 Fri 12:11 PM 3.17′ High
2024-04-26 Fri 04:23 PM 2.17′ Low
2024-04-26 Fri 07:34 PM Sunset
2024-04-26 Fri 10:44 PM Moonrise
2024-04-26 Fri 10:54 PM 5.54′ High

The conditions – There winds look to blow out of the South again, but the sea surface should be okay until around noon, followed by stronger SW breezes into the afternoon. The air temp jumps up to 65 degrees.

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SATURDAY Surf Forecast 

For lack of a better addage, we’ll call Saturday the “Money Day” of the week. We are slated to see chest to shoulder high + NW wind swell for the exposed West facing breaks. The angle will be from that 310 degrees with 9-10 second intervals.

The tub is drained for the dawn patrollers – Sat 06:32 AM -0.25′ Low

Saturday
2024-04-27 Sat 06:08 AM Sunrise
2024-04-27 Sat 06:32 AM -0.25′ Low
2024-04-27 Sat 08:20 AM Moonset
2024-04-27 Sat 01:16 PM 2.90′ High
2024-04-27 Sat 04:42 PM 2.45′ Low
2024-04-27 Sat 07:35 PM Sunset
2024-04-27 Sat 11:30 PM 5.39′ High
2024-04-27 Sat 11:46 PM Moonrise

The conditions – There winds look a little off, but nothing too dramatic with a mixed bag of direction through the morning followed by stronger SW breezes into the afternoon. The air temp tops out at 65 degrees.

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SUNDAY Surf Forecast 

We should see continued NW wind swell in the waist to chest high range. Same 310 degree angle with similar 9 -10 second intervals.

Notable tide – Sun 07:31 AM -0.12′ Low

Sunday
2024-04-28 Sun 06:07 AM Sunrise
2024-04-28 Sun 07:31 AM -0.12′ Low
2024-04-28 Sun 09:15 AM Moonset
2024-04-28 Sun 03:00 PM 2.79′ High
2024-04-28 Sun 04:58 PM 2.72′ Low
2024-04-28 Sun 07:36 PM Sunset

The conditions – The conditions should be okay until around 11:00AM with variable, Southerly winds that barely grow in strength into the afternoon. The air temp holds at 66 degrees.

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MONDAY Surf Forecast 

More of the same scenario, but smaller… waist high + NW wind swell for the top West facing beaches. 

Notable tide – Mon 08:43 AM -0.03′ Low

Monday
2024-04-29 Mon 12:17 AM 5.14′ High
2024-04-29 Mon 12:43 AM Moonrise
2024-04-29 Mon 06:06 AM Sunrise
2024-04-29 Mon 08:43 AM -0.03′ Low
2024-04-29 Mon 10:17 AM Moonset
2024-04-29 Mon 07:36 PM Sunset

The conditions – There winds look to blow out of the South, with a side shore element to them until noon followed by stronger SW breezes into the afternoon. The air temp jumps up to a toasty 69 degrees.

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Water Temps are as follows, (day of 4CAST update), Malibu 57, Santa Monica 59, South Bay 60,
Huntington 62, Newport 62.

I will be back on Friday with the next update.

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