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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SURF FORECAST UPDATED on 2-27-18
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For Wednesday morning we’ll see continued NW wind swell in the the waist to chest high + range, (tide permitting).
It will continue to roll in from that steep 310 degree angle with slightly shorter 10-11 second intervals.
Fat tides for the morning session: 07:40 AM 6.37 feet High Tide
Wednesday
2018-02-28 Wed 01:32 AM 1.17 feet Low Tide
2018-02-28 Wed 05:32 AM Moonset
2018-02-28 Wed 06:23 AM Sunrise
2018-02-28 Wed 07:40 AM 6.37 feet High Tide
2018-02-28 Wed 02:33 PM -1.38 feet Low Tide
2018-02-28 Wed 04:39 PM Moonrise
2018-02-28 Wed 05:49 PM Sunset
2018-02-28 Wed 08:54 PM 4.66 feet High Tide
The conditions look to improve with variable winds out of the East in the 2-6 MPH range until noon and 6-9 MPH out of the West in the afternoon. The air temp tops out at 60 degrees.
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For Thursday morning that NW energy will dip into the waist high range.
Fat tides for the morning session will cripple the feeble energy: 08:26 AM 6.34 feet High Tide
Thursday
2018-03-01 Thu 02:19 AM 0.81 feet Low Tide
2018-03-01 Thu 06:17 AM Moonset
2018-03-01 Thu 06:22 AM Sunrise
2018-03-01 Thu 08:26 AM 6.34 feet High Tide
2018-03-01 Thu 03:10 PM -1.25 feet Low Tide
2018-03-01 Thu 04:52 PM Full Moon
2018-03-01 Thu 05:47 PM Moonrise
2018-03-01 Thu 05:50 PM Sunset
2018-03-01 Thu 09:28 PM 4.88 feet High Tide
The conditions look a little iffy with variable winds out of the S/SSE in the 2-5 MPH range until noon and 4-8 MPH out of the SW in the afternoon. There’s a 60% chance of rain and the air temp tops out at 58 degrees.
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For Friday morning all swell will be on the fade leaving us with waist high + peaks for the better West facing beaches.
* Tides remain a factor…
Friday
2018-03-02 Fri 03:04 AM 0.56 feet Low Tide
2018-03-02 Fri 06:21 AM Sunrise
2018-03-02 Fri 06:57 AM Moonset
2018-03-02 Fri 09:10 AM 6.07 feet High Tide
2018-03-02 Fri 03:45 PM -0.92 feet Low Tide
2018-03-02 Fri 05:51 PM Sunset
2018-03-02 Fri 06:53 PM Moonrise
2018-03-02 Fri 10:02 PM 5.00 feet High Tide
The conditions are leaning more toward poor with SW breezes in the 7-12 MPH zone all day long. There’s a 20% chance of rain and the air temp tops holds at 58 degrees.
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For Saturday morning we should see a boost in size out of NW from a steep 305-310 degrees and 14-15 second intervals around mid-day. The exposed West facing breaks should see chest to shoulder high peaks with possibly some larger waves mixing in.
Saturday
2018-03-03 Sat 03:50 AM 0.46 feet Low Tide
2018-03-03 Sat 06:20 AM Sunrise
2018-03-03 Sat 07:35 AM Moonset
2018-03-03 Sat 09:54 AM 5.60 feet High Tide
2018-03-03 Sat 04:20 PM -0.44 feet Low Tide
2018-03-03 Sat 05:52 PM Sunset
2018-03-03 Sat 07:56 PM Moonrise
2018-03-03 Sat 10:37 PM 5.02 feet High Tide
The conditions are all over the place with onshore winds all day. We’ll start off with 2-6 MPH winds until noon and those will intensify to 8-12 MPH in the afternoon. The air temp dips to 55 degrees and there’s a 40% chance of AM rain.
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For Sunday morning that swell will dish up waist to chest high + surf from 310 degrees and 13 second intervals.
Sunday
2018-03-04 Sun 04:36 AM 0.50 feet Low Tide
2018-03-04 Sun 06:18 AM Sunrise
2018-03-04 Sun 08:10 AM Moonset
2018-03-04 Sun 10:38 AM 4.97 feet High Tide
2018-03-04 Sun 04:52 PM 0.15 feet Low Tide
2018-03-04 Sun 05:52 PM Sunset
2018-03-04 Sun 08:58 PM Moonrise
2018-03-04 Sun 11:13 PM 4.93 feet High Tide
The conditions continue to look a bit sketchy with 2-7 MPH breezes out of the West until noon and 7-10 MPH in the afternoon. The air temp tops out at 58 degrees.
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Water Temps are as follows – Malibu 54, Santa Monica 57, Hermosa 56, Huntington 54 and Newport 58 degrees.
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I’ll be back on Thursday with the next update!
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