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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SURF FORECAST UPDATED on 4-11-2019
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For Friday morning we’ll see another beefy NW wind swell, (300-305 degrees with 10-12 second intervals). The best West facing breaks will see OH to WOH sets and there could be some larger widow maker waves mixing in.
Friday
2019-04-12 Fri 01:47 AM Moonset
2019-04-12 Fri 02:34 AM 4.66 feet High Tide
2019-04-12 Fri 06:27 AM Sunrise
2019-04-12 Fri 10:45 AM 0.12 feet Low Tide
2019-04-12 Fri 12:06 PM First Quarter
2019-04-12 Fri 12:07 PM Moonrise
2019-04-12 Fri 06:19 PM 3.32 feet High Tide
2019-04-12 Fri 07:22 PM Sunset
2019-04-12 Fri 10:09 PM 2.85 feet Low Tide
The conditions look iffy at best, (see wind model below). The air temp jumps up to 69 degrees.
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For Saturday morning the NW wind swell will dip down into head high to OH zone with 10-11 second intervals from 300-305 degrees.
Saturday
2019-04-13 Sat 02:41 AM Moonset
2019-04-13 Sat 04:10 AM 4.64 feet High Tide
2019-04-13 Sat 06:25 AM Sunrise
2019-04-13 Sat 11:54 AM -0.16 feet Low Tide
2019-04-13 Sat 01:11 PM Moonrise
2019-04-13 Sat 06:58 PM 3.76 feet High Tide
2019-04-13 Sat 07:24 PM Sunset
2019-04-13 Sat 11:47 PM 2.42 feet Low Tide
The conditions are fair with variable breezes out of the East in the 1-5 MPH zone until noon and then 9-11 MPH winds out of the West in the afternoon. The air temp holds at 69 degrees.
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For Sunday morning we’ll see some fresh NW ground swell roll into town and dish up chest to shoulder high sets with 14-15 second intervals from 300-305 degrees.
Sunday
2019-04-14 Sun 03:30 AM Moonset
2019-04-14 Sun 05:36 AM 4.84 feet High Tide
2019-04-14 Sun 06:24 AM Sunrise
2019-04-14 Sun 12:47 PM -0.42 feet Low Tide
2019-04-14 Sun 02:19 PM Moonrise
2019-04-14 Sun 07:24 PM Sunset
2019-04-14 Sun 07:31 PM 4.23 feet High Tide
The conditions are fair with variable breezes in the 1-4 MPH zone until noon and then 8-10 MPH winds out of the West in the afternoon. The air temp tops out 67 degrees.
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For Monday morning we’ll see continued chest to possibly shoulder high sets at the better West facing beaches.
Monday
2019-04-15 Mon 12:52 AM 1.75 feet Low Tide
2019-04-15 Mon 04:14 AM Moonset
2019-04-15 Mon 06:23 AM Sunrise
2019-04-15 Mon 06:43 AM 5.11 feet High Tide
2019-04-15 Mon 01:31 PM -0.56 feet Low Tide
2019-04-15 Mon 03:28 PM Moonrise
2019-04-15 Mon 07:25 PM Sunset
2019-04-15 Mon 08:02 PM 4.72 feet High Tide
The conditions look okay early with variable winds in the 1-3 MPH zone until 10:00AM and 7-11 MPH breezes out of the West in the afternoon. The air temp tops out at 64 degrees.
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For Tuesday morning we’ll see continued NW swell from 300-310 degrees get into the chest high zone for the top West facing beaches.
South swell jumps into the equation as well with a steep 185-190 degree angle with 16 second intervals. The better South facing breaks should see
Tuesday
2019-04-16 Tue 01:44 AM 1.03 feet Low Tide
2019-04-16 Tue 04:54 AM Moonset
2019-04-16 Tue 06:22 AM Sunrise
2019-04-16 Tue 07:41 AM 5.30 feet High Tide
2019-04-16 Tue 02:11 PM -0.55 feet Low Tide
2019-04-16 Tue 04:37 PM Moonrise
2019-04-16 Tue 07:26 PM Sunset
2019-04-16 Tue 08:33 PM 5.19 feet High Tide
The conditions should be tolerable with S/SE/SSE breezes in the 4-8 MPH zone until noon 10-16. The air temp tops out 70 degrees.
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Water temps are as follows, (day of 4CAST update) and are as follows: Malibu 59 Santa Monica 57 South Bay 63, Huntington 58, Newport 59.
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The next 4CAST will be posted on Sunday!
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