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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SURF FORECAST UPDATED on 4-5-2019
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For Saturday morning we’ll see some medium interval NW energy roll in from 300 degrees and have 12-13 second intervals. That swell should generate surf in the waist to chest high range as it fills in throughout the day.

Saturday
2019-04-06 Sat 04:41 AM 0.24 feet Low Tide
2019-04-06 Sat 06:34 AM Sunrise
2019-04-06 Sat 07:38 AM Moonrise
2019-04-06 Sat 10:47 AM 4.36 feet High Tide
2019-04-06 Sat 04:35 PM 0.83 feet Low Tide
2019-04-06 Sat 07:18 PM Sunset
2019-04-06 Sat 08:46 PM Moonset
2019-04-06 Sat 10:46 PM 5.16 feet High Tide

The conditions look a little iffy again with variable breezes out of the West, in the 2-6 MPH zone all day long. The air temp tops out at 65 degrees.
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For Sunday morning we’ll see a solid little ground NW swell, (295-305 degrees with 16-17 second intervals), fill in later in the day. The best West facing breaks will see head high to OH sets.

Sunday
2019-04-07 Sun 05:18 AM 0.14 feet Low Tide
2019-04-07 Sun 06:33 AM Sunrise
2019-04-07 Sun 08:11 AM Moonrise
2019-04-07 Sun 11:27 AM 4.00 feet High Tide
2019-04-07 Sun 04:59 PM 1.20 feet Low Tide
2019-04-07 Sun 07:19 PM Sunset
2019-04-07 Sun 09:46 PM Moonset
2019-04-07 Sun 11:13 PM 5.20 feet High Tide

The conditions look okay with variable breezes at 0-5 MPH until noon and 6-9 MPH out of the West in the afternoon. The air temp jumps up to 69 degrees.
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For Monday morning the NW ground swell will dip down into chest high zone with 14-15 second intervals from 300-305 degrees.

Monday
2019-04-08 Mon 06:00 AM 0.13 feet Low Tide
2019-04-08 Mon 06:32 AM Sunrise
2019-04-08 Mon 08:47 AM Moonrise
2019-04-08 Mon 12:13 PM 3.58 feet High Tide
2019-04-08 Mon 05:24 PM 1.61 feet Low Tide
2019-04-08 Mon 07:20 PM Sunset
2019-04-08 Mon 10:47 PM Moonset
2019-04-08 Mon 11:44 PM 5.16 feet High Tide

The conditions are fair with variable breezes in the 1-4 MPH zone until noon and then 9-11 MPH winds out of the West in the afternoon. The air temp tops out 75 degrees.
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For Tuesday morning we’ll the tail end of that NW energy but the winds will whip up bigtime in the afternoon and start to kick up some decent sized wind swell… the only problem is that the conditions look terrible.

Tuesday
2019-04-09 Tue 06:30 AM Sunrise
2019-04-09 Tue 06:51 AM 0.20 feet Low Tide
2019-04-09 Tue 09:28 AM Moonrise
2019-04-09 Tue 01:13 PM 3.16 feet High Tide
2019-04-09 Tue 05:52 PM 2.02 feet Low Tide
2019-04-09 Tue 07:20 PM Sunset
2019-04-09 Tue 11:48 PM Moonset

The conditions look less than ideal with onshore winds in the 4-9 MPH zone until 11:00AM and 10-25 MPH breezes out of the West in the afternoon. The air temp tops out at 65 degrees and there’s a 20% chance of rain.
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For Wednesday morning we’ll see continued 9-11 second interval NW wind swell from 300 degrees get into the OH to WOH zone for the top West facing beaches.

Wednesday
2019-04-10 Wed 12:23 AM 5.04 feet High Tide
2019-04-10 Wed 06:29 AM Sunrise
2019-04-10 Wed 07:56 AM 0.29 feet Low Tide
2019-04-10 Wed 10:15 AM Moonrise
2019-04-10 Wed 02:46 PM 2.87 feet High Tide
2019-04-10 Wed 06:28 PM 2.44 feet Low Tide
2019-04-10 Wed 07:21 PM Sunset

The conditions are leaning toward mediocre with onshore breezes in the 7-9 MPH zone until noon and then 12-20 MPH winds out of the West in the afternoon. The air temp tops out 72 degrees.
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Water temps are as follows, (day of 4CAST update) and are as follows: Malibu 58 Santa Monica 61 South Bay 60, Huntington 58, Newport 62.
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The next 4CAST will be posted on Sunday!
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