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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SURF FORECAST UPDATED on 8-8-2019
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HURRICANE WATCH: The East Pacific east of 140 degrees longitude remains free of any organized tropical features at this time and tropical development is not expected across this basin during the next couple of days.

In the central Pacific, there are no organized tropical features at this time. Tropical development is not expected across this basin through at least the latter part of next week.
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For Friday morning we will be left with inconsistent waist to chest high + sets for the best South facing breaks before limping into a rather unattractive weekend of surf.

Tiny NW wind swell will remain in the mix.

Friday
2019-08-09 Fri 12:21 AM 0.68 feet Low Tide
2019-08-09 Fri 01:12 AM Moonset
2019-08-09 Fri 06:11 AM Sunrise
2019-08-09 Fri 06:45 AM 3.41 feet High Tide
2019-08-09 Fri 11:18 AM 2.40 feet Low Tide
2019-08-09 Fri 03:29 PM Moonrise
2019-08-09 Fri 05:57 PM 5.58 feet High Tide
2019-08-09 Fri 07:47 PM Sunset

The conditions look fair with SE/SSE 4-5 MPH winds until 11:00AM and then 6-9 MPH out of the SW in the afternoon. The air temp tops out at 74 degrees again.
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For Saturday morning we will drop off into the waist high zone with a few wayward, straggler sets out of the SW. It looks pretty meager my friends but it should be another nice beach day.

Saturday
2019-08-10 Sat 01:23 AM 0.23 feet Low Tide
2019-08-10 Sat 01:55 AM Moonset
2019-08-10 Sat 06:11 AM Sunrise
2019-08-10 Sat 07:59 AM 3.63 feet High Tide
2019-08-10 Sat 12:27 PM 2.52 feet Low Tide
2019-08-10 Sat 04:27 PM Moonrise
2019-08-10 Sat 06:50 PM 5.75 feet High Tide
2019-08-10 Sat 07:46 PM Sunset

The conditions look okay with variable, 2-5 MPH winds out of the SW until noon and then 8-11 MPH out of the SW in the afternoon. The air temp dips to 72 degrees.
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For Sunday morning we will nose dive into the knee to waist high zone.

Sunday
2019-08-11 Sun 02:11 AM -0.11 feet Low Tide
2019-08-11 Sun 02:42 AM Moonset
2019-08-11 Sun 06:12 AM Sunrise
2019-08-11 Sun 08:48 AM 3.85 feet High Tide
2019-08-11 Sun 01:22 PM 2.50 feet Low Tide
2019-08-11 Sun 05:22 PM Moonrise
2019-08-11 Sun 07:36 PM 5.89 feet High Tide
2019-08-11 Sun 07:45 PM Sunset

The conditions look fair with SE/SSE 2-7 MPH winds until noon and then 8-9 MPH out of the SW in the afternoon. The air temp holds at 72 degrees.
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For Monday morning we’ll see a subtle increase in surf with waist high + sets out of the SW from 220 + degrees and 15-16 second intervals.

Monday
2019-08-12 Mon 02:51 AM -0.31 feet Low Tide
2019-08-12 Mon 03:32 AM Moonset
2019-08-12 Mon 06:13 AM Sunrise
2019-08-12 Mon 09:25 AM 4.00 feet High Tide
2019-08-12 Mon 02:07 PM 2.40 feet Low Tide
2019-08-12 Mon 06:11 PM Moonrise
2019-08-12 Mon 07:44 PM Sunset
2019-08-12 Mon 08:16 PM 5.98 feet High Tide

The conditions look tolerable again with 4-6 MPH winds out of the S/SSE until noon and then 7-9 MPH out of the SW in the afternoon. The air temp tops out at 74 degrees.
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For Tuesday morning we will drop off into the knee to waist high zone as that SW swell peters out quickly. We’re anticipating inconsistent knee to waist high sets for the better South facing beaches.

Tuesday
2019-08-13 Tue 03:26 AM -0.39 feet Low Tide
2019-08-13 Tue 04:26 AM Moonset
2019-08-13 Tue 06:14 AM Sunrise
2019-08-13 Tue 09:55 AM 4.10 feet High Tide
2019-08-13 Tue 02:44 PM 2.27 feet Low Tide
2019-08-13 Tue 06:55 PM Moonrise
2019-08-13 Tue 07:43 PM Sunset
2019-08-13 Tue 08:52 PM 6.02 feet High Tide

The conditions look okay with 1-5 MPH winds out of the SW until noon and then 7-9 MPH out of the SW in the afternoon. The air temp tops out at 75 degrees.
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Water temps are as follows, (day of 4CAST update) and are as follows: Malibu 69 Santa Monica 70 South Bay 73, Huntington 68, Newport 68.
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The next 4Cast will be updated on Friday.
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