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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SURF FORECAST UPDATED on 3-5-2019
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For Wednesday morning we’ll see continued feeble surf in the knee to waist high zone.
Wednesday
2019-03-06 Wed 02:49 AM 1.23 feet Low Tide
2019-03-06 Wed 06:16 AM Sunrise
2019-03-06 Wed 06:35 AM Moonrise
2019-03-06 Wed 08:05 AM New Moon
2019-03-06 Wed 08:53 AM 5.30 feet High Tide
2019-03-06 Wed 03:30 PM -0.24 feet Low Tide
2019-03-06 Wed 05:54 PM Sunset
2019-03-06 Wed 06:08 PM Moonset
2019-03-06 Wed 09:43 PM 4.37 feet High Tide
The conditions should be good with 1-10 MPH E/SE/SSE breezes all day long. The air temp tops out at 61 degrees and there’s a 100% chance of rain.
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For Thursday morning the surf will pick up with some short interval, SW wind swell in the chest to possibly shoulder high range.
Thursday
2019-03-07 Thu 03:20 AM 1.07 feet Low Tide
2019-03-07 Thu 06:15 AM Sunrise
2019-03-07 Thu 07:05 AM Moonrise
2019-03-07 Thu 09:23 AM 5.10 feet High Tide
2019-03-07 Thu 03:53 PM -0.01 feet Low Tide
2019-03-07 Thu 05:55 PM Sunset
2019-03-07 Thu 07:03 PM Moonset
2019-03-07 Thu 10:06 PM 4.47 feet High Tide
The conditions should be fair with early with variable breezes in the 0-4 MPH zone until noon and them turn onshore with 6-10 MPH winds until sundown. The air temp tops out at 62 degrees and there’s a 20% chance of rain.
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For Friday morning we’ll see chest high wind swell and what looks to be, sloppy sea surface conditions.
Friday
2019-03-08 Fri 03:53 AM 0.98 feet Low Tide
2019-03-08 Fri 06:13 AM Sunrise
2019-03-08 Fri 07:35 AM Moonrise
2019-03-08 Fri 09:55 AM 4.79 feet High Tide
2019-03-08 Fri 04:16 PM 0.29 feet Low Tide
2019-03-08 Fri 05:56 PM Sunset
2019-03-08 Fri 07:58 PM Moonset
2019-03-08 Fri 10:30 PM 4.54 feet High Tide
The conditions look poor with onshore breezes at 10-25 MPH all day long. The air temp tops out at 57 degrees.
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For Saturday morning we will see short interval energy in the waist to chest high zone out of the SW again.
Saturday
2019-03-09 Sat 04:29 AM 0.95 feet Low Tide
2019-03-09 Sat 06:12 AM Sunrise
2019-03-09 Sat 08:05 AM Moonrise
2019-03-09 Sat 10:29 AM 4.37 feet High Tide
2019-03-09 Sat 04:39 PM 0.67 feet Low Tide
2019-03-09 Sat 05:56 PM Sunset
2019-03-09 Sat 08:54 PM Moonset
2019-03-09 Sat 10:56 PM 4.59 feet High Tide
The conditions look okay with offshore breezes in the 3-8 zone until noon and 7-9 MPH winds out of the West until dark. The air temp tops out at 59 degrees.
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For Sunday morning the short interval SW wind swell will be on the fade with remnant knee to waist high + surf.
Sunday
2019-03-10 Sun 06:11 AM 0.96 feet Low Tide
2019-03-10 Sun 07:11 AM Sunrise
2019-03-10 Sun 09:36 AM Moonrise
2019-03-10 Sun 12:08 PM 3.87 feet High Tide
2019-03-10 Sun 06:02 PM 1.10 feet Low Tide
2019-03-10 Sun 06:57 PM Sunset
2019-03-10 Sun 10:52 PM Moonset
The conditions should be okay with 1-4 MPH Southerly breezes until noon and 6-8 MPH winds out of the West in the afternoon. The air temp tops out at 58 degrees and there’s a 20% chance of rain.
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Water temps are as follows, (day of 4CAST update) and are as follows: Malibu 57 Santa Monica 58 South Bay 58, Huntington 57, Newport 58.
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The next 4CAST will be posted on Thursday!
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