Today’s Slideshow courtesy of Jason Goodwin. The South Bay 2-10/11-13
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SURF FORECAST UPDATED 2-12-13
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For Wednesday morning the surf will take a slight dip in size but we should see some contestable, chest high plus waves through the morning. The tide looks favorable with another push through the morning.

Wednesday
2013-02-13 Wed 05:01 AM 0.84 feet Low Tide
2013-02-13 Wed 06:40 AM Sunrise
2013-02-13 Wed 08:25 AM Moonrise
2013-02-13 Wed 10:58 AM 4.55 feet High Tide
2013-02-13 Wed 05:11 PM 0.40 feet Low Tide
2013-02-13 Wed 05:36 PM Sunset
2013-02-13 Wed 09:29 PM Moonset
2013-02-13 Wed 11:36 PM 4.87 feet High Tide

The conditions should be fair for the morning session with NE winds in the 2-6 MPH range until around 11AM and 6-9 MPH West winds into the afternoon. We’ll see a high air temp of 64 degrees.
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On Thursday morning there will be another drop off in size but the exposed West facing breaks should see waist high plus sets for the morning.

Thursday
2013-02-14 Thu 05:54 AM 1.05 feet Low Tide
2013-02-14 Thu 06:39 AM Sunrise
2013-02-14 Thu 09:00 AM Moonrise
2013-02-14 Thu 11:45 AM 3.83 feet High Tide
2013-02-14 Thu 05:37 PM Sunset
2013-02-14 Thu 05:42 PM 1.01 feet Low Tide
2013-02-14 Thu 10:28 PM Moonset

The conditions look perfect as high pressure moves in and promotes NE/NNE winds in the 1-6 MPH range until around noon and mild, variable winds into the afternoon. We’ll see an air temp of 68 degrees.
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Friday morning is shaping up to be a real dud as Mother Nature takes a little time off for good behavior. The top West facing breaks will wallow in the knee to waist high zone.

Friday
2013-02-15 Fri 12:15 AM 4.69 feet High Tide
2013-02-15 Fri 06:38 AM Sunrise
2013-02-15 Fri 06:57 AM 1.27 feet Low Tide
2013-02-15 Fri 09:35 AM Moonrise
2013-02-15 Fri 12:43 PM 3.14 feet High Tide
2013-02-15 Fri 05:38 PM Sunset
2013-02-15 Fri 06:12 PM 1.59 feet Low Tide
2013-02-15 Fri 11:24 PM Moonset

The conditions look excellent with 4-10 MPH N/NNE winds all day long. We’ll see an nice little warm up with an air temp of 73 degrees.
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Saturday morning should see some killer weather but unfortunately the waves will remain in the knee to waist high zone.

Saturday
2013-02-16 Sat 01:01 AM 4.48 feet High Tide
2013-02-16 Sat 06:37 AM Sunrise
2013-02-16 Sat 08:23 AM 1.38 feet Low Tide
2013-02-16 Sat 10:13 AM Moonrise
2013-02-16 Sat 02:21 PM 2.63 feet High Tide
2013-02-16 Sat 05:39 PM Sunset
2013-02-16 Sat 06:47 PM 2.11 feet Low Tide

The conditions look great with 9-12 MPH winds out of the NE until 1PM. From there we’ll see variable winds in the 4-10 MPH zone in the afternoon. We’ll see a balmy air temp of 75 degrees.
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On Sunday morning things will start off on the small side with mostly waist high sets. The good news is that we should start seeing some scout sets in the chest high plus zone start to show up late morning/early afternoon.

Sunday
2013-02-17 Sun 12:19 AM Moonset
2013-02-17 Sun 02:02 AM 4.32 feet High Tide
2013-02-17 Sun 06:36 AM Sunrise
2013-02-17 Sun 10:12 AM 1.24 feet Low Tide
2013-02-17 Sun 10:54 AM Moonrise
2013-02-17 Sun 12:31 PM First Quarter
2013-02-17 Sun 05:19 PM 2.61 feet High Tide
2013-02-17 Sun 05:40 PM Sunset
2013-02-17 Sun 07:56 PM 2.52 feet Low Tide

The conditions look tolerable with variable, 1-4 MPH winds until 11AM and west winds will get up to 10-12 MPH in the afternoon. We’ll see the air temp plummet to a high of 64 degrees.
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The current water temps are as follows – Newport 53 degrees, Huntington 56 degrees, the South Bay showed as 56 degrees, Santa Monica 57 degrees and Malibu 54 degrees.
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I’ll be back on Wednesday with the next update!
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