Have to bust out the archives now – Here’s some more vintage Winter South Bay – pics by Jeff Bell.
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SURF FORECAST UPDATED 3-18-13
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For Tuesday morning any beach that’s receptive to 190-195 degree angle out of the S/SW will see some small, but long interval swell in the waist to chest high range. It won’t be big, but should have a little oomph to it. The OC and San O’ areas will be the best bet for size and consistency.

Tuesday
2013-03-19 Tue 01:41 AM Moonset
2013-03-19 Tue 02:59 AM 4.00 feet High Tide
2013-03-19 Tue 06:58 AM Sunrise
2013-03-19 Tue 10:27 AM First Quarter
2013-03-19 Tue 11:28 AM 0.97 feet Low Tide
2013-03-19 Tue 12:08 PM Moonrise
2013-03-19 Tue 07:05 PM Sunset
2013-03-19 Tue 07:14 PM 3.02 feet High Tide
2013-03-19 Tue 10:28 PM 2.84 feet Low Tide

The conditions won’t change much with SE winds in the 3-5 MPH zone until noon and 8-10 MPH breezes out of the West in the afternoon. The air temp will top out at 62 degrees.
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For Wednesday morning the SW energy will take center stage as the wind swell peters out. The top spots should see waist to possibly chest high zone.

Wednesday
2013-03-20 Wed 02:26 AM Moonset
2013-03-20 Wed 04:37 AM 3.99 feet High Tide
2013-03-20 Wed 06:57 AM Sunrise
2013-03-20 Wed 12:29 PM 0.71 feet Low Tide
2013-03-20 Wed 12:59 PM Moonrise
2013-03-20 Wed 07:05 PM Sunset
2013-03-20 Wed 07:34 PM 3.31 feet High Tide

The conditions look to be fair with light and variable winds at 1-5 MPH until 11AM and West winds up to 15 MPH in the afternoon. The air temp will top out at 63 degrees.
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Thursday morning looks better, as some fresh, NW wind swell moves in from a steep 310 degree angle and puts the better West facing breaks into the waist high plus zone. We’ll also see another burst of SW energy from that same 195 degree angle. This will have 14-16 second intervals and be good for chest high sets at the better South facing beaches.

Thursday
2013-03-21 Thu 12:04 AM 2.57 feet Low Tide
2013-03-21 Thu 03:08 AM Moonset
2013-03-21 Thu 05:52 AM 4.19 feet High Tide
2013-03-21 Thu 06:55 AM Sunrise
2013-03-21 Thu 01:10 PM 0.45 feet Low Tide
2013-03-21 Thu 01:54 PM Moonrise
2013-03-21 Thu 07:06 PM Sunset
2013-03-21 Thu 07:53 PM 3.60 feet High Tide

The conditions look to be pretty good with E/NE winds until 11AM and 10-12 MPH West winds up to 10-12 MPH in the afternoon. The air temp will top out at 63 degrees on the sand.
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The current water temps are as follows – Newport 56 degrees, Huntington 57 degrees, the South Bay showed as 59 degrees, Santa Monica 59 degrees and Malibu 55 degrees.
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I’ll be back on Tuesday with the 5DAY 4CAST!
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