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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SURF FORECAST UPDATED 5-17-13
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Saturday morning starts off small as well with leftover knee to waist high, NW wind swell for the best West facing beaches. The better news is that some fresh, long interval SW energy will start to show in the late afternoon/early evening and should be good for chest to shoulder high sets by Sunday morning.

Saturday
2013-05-18 Sat 01:26 AM Moonset
2013-05-18 Sat 03:40 AM 3.58 feet High Tide
2013-05-18 Sat 05:50 AM Sunrise
2013-05-18 Sat 10:38 AM 0.93 feet Low Tide
2013-05-18 Sat 01:17 PM Moonrise
2013-05-18 Sat 05:45 PM 4.15 feet High Tide
2013-05-18 Sat 07:51 PM Sunset
2013-05-18 Sat 11:51 PM 2.08 feet Low Tide

The conditions look fair with variable breezes out of the SE/SSE, in the 5-9 MPH range until 11AM and 8-10 MPH out of the West until sundown. The air temp will get up to 68 degrees.
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For Sunday morning that SW swell, (from a liberal angle of 210-215 degrees), should dish up chest high plus surf for any beach with a peek at the South and shoulder to head high plus sets for top spots in the OC and San O’ areas.

We’ll also see some steeply angled, short interval, NW wind swell from an angle of 300-310 degrees mix into the West facing breaks.

Sunday
2013-05-19 Sun 01:59 AM Moonset
2013-05-19 Sun 05:08 AM 3.50 feet High Tide
2013-05-19 Sun 05:49 AM Sunrise
2013-05-19 Sun 11:26 AM 1.02 feet Low Tide
2013-05-19 Sun 02:15 PM Moonrise
2013-05-19 Sun 06:16 PM 4.59 feet High Tide
2013-05-19 Sun 07:51 PM Sunset

The conditions look pretty good again with breezes out of the SE/SSE, in the 4-7 MPH range until 11AM and 9-11 MPH out of the SW until sundown. The air temp will get up to 68 degrees.
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Monday morning is shaping up to be another fun day for surf as the SW energy backs down a hair and the wind swell picks up a bit more. The top South facing breaks will see a steady pick of chest to shoulder high sets.
Monday
2013-05-20 Mon 12:43 AM 1.40 feet Low Tide
2013-05-20 Mon 02:32 AM Moonset
2013-05-20 Mon 05:49 AM Sunrise
2013-05-20 Mon 06:21 AM 3.58 feet High Tide
2013-05-20 Mon 12:10 PM 1.10 feet Low Tide
2013-05-20 Mon 03:16 PM Moonrise
2013-05-20 Mon 06:47 PM 5.08 feet High Tide
2013-05-20 Mon 07:52 PM Sunset

The conditions look fair with variable breezes out of the East, in the 1-6 MPH range until 11AM and 11-13 MPH out of the SW until sundown. The air temp will get up to 71 degrees.
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There should still be a little meat left on the bone for Tuesday morning. The SW energy will continue to back down but should be good for some fun chest high plus sets at the top spots. The NW wind swell will will also remain in the mix.

Tuesday
2013-05-21 Tue 01:28 AM 0.67 feet Low Tide
2013-05-21 Tue 03:08 AM Moonset
2013-05-21 Tue 05:48 AM Sunrise
2013-05-21 Tue 07:22 AM 3.73 feet High Tide
2013-05-21 Tue 12:51 PM 1.17 feet Low Tide
2013-05-21 Tue 04:20 PM Moonrise
2013-05-21 Tue 07:20 PM 5.60 feet High Tide
2013-05-21 Tue 07:53 PM Sunset

The conditions look okay with variable breezes in the 1-7 MPH range until 10AM and 10-12 MPH out of the SW until sundown. The air temp will get up to 71 degrees.
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The current water temps are as follows – Newport 63 degrees, Huntington 65 degrees, the South Bay showed as 67 degrees, Santa Monica 66 degrees and Malibu 62 degrees.
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I’ll be back on Sunday with the next update.
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