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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SURF FORECAST UPDATED 5-5-13
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For Monday morning the only show in town will be that weak energy out of the South, (and only the most exposed breaks will even get a sniff of it). Top spots will wallow in the knee to waist high zone when the sets roll through.

Monday
2013-05-06 Mon 02:07 AM 0.36 feet Low Tide
2013-05-06 Mon 03:55 AM Moonrise
2013-05-06 Mon 05:59 AM Sunrise
2013-05-06 Mon 08:07 AM 4.10 feet High Tide
2013-05-06 Mon 01:46 PM 0.86 feet Low Tide
2013-05-06 Mon 04:54 PM Moonset
2013-05-06 Mon 07:41 PM Sunset
2013-05-06 Mon 08:06 PM 5.54 feet High Tide

The conditions look iffy with variable winds out of the South at 8-11 MPH all day long. There’s a 60% chance of showers and the air temp will top out at 67 degrees.
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Tuesday morning will continue about the same with infrequent, steeply angled, knee to waist high sets out of the South. Expect to do a lot of waiting in between action.

Tuesday
2013-05-07 Tue 02:48 AM -0.04 feet Low Tide
2013-05-07 Tue 04:29 AM Moonrise
2013-05-07 Tue 05:58 AM Sunrise
2013-05-07 Tue 08:55 AM 4.05 feet High Tide
2013-05-07 Tue 02:20 PM 1.12 feet Low Tide
2013-05-07 Tue 05:51 PM Moonset
2013-05-07 Tue 07:42 PM Sunset
2013-05-07 Tue 08:35 PM 5.70 feet High Tide

The conditions look sketchy again with breezes out of the S/SE, in the 7-9 MPH range until noon and 10-12 MPH out of the SW until sundown. We’ll have a 30% chance of rain and the air temp will dip down to 64 degrees.
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Wednesday morning will be even smaller with knee high surf everywhere.

Wednesday
2013-05-08 Wed 03:25 AM -0.31 feet Low Tide
2013-05-08 Wed 05:05 AM Moonrise
2013-05-08 Wed 05:57 AM Sunrise
2013-05-08 Wed 09:38 AM 3.96 feet High Tide
2013-05-08 Wed 02:51 PM 1.37 feet Low Tide
2013-05-08 Wed 06:48 PM Moonset
2013-05-08 Wed 07:43 PM Sunset
2013-05-08 Wed 09:03 PM 5.76 feet High Tide

The conditions look mediocre with 1-5 MPH winds out of the South until noon and 10-12 out of the West until dark. The air temp will remain 64 degrees.
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Thursday morning will see fractional improvement as some tiny, waist high pulses move in out of the SW.

Thursday
2013-05-09 Thu 04:00 AM -0.46 feet Low Tide
2013-05-09 Thu 05:43 AM Moonrise
2013-05-09 Thu 05:57 AM Sunrise
2013-05-09 Thu 10:18 AM 3.85 feet High Tide
2013-05-09 Thu 03:20 PM 1.61 feet Low Tide
2013-05-09 Thu 05:31 PM New Moon
2013-05-09 Thu 07:43 PM Moonset
2013-05-09 Thu 07:44 PM Sunset
2013-05-09 Thu 09:31 PM 5.75 feet High Tide

The conditions look pretty crummy with 3-8 MPH onshore winds right out of the gate and those get up to 12-15 MPH in the afternoon. The air temp will dip down to 62 degrees.
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The current water temps are as follows – Newport 61 degrees, Huntington 61 degrees, the South Bay showed as 61 degrees, Santa Monica 61 degrees and Malibu 60 degrees.
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I’ll be back on Monday with the next update.
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