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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SURF FORECAST UPDATED 5-7-13
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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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Friday 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.

Friday
2013-05-10 Fri 04:34 AM -0.49 feet Low Tide
2013-05-10 Fri 05:56 AM Sunrise
2013-05-10 Fri 06:23 AM Moonrise
2013-05-10 Fri 10:57 AM 3.72 feet High Tide
2013-05-10 Fri 03:48 PM 1.83 feet Low Tide
2013-05-10 Fri 07:45 PM Sunset
2013-05-10 Fri 08:37 PM Moonset
2013-05-10 Fri 09:59 PM 5.67 feet High Tide

The conditions look sketchy again with variable breezes out of the South, in the 3-9 MPH range until noon and 10-12 MPH out of the SW until sundown. The air temp will get up to 65 degrees.
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Saturday morning won’t see much improvement, but there will be the occasional knee to waist high set out of the SW.

Saturday
2013-05-11 Sat 05:08 AM -0.43 feet Low Tide
2013-05-11 Sat 05:55 AM Sunrise
2013-05-11 Sat 07:07 AM Moonrise
2013-05-11 Sat 11:37 AM 3.57 feet High Tide
2013-05-11 Sat 04:17 PM 2.04 feet Low Tide
2013-05-11 Sat 07:45 PM Sunset
2013-05-11 Sat 09:28 PM Moonset
2013-05-11 Sat 10:29 PM 5.51 feet High Tide

The conditions look no different for Saturday with variable breezes out of the South, in the 2-8 MPH range until noon and 10-12 MPH out of the West until sundown. The air temp will jump up to 70 degrees.
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Sunday morning will continue about the same with infrequent, knee to waist high sets out of the South. On the bright side it should be a nice day.

Sunday
2013-05-12 Sun 05:44 AM -0.28 feet Low Tide
2013-05-12 Sun 05:54 AM Sunrise
2013-05-12 Sun 07:54 AM Moonrise
2013-05-12 Sun 12:20 PM 3.43 feet High Tide
2013-05-12 Sun 04:47 PM 2.26 feet Low Tide
2013-05-12 Sun 07:46 PM Sunset
2013-05-12 Sun 10:16 PM Moonset
2013-05-12 Sun 11:00 PM 5.28 feet High Tide

The conditions should be okay with variable breezes in the 2-6 MPH range until noon and 10-12 MPH out of the SW until sundown. The air temp will get up to 75 degrees.
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The current water temps are as follows – Newport 62 degrees, Huntington 65 degrees, the South Bay showed as 63 degrees, Santa Monica 64 degrees and Malibu 61 degrees.
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I’ll be back on Wednesday with the next update.
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