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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SURF FORECAST UPDATED on 4-5-18
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For Friday morning we’ll see that Southerly energy back down further leaving the top spots in the waist to possibly chest high range from that steep 180-185 degrees and 14 second intervals.

Friday
2018-04-06 Fri 12:29 AM Moonrise
2018-04-06 Fri 01:07 AM 4.35 feet High Tide
2018-04-06 Fri 06:34 AM Sunrise
2018-04-06 Fri 09:05 AM 0.81 feet Low Tide
2018-04-06 Fri 10:56 AM Moonset
2018-04-06 Fri 04:51 PM 2.85 feet High Tide
2018-04-06 Fri 07:02 PM 2.80 feet Low Tide
2018-04-06 Fri 07:18 PM Sunset

The conditions look fair with 2-4 MPH breezes out of the SE/SSE until 10AM and 5-9 MPH winds out of the West in the afternoon. The air temp tops out at 64 degrees and once again there’s a 10% chance of rain.
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For Saturday morning we’ll see sporadic waist high sets from the aforementioned swell for the most exposed South facing beaches. We’re also due to see some fresh NW wind swell weave its way into the mix throughout the day. The better West facing breaks should see chest high wind peaks around noon and larger waves later in the day. This energy will be out of W/NW from 280-285 degrees with 10-12 second intervals.

Saturday
2018-04-07 Sat 01:20 AM Moonrise
2018-04-07 Sat 02:07 AM 4.02 feet High Tide
2018-04-07 Sat 06:33 AM Sunrise
2018-04-07 Sat 10:35 AM 0.84 feet Low Tide
2018-04-07 Sat 11:43 AM Moonset
2018-04-07 Sat 06:55 PM 3.14 feet High Tide
2018-04-07 Sat 07:19 PM Sunset
2018-04-07 Sat 09:48 PM 3.04 feet Low Tide

The conditions look a little iffy with onshore, S/SW, 4-6 MPH breezes until 10AM and 7-11 out of the W/SW in the afternoon. The air temp tops out at 63 degrees and once again there’s a 20% chance of rain.
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For Sunday that NW wind swell will continue to roll in from that liberal angle of 280-285 degrees and shorten to 8-10 second intervals. Receptive beaches should see chest to head high peaks.

Sunday
2018-04-08 Sun 12:21 AM Last Quarter
2018-04-08 Sun 02:07 AM Moonrise
2018-04-08 Sun 03:46 AM 3.83 feet High Tide
2018-04-08 Sun 06:31 AM Sunrise
2018-04-08 Sun 11:50 AM 0.69 feet Low Tide
2018-04-08 Sun 12:33 PM Moonset
2018-04-08 Sun 07:20 PM Sunset
2018-04-08 Sun 07:21 PM 3.44 feet High Tide
2018-04-08 Sun 11:54 PM 2.82 feet Low Tide

The conditions look good early with variable 1-3 MPH breezes until noon and 8-11 MPH winds out of the West in the afternoon. The air temp tops out at 68 degrees and once again there’s a 10% chance of rain.
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For Monday morning more NW wind swell will remain on the menu with chest to head high peaks for the better West facing beaches.

Monday
2018-04-09 Mon 02:51 AM Moonrise
2018-04-09 Mon 05:20 AM 3.91 feet High Tide
2018-04-09 Mon 06:30 AM Sunrise
2018-04-09 Mon 12:41 PM 0.49 feet Low Tide
2018-04-09 Mon 01:26 PM Moonset
2018-04-09 Mon 07:20 PM Sunset
2018-04-09 Mon 07:41 PM 3.70 feet High Tide

The conditions look decent with variable 1-2 MPH breezes until 10AM and 5-8 MPH winds out of the West in the afternoon. The air temp jumps up to 72 degrees and once again there’s a 10% chance of rain.
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For Tuesday morning the wind swell will remain the main player but drop off into the waist to maybe chest high zone in the AM and continue to fade throug the day.

Tuesday
2018-04-10 Tue 12:49 AM 2.41 feet Low Tide
2018-04-10 Tue 03:31 AM Moonrise
2018-04-10 Tue 06:23 AM 4.14 feet High Tide
2018-04-10 Tue 06:29 AM Sunrise
2018-04-10 Tue 01:19 PM 0.30 feet Low Tide
2018-04-10 Tue 02:20 PM Moonset
2018-04-10 Tue 07:21 PM Sunset
2018-04-10 Tue 07:59 PM 3.97 feet High Tide

The conditions look a little sketchy with variable 3-5 MPH onshore breezes until noon and 9-12 MPH winds out of the West in the afternoon. The air temp tops out at 68 degrees and once again there’s a 10% chance of rain.
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Water temps (day of 4CAST update), are as follows: Malibu 57, Santa Monica 58, South Bay 58, Huntington 56, Newport 58
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I’ll be back on Friday with the next update!
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