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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SURF FORECAST UPDATED 8-4-13
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HURRICANE WATCH 8-4-13

Behind Tropical Depression Gil, a new system strengthened to become Tropical Storm Henriette on Sunday.

For the time being, Henriette is far away from any land, just as Gil was when it formed last week.

The new tropical storm developed from Tropical Depression Eight-E that formed in the eastern Pacific early Saturday morning.

While Gil is expected to track to the south of Hawaii over the next several days, Tropical Storm Henriette likely will take a different path.

Henriette currently looks to take a more northerly path early in the week. However, by moving into cooler waters, the storm will weaken by the middle of the week.
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Monday morning looks smaller as the SW energy continues to die. Expect inconsistent waist high plus sets for the better West facing beaches.

The NW wind swell will continue to dish up waist to chest high wind peaks for the better West facing beaches.

Monday
2013-08-05 Mon 03:40 AM -0.13 feet Low Tide
2013-08-05 Mon 05:07 AM Moonrise
2013-08-05 Mon 06:08 AM Sunrise
2013-08-05 Mon 10:02 AM 4.12 feet High Tide
2013-08-05 Mon 03:01 PM 2.01 feet Low Tide
2013-08-05 Mon 06:56 PM Moonset
2013-08-05 Mon 07:50 PM Sunset
2013-08-05 Mon 09:08 PM 5.91 feet High Tide

The conditions look tolerable with West winds in the 3-6 MPH zone until 10 and 10-13 MPH winds in the afternoon. The air temp will top out at 70 degrees.
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Tuesday morning looks even smaller with waist high surf for the better spots.

Tuesday
2013-08-06 Tue 04:05 AM -0.15 feet Low Tide
2013-08-06 Tue 06:02 AM Moonrise
2013-08-06 Tue 06:09 AM Sunrise
2013-08-06 Tue 10:26 AM 4.27 feet High Tide
2013-08-06 Tue 02:51 PM New Moon
2013-08-06 Tue 03:35 PM 1.86 feet Low Tide
2013-08-06 Tue 07:32 PM Moonset
2013-08-06 Tue 07:49 PM Sunset
2013-08-06 Tue 09:40 PM 5.86 feet High Tide

The conditions looks about the same with West winds in the 2-5 MPH zone until 10 and 11-13 MPH winds in the afternoon. The air temp will top out at 70 degrees.
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The current water temps Newport 60 degrees, Huntington 61 degrees, the South Bay showed as 67 degrees, Santa Monica 65 degrees and Malibu 61 degrees.
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I’ll be back on Monday with a look into next week!/strong>
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