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Today’s Slideshow is courtesy of Brad Jacobson of Civic Couch – South Bay archives
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SURF FORECAST UPDATED 12-10-13
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lo res white sharkIf you haven’t seen the Video of the Great White Shark encounter, at El Porto, from 10-16-13
Check it out!
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Wednesday morning looks weaker as that NW energy bows out quickly and leaves the West facing in the waist high zone.

Wednesday
2013-12-11 Wed 01:27 AM Moonset
2013-12-11 Wed 04:51 AM 5.43 feet High Tide
2013-12-11 Wed 06:49 AM Sunrise
2013-12-11 Wed 11:47 AM 0.86 feet Low Tide
2013-12-11 Wed 01:10 PM Moonrise
2013-12-11 Wed 04:45 PM Sunset
2013-12-11 Wed 05:41 PM 3.59 feet High Tide
2013-12-11 Wed 10:59 PM 1.51 feet Low Tide

The conditions look good again with 3-9 MPH, NNE winds until 11AM, then breezes out of the West at 2-5 MPH through the afternoon. The air temp will jump up to 68 degrees.
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For Thursday morning looks weak with just knee to waist high dribblers on tap.

Thursday
2013-12-12 Thu 02:26 AM Moonset
2013-12-12 Thu 05:35 AM 5.71 feet High Tide
2013-12-12 Thu 06:50 AM Sunrise
2013-12-12 Thu 12:40 PM 0.30 feet Low Tide
2013-12-12 Thu 01:46 PM Moonrise
2013-12-12 Thu 04:45 PM Sunset
2013-12-12 Thu 06:48 PM 3.65 feet High Tide
2013-12-12 Thu 11:48 PM 1.76 feet Low Tide

The conditions look pretty good with 3-11 MPH winds, out of the NNE until 11AM and 7-9 MPH out of the West in the afternoon. The air temp will top out at 67 degrees.
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Friday morning looks like another lack luster day for waves with continued knee to waist high waves most everywhere.

Friday
2013-12-13 Fri 03:24 AM Moonset
2013-12-13 Fri 06:14 AM 5.91 feet High Tide
2013-12-13 Fri 06:50 AM Sunrise
2013-12-13 Fri 01:24 PM -0.13 feet Low Tide
2013-12-13 Fri 02:25 PM Moonrise
2013-12-13 Fri 04:45 PM Sunset
2013-12-13 Fri 07:42 PM 3.73 feet High Tide

The conditions look fair with variable winds at 2-5 MPH all day long. The air temp will check in at 65 degrees.
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For Saturday morning we’ll see a very slight bump in size out of the NW from a Westerly angle of 275 degrees. Nothing to get real excited about but the better West facing beaches should see waist high plus surf.

Saturday
2013-12-14 Sat 12:30 AM 1.94 feet Low Tide
2013-12-14 Sat 04:21 AM Moonset
2013-12-14 Sat 06:50 AM 6.04 feet High Tide
2013-12-14 Sat 06:51 AM Sunrise
2013-12-14 Sat 02:03 PM -0.41 feet Low Tide
2013-12-14 Sat 03:06 PM Moonrise
2013-12-14 Sat 04:46 PM Sunset
2013-12-14 Sat 08:27 PM 3.79 feet High Tide

The conditions look fair + with NE/NNE in the 6-8 MPH until noon and then those will shift onshore at 5-9 throughout the rest of the day. The air temp will get back up to 69 degrees.
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Sunday morning looks smaller with leftover Westerly swell in the waist high range.

Sunday
2013-12-15 Sun 01:08 AM 2.06 feet Low Tide
2013-12-15 Sun 05:15 AM Moonset
2013-12-15 Sun 06:52 AM Sunrise
2013-12-15 Sun 07:23 AM 6.10 feet High Tide
2013-12-15 Sun 02:37 PM -0.56 feet Low Tide
2013-12-15 Sun 03:50 PM Moonrise
2013-12-15 Sun 04:46 PM Sunset
2013-12-15 Sun 09:05 PM 3.82 feet High Tide

The conditions look fair + again with NE/NNE in the 6-12 MPH until 11AM and then those will jump up to 8-10 in the afternoon. The air temp top out at 71 degrees.
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The current water temps Newport 59 degrees, Huntington 58 degrees, the South Bay showed as 59 degrees, Santa Monica 58 degrees and Malibu 55 degrees.
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I’ll be back on Wednesday with the next update!
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