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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SURF FORECAST UPDATED 2-16-14
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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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Spent all day installing a new high definition El Porto cam, (Check it out!) so the forecast will have to wait until Tuesday. Everything looks to still hold true!
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For Tuesday morning we’ll continued swell out of the W/NW with some 14-16 second interval waves tracking in from a steep 300-305 degrees. This should be good for shoulder to head high plus sets at the most exposed West facing breaks.

Tides and conditions look good through the morning and with our Winter swell season days numbered you better make it count!

Tuesday
2014-02-18 Tue 04:53 AM 1.14 feet Low Tide
2014-02-18 Tue 06:35 AM Sunrise
2014-02-18 Tue 08:22 AM Moonset
2014-02-18 Tue 10:45 AM 4.29 feet High Tide
2014-02-18 Tue 04:57 PM 0.66 feet Low Tide
2014-02-18 Tue 05:40 PM Sunset
2014-02-18 Tue 09:26 PM Moonrise
2014-02-18 Tue 11:24 PM 4.59 feet High Tide

The conditions should be fair with variable winds out of the E/SE in the 2-5 MPH range until 11AM and 5-7 MPH in the afternoon. The air temp clocks in at 66 degrees.
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For Wednesday morning we’ll see a temporary dip in size but there should still be some waist to chest high plus sets for the standout West facing beaches.

Wednesday
2014-02-19 Wed 05:41 AM 1.20 feet Low Tide
2014-02-19 Wed 06:34 AM Sunrise
2014-02-19 Wed 08:57 AM Moonset
2014-02-19 Wed 11:28 AM 3.75 feet High Tide
2014-02-19 Wed 05:24 PM 1.07 feet Low Tide
2014-02-19 Wed 05:41 PM Sunset
2014-02-19 Wed 10:24 PM Moonrise

The conditions should be fair with variable winds in the 1-5 MPH range until 11AM and 10-12 MPH in the afternoon. The air temp tops out at 68 degrees.
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Thursday morning should see another NW swell fill in as the previous on continues to fade. The increase will come from a steeply angled 300-310 degrees with 12-14 second intervals. Due to to steep nature of this energy it will bypass most breaks but the top West facing breaks should see chest to head high plus sets as the swell fills in through the day.

Thursday
2014-02-20 Thu 12:01 AM 4.61 feet High Tide
2014-02-20 Thu 06:33 AM Sunrise
2014-02-20 Thu 06:43 AM 1.24 feet Low Tide
2014-02-20 Thu 09:35 AM Moonset
2014-02-20 Thu 12:26 PM 3.19 feet High Tide
2014-02-20 Thu 05:42 PM Sunset
2014-02-20 Thu 05:56 PM 1.50 feet Low Tide
2014-02-20 Thu 11:24 PM Moonrise

The conditions look great with NNE, offshore breezes in the 6-12 MPH range until noon and 6-8 MPH out of the West in the afternoon. The air temp tops out at 66 degrees.
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The current water temps Newport 58 degrees, Huntington 59 degrees, the South Bay showed as 62 degrees, Santa Monica 61 degrees and Malibu 58 degrees.
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I’ll be back on Tuesday with the 5DAY 4CAST!
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