______________________________________________________________________________
[easyrotator]erc_40_1392749287[/easyrotator]
Today’s Slideshow is courtesy of David Waters – The South Bay 2-17-14
Check out more pics
______________________________________________________________________________

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SURF FORECAST UPDATED 2-20-14
______________________________________________________________________________

Friday morning we’ll see continued steeply angled swell out of the NW in the chest to shoulder high plus zone. It will be best in the early morning and slowly taper off through the day. It should be fun with warm weather and offshore winds!

Friday
2014-02-21 Fri 12:49 AM 4.61 feet High Tide
2014-02-21 Fri 06:32 AM Sunrise
2014-02-21 Fri 08:08 AM 1.18 feet Low Tide
2014-02-21 Fri 10:18 AM Moonset
2014-02-21 Fri 02:00 PM 2.73 feet High Tide
2014-02-21 Fri 05:43 PM Sunset
2014-02-21 Fri 06:42 PM 1.92 feet Low Tide

The conditions look excellent with winds out of the NE in the 5-11 MPH range until noon and 9-11 MPH breezes out of the West in the afternoon. The air temp clocks in at 73 degrees.
______________________________________________________________________________

Saturday morning we’ll dip into waist high plus zone for the better West facing beaches. It’ll be nice and clean but the swell will continue to drop through the day.

Saturday
2014-02-22 Sat 12:24 AM Moonrise
2014-02-22 Sat 01:55 AM 4.66 feet High Tide
2014-02-22 Sat 06:30 AM Sunrise
2014-02-22 Sat 09:16 AM Last Quarter
2014-02-22 Sat 09:46 AM 0.87 feet Low Tide
2014-02-22 Sat 11:06 AM Moonset
2014-02-22 Sat 04:15 PM 2.68 feet High Tide
2014-02-22 Sat 05:44 PM Sunset
2014-02-22 Sat 08:05 PM 2.27 feet Low Tide

The conditions should be fantastic again with offshore winds out of the NE in the 2-8 MPH range until noon and 8-10 MPH in the afternoon. The air temp tops out at 69 degrees.
______________________________________________________________________________

For Sunday morning we’re looking at continued small surf in the knee to waist high range.

Sunday
2014-02-23 Sun 01:24 AM Moonrise
2014-02-23 Sun 03:16 AM 4.83 feet High Tide
2014-02-23 Sun 06:29 AM Sunrise
2014-02-23 Sun 11:05 AM 0.34 feet Low Tide
2014-02-23 Sun 11:59 AM Moonset
2014-02-23 Sun 05:45 PM Sunset
2014-02-23 Sun 05:46 PM 3.02 feet High Tide
2014-02-23 Sun 09:55 PM 2.31 feet Low Tide

The conditions should be pretty good again 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 drops down to 66 degrees.
______________________________________________________________________________

Monday morning looks pretty feeble with small, long interval surf limping in from the NW and putting the most exposed West facing breaks in the waist high plus zone.

Monday
2014-02-24 Mon 02:23 AM Moonrise
2014-02-24 Mon 04:33 AM 5.18 feet High Tide
2014-02-24 Mon 06:28 AM Sunrise
2014-02-24 Mon 12:02 PM -0.24 feet Low Tide
2014-02-24 Mon 12:59 PM Moonset
2014-02-24 Mon 05:46 PM Sunset
2014-02-24 Mon 06:35 PM 3.46 feet High Tide
2014-02-24 Mon 11:18 PM 2.02 feet Low Tide

The conditions look fair early with variable 1-3 MPH breezes until 11AM and 8-10 MPH out of the West in the afternoon. The air temp tops out at 65 degrees.
______________________________________________________________________________

Tuesday morning looks small with some tiny, 14-16 second interval swell for the best West facing breaks. That will result in inconsistent waist high plus sets. Looks like a real snoozer!

Tuesday
2014-02-25 Tue 03:18 AM Moonrise
2014-02-25 Tue 05:37 AM 5.60 feet High Tide
2014-02-25 Tue 06:27 AM Sunrise
2014-02-25 Tue 12:48 PM -0.72 feet Low Tide
2014-02-25 Tue 02:04 PM Moonset
2014-02-25 Tue 05:47 PM Sunset
2014-02-25 Tue 07:14 PM 3.93 feet High Tide

The conditions look tolerable with variable breezes in the 1-4 MPH range until 10AM and 10-12 MPH out of the West in the afternoon. The air temp remains 65 degrees.
______________________________________________________________________________

The current water temps Newport 60 degrees, Huntington 60 degrees, the South Bay showed as 60 degrees, Santa Monica 61 degrees and Malibu 58 degrees.
______________________________________________________________________________

I’ll be back on Thursday with the next update!
______________________________________________________________________________