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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SURF FORECAST UPDATED on 1-23-18
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For Wednesday morning things will back down into the chest high + zone with a few, inconsistent, straggler, shoulder high sets for the best West facing breaks. The angle will be from a 295-305 degree direction with 12-13 second intervals.
Wednesday
2018-01-24 Wed 02:28 AM 4.41 feet High Tide
2018-01-24 Wed 06:55 AM Sunrise
2018-01-24 Wed 09:13 AM 1.80 feet Low Tide
2018-01-24 Wed 11:28 AM Moonrise
2018-01-24 Wed 02:20 PM First Quarter
2018-01-24 Wed 02:38 PM 3.03 feet High Tide
2018-01-24 Wed 05:16 PM Sunset
2018-01-24 Wed 08:22 PM 1.52 feet Low Tide
The conditions look pretty good all day with variable 3-6 MPH breezes out of the East until noon, (stronger below passes and canyons), and a mild 3-5 MPH out of the West in the afternoon. There’s a 10% chance of rain and the air temp tops out at 69 on the sand.
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For Thursday morning that swell will continue to fade, with inconsistent waist to chest high sets, but hold the presses, another decent round of energy will weave its way into the mix later in the the day. This next swell will roll in from a 290-305 degree angle with 13-14 second intervals and put the West facing breaks back in business.
Thursday
2018-01-25 Thu 12:42 AM Moonset
2018-01-25 Thu 03:26 AM 4.76 feet High Tide
2018-01-25 Thu 06:55 AM Sunrise
2018-01-25 Thu 10:43 AM 1.16 feet Low Tide
2018-01-25 Thu 12:07 PM Moonrise
2018-01-25 Thu 04:37 PM 2.92 feet High Tide
2018-01-25 Thu 05:17 PM Sunset
2018-01-25 Thu 09:30 PM 1.82 feet Low Tide
The conditions look fair in the AM with variable 1-4 MPH breezes until noon and 6-10 MPH out of the West in the afternoon. There’s a 10% chance of rain and the air temp plummets to 62 degrees.
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For Friday morning that swell will peak and dish up head high to OH sets at the top West facing beaches. The angle will continue to roll in from that same 290-305 degrees with 13-14 second intervals.
The tide drops quickly through the morning.
Friday
2018-01-26 Fri 01:46 AM Moonset
2018-01-26 Fri 04:23 AM 5.21 feet High Tide
2018-01-26 Fri 06:54 AM Sunrise
2018-01-26 Fri 11:49 AM 0.37 feet Low Tide
2018-01-26 Fri 12:50 PM Moonrise
2018-01-26 Fri 05:18 PM Sunset
2018-01-26 Fri 06:06 PM 3.14 feet High Tide
2018-01-26 Fri 10:41 PM 1.94 feet Low Tide
The conditions look okay again with variable winds in the 1-4 MPH zone until around 1:00 PM and 6-12 MPH out of the West in the afternoon. The air temp holds at 62 degrees.
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By Saturday morning the swell will be on the fade, but there will still be chest to head high surf for the better West facing breaks. Same swell angle, but the intervals will drop to 12 seconds and it will continue to back down through the day.
Saturday
2018-01-27 Sat 02:52 AM Moonset
2018-01-27 Sat 05:18 AM 5.72 feet High Tide
2018-01-27 Sat 06:54 AM Sunrise
2018-01-27 Sat 12:41 PM -0.40 feet Low Tide
2018-01-27 Sat 01:39 PM Moonrise
2018-01-27 Sat 05:19 PM Sunset
2018-01-27 Sat 07:07 PM 3.48 feet High Tide
2018-01-27 Sat 11:45 PM 1.89 feet Low Tide
The conditions look great for the AM with variable winds out of the NE/NNE in the 3-7 MPH range until noon, (stronger below passes and canyons), and 4-8 MPH out of the West in the afternoon. The air temp jumps up to 69 degrees as high pressure builds in.
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For Sunday morning we’ll slink down into the chest high zone for the better West facing breaks and an early jumbo tide will really slow things down.
Sunday
2018-01-28 Sun 03:58 AM Moonset
2018-01-28 Sun 06:10 AM 6.22 feet High Tide
2018-01-28 Sun 06:53 AM Sunrise
2018-01-28 Sun 01:27 PM -1.04 feet Low Tide
2018-01-28 Sun 02:35 PM Moonrise
2018-01-28 Sun 05:20 PM Sunset
2018-01-28 Sun 07:55 PM 3.81 feet High Tide
The conditions look excellent again with NE/NNE winds in the 5-8 MPH zone until noon, (stronger below passes and canyons), and 5-10 MPH out of the West in the afternoon. The air temp skyrockets up to a toasty 76 degrees.
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Water Temps are as follows – Malibu 57, Santa Monica 59, Hermosa 60, Huntington 58 and Newport 59 degrees.
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I’ll be back on Thursday with the next update!
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