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Today’s Slideshow is courtesy of Ruben Pina – There were a few legitimate gems to be had in the South Bay last week if you were in the right place at the right time! – If you see a photo you like you can contact Ruben directly at [email protected] to buy a hi-res version for the wall!
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SURF FORECAST UPDATED 1-3-14
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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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Saturday morning will remain on the small side with waist high for the better West facing beaches.

Saturday
2014-01-04 Sat 04:46 AM 1.57 feet Low Tide
2014-01-04 Sat 07:00 AM Sunrise
2014-01-04 Sat 09:20 AM Moonrise
2014-01-04 Sat 10:48 AM 5.90 feet High Tide
2014-01-04 Sat 04:58 PM Sunset
2014-01-04 Sat 05:43 PM -0.79 feet Low Tide
2014-01-04 Sat 09:11 PM Moonset

The conditions will be fair with variable breezes in the 2-6 MPH all day. The air temp dips to 67 degrees.
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For Sunday morning looks small with inconsistent waist high plus sets.

Sunday
2014-01-05 Sun 12:19 AM 4.71 feet High Tide
2014-01-05 Sun 05:51 AM 1.69 feet Low Tide
2014-01-05 Sun 07:00 AM Sunrise
2014-01-05 Sun 09:59 AM Moonrise
2014-01-05 Sun 11:43 AM 5.11 feet High Tide
2014-01-05 Sun 04:59 PM Sunset
2014-01-05 Sun 06:30 PM -0.18 feet Low Tide
2014-01-05 Sun 10:16 PM Moonset

The conditions should be good for the morning with NE/NNE breezes in the 5-10 MPH until 11AM and 5-8 MPH out of the West in the afternoon. The air temp tops out at a 72 degrees.
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For Monday morning we should see some fresh NW swell start to fill in later in the day putting the best West facing beaches into the waist high plus range with 14-16 second intervals from a steep 305-310 degrees.

Monday
2014-01-06 Mon 01:13 AM 4.78 feet High Tide
2014-01-06 Mon 07:00 AM Sunrise
2014-01-06 Mon 07:08 AM 1.77 feet Low Tide
2014-01-06 Mon 10:35 AM Moonrise
2014-01-06 Mon 12:49 PM 4.27 feet High Tide
2014-01-06 Mon 04:59 PM Sunset
2014-01-06 Mon 07:21 PM 0.46 feet Low Tide
2014-01-06 Mon 11:19 PM Moonset

The conditions will be fair with light and variable breezes in the 1-5 MPH zone until noon and 4-6 MPH West winds in the afternoon. The air temp tops out at a 70 degrees.
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For Tuesday morning we should see some fresh NW swell to fill in through the day putting the best West facing beaches into the waist to chest high range with some larger sets at the top spots.

Tuesday
2014-01-07 Tue 02:13 AM 4.87 feet High Tide
2014-01-07 Tue 07:00 AM Sunrise
2014-01-07 Tue 08:41 AM 1.67 feet Low Tide
2014-01-07 Tue 11:12 AM Moonrise
2014-01-07 Tue 02:14 PM 3.54 feet High Tide
2014-01-07 Tue 05:00 PM Sunset
2014-01-07 Tue 07:40 PM First Quarter
2014-01-07 Tue 08:17 PM 1.07 feet Low Tide

The conditions will be fair with light and variable breezes in the 1-5 MPH zone until noon and 6-8 MPH West winds in the afternoon. The air temp tops out at a 70 degrees.
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The current water temps Newport 58 degrees, Huntington 60 degrees, the South Bay showed as 60 degrees, Santa Monica 59 degrees and Malibu 58 degrees.
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I’ll be back on Sunday with the next update!
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