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1-6-16 THE FIRST BIG WEDNESDAY OF THE NEW YEAR – Somewhere in the South Bay shot courtesy of Legendary Lensman Lucio Gomes of PortoSurfer.com!
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SURF FORECAST UPDATED 1-6-16
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For any naysayers out there, sssshhhh…. El Nino is definitely here and showing some sharp fangs for an infant! That was some of the hardest rain I’ve ever seen in So Cal and even rivaled the best of tropical downpours at times.

It looks like we’ll see a couple more days of oversized surf before things temporarily dull down, but make no mistake about it, the proverbial flood gates are open, so fasten your seat belts and hold on tight!
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For Thursday morning we’ll see our biggest surf of the season so far. The top West facing breaks will be thumping, pumping and dumping with DOH (Double Overhead) to TOH (Triple Overhead) plus waves.

With the drop in the jet stream these swells will continue to have quite a bit of West in them, (275-295 degrees), and will definitely push their way into every nook and cranny on the coast.

*Be wary of the urban runoff. The water quality will continue to be compromised.

Thursday
2016-01-07 Thu 12:38 AM 2.03 feet Low Tide
2016-01-07 Thu 04:38 AM Moonrise
2016-01-07 Thu 07:00 AM Sunrise
2016-01-07 Thu 07:01 AM 5.83 feet High Tide
2016-01-07 Thu 02:12 PM -0.47 feet Low Tide
2016-01-07 Thu 03:18 PM Moonset
2016-01-07 Thu 05:00 PM Sunset
2016-01-07 Thu 08:33 PM 3.70 feet High Tide

winds

The conditions look poor according to the wind models today. There is an 40% chance of rain and the air temp tops out at 59 degrees.
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For Friday morning the swell will start to back down but remain formidable with OH to DOH sets at the better West facing breaks.

* High tide comes into play for the AM – 07:34 AM 6.10 feet High Tide

* The water quality will continue to be compromised.

Friday
2016-01-08 Fri 01:16 AM 1.96 feet Low Tide
2016-01-08 Fri 05:32 AM Moonrise
2016-01-08 Fri 07:00 AM Sunrise
2016-01-08 Fri 07:34 AM 6.10 feet High Tide
2016-01-08 Fri 02:45 PM -0.79 feet Low Tide
2016-01-08 Fri 04:10 PM Moonset
2016-01-08 Fri 05:01 PM Sunset
2016-01-08 Fri 09:08 PM 3.86 feet High Tide

The conditions should be okay with 2-5 MPH breezes out of the NE/NNE in the 2-5 MPH zone until noon and a mild 3-6 MPH out of the West in the afternoon. There is 0% chance of rain and the air temp tops out at 58 degrees.
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For Saturday morning the surf will continue to fade, but dish up plenty of size with head high to OH sets for the better West facing breaks.

* High tide comes into play for the AM – 08:09 AM 6.28 feet High Tide

* Be wary of the urban runoff.

Saturday
2016-01-09 Sat 01:53 AM 1.88 feet Low Tide
2016-01-09 Sat 06:25 AM Moonrise
2016-01-09 Sat 07:00 AM Sunrise
2016-01-09 Sat 08:09 AM 6.28 feet High Tide
2016-01-09 Sat 03:19 PM -1.01 feet Low Tide
2016-01-09 Sat 05:02 PM Sunset
2016-01-09 Sat 05:07 PM Moonset
2016-01-09 Sat 05:31 PM New Moon
2016-01-09 Sat 09:43 PM 3.99 feet High Tide

The conditions should be decent with variable offshore winds in the 7-15 MPH zone all day long. There is a 50% chance of rain and the air temp tops out at 56 degrees.
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For Sunday morning size will dip down to a more user friendly shoulder to head high zone but the conditions look slightly suspect and the water quality remains questionable at best.

*Be wary of the urban runoff.

Sunday
2016-01-10 Sun 02:33 AM 1.81 feet Low Tide
2016-01-10 Sun 07:00 AM Sunrise
2016-01-10 Sun 07:15 AM Moonrise
2016-01-10 Sun 08:46 AM 6.34 feet High Tide
2016-01-10 Sun 03:54 PM -1.09 feet Low Tide
2016-01-10 Sun 05:02 PM Sunset
2016-01-10 Sun 06:08 PM Moonset
2016-01-10 Sun 10:19 PM 4.11 feet High Tide

The conditions should be okay with variable winds in the 1-5 MPH zone all day long. There is an 0% chance of rain and the air temp tops out at 60 degrees.
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The current water temps Newport 60 degrees, Huntington 58 degrees, the South Bay showed as 58 degrees, Santa Monica 58 degrees and Malibu 59 degrees.
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I’ll be back on Thursday with the next update!
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