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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SURF FORECAST UPDATED 1-8-14
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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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For Thursday morning we’ll see some small, but long interval, NW ground swell and some shorter interval wind swell combine to put the better West facing breaks into the chest high plus zone, (possibly larger at the deep water breaks).

Thursday
2014-01-09 Thu 01:19 AM Moonset
2014-01-09 Thu 04:16 AM 5.17 feet High Tide
2014-01-09 Thu 07:00 AM Sunrise
2014-01-09 Thu 11:36 AM 0.78 feet Low Tide
2014-01-09 Thu 12:26 PM Moonrise
2014-01-09 Thu 05:02 PM Sunset
2014-01-09 Thu 05:41 PM 3.13 feet High Tide
2014-01-09 Thu 10:28 PM 1.90 feet Low Tide

The conditions should be okay for the morning with variable breezes in the 1-5 MPH range until 11AM and 7-9 MPH out of the West in the afternoon. The air temp tops out at a 63 degrees.
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Friday morning we should see that NW wind swell and remnant ground swell combine for chest to shoulder high plus surf at the top West facing breaks.

Friday
2014-01-10 Fri 02:16 AM Moonset
2014-01-10 Fri 05:10 AM 5.35 feet High Tide
2014-01-10 Fri 07:00 AM Sunrise
2014-01-10 Fri 12:33 PM 0.30 feet Low Tide
2014-01-10 Fri 01:06 PM Moonrise
2014-01-10 Fri 05:03 PM Sunset
2014-01-10 Fri 06:53 PM 3.31 feet High Tide
2014-01-10 Fri 11:28 PM 2.07 feet Low Tide

The conditions will be pretty good through the morning with NE/NNE breezes in the 3-5 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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For Saturday morning there should still be a little bit of meat left on that bone as the better West facing breaks cough up waist high plus surf for the more exposed beaches.

Saturday
2014-01-11 Sat 03:11 AM Moonset
2014-01-11 Sat 05:57 AM 5.52 feet High Tide
2014-01-11 Sat 06:59 AM Sunrise
2014-01-11 Sat 01:17 PM -0.08 feet Low Tide
2014-01-11 Sat 01:49 PM Moonrise
2014-01-11 Sat 05:04 PM Sunset
2014-01-11 Sat 07:44 PM 3.49 feet High Tide

The conditions will be fair with light and variable breezes in the 1-3 MPH zone until noonand 6-8 MPH West winds in the afternoon. The air temp tops out at a 70 degrees.
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For Sunday morning is looking smaller with waist high surf at the better spots.

Sunday
2014-01-12 Sun 12:18 AM 2.12 feet Low Tide
2014-01-12 Sun 04:03 AM Moonset
2014-01-12 Sun 06:37 AM 5.65 feet High Tide
2014-01-12 Sun 06:59 AM Sunrise
2014-01-12 Sun 01:54 PM -0.34 feet Low Tide
2014-01-12 Sun 02:35 PM Moonrise
2014-01-12 Sun 05:05 PM Sunset
2014-01-12 Sun 08:22 PM 3.64 feet High Tide

The conditions will be fair with continued N/NNE breezes in the 2-8 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 57 degrees.
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I’ll be back on Thursday with the next update!
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