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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SURF FORECAST UPDATED 5-16-17
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For Thursday morning we’ll see that NW wind swell from 300-310 degrees, with 8-10 second intervals serve up waist to possibly chest high sets and we’ll also see a new pulse of smallish, but potent, SW swell slowly fill in through the day with waist high + sets from 200-205 degrees and 16-17 second intervals.
Thursday
2017-05-18 Thu 01:16 AM Moonrise
2017-05-18 Thu 02:21 AM 3.98 feet High Tide
2017-05-18 Thu 05:50 AM Sunrise
2017-05-18 Thu 10:10 AM 0.58 feet Low Tide
2017-05-18 Thu 12:22 PM Moonset
2017-05-18 Thu 05:33 PM 3.79 feet High Tide
2017-05-18 Thu 05:35 PM Last Quarter
2017-05-18 Thu 07:51 PM Sunset
2017-05-18 Thu 10:44 PM 2.75 feet Low Tide
The conditions should be decent early with variable, 1-3 MPH winds out of the South until 10AM and 8-12 MPH out of the West in the afternoon. The air goes up to 67 degrees.
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For Friday morning we’ll see the NW swell dip down into the waist high range and the SW swell will peak with waist to chest high sets from a 200 degree angle and 14-15 second intervals.
Friday
2017-05-19 Fri 01:54 AM Moonrise
2017-05-19 Fri 03:56 AM 3.81 feet High Tide
2017-05-19 Fri 05:49 AM Sunrise
2017-05-19 Fri 11:05 AM 0.60 feet Low Tide
2017-05-19 Fri 01:21 PM Moonset
2017-05-19 Fri 06:07 PM 4.19 feet High Tide
2017-05-19 Fri 07:51 PM Sunset
2017-05-19 Fri 11:56 PM 2.18 feet Low Tide
The conditions look okay with variable breezes in the 1-5 MPH zone until noon and 8-10 MPH out of the West in the afternoon. The air temp jumps up to 72 degrees.
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For Saturday morning all swell energy will dip into the waist high zone with inconsistent sets out the SW.
Saturday
2017-05-20 Sat 02:31 AM Moonrise
2017-05-20 Sat 05:21 AM 3.83 feet High Tide
2017-05-20 Sat 05:48 AM Sunrise
2017-05-20 Sat 11:53 AM 0.60 feet Low Tide
2017-05-20 Sat 02:22 PM Moonset
2017-05-20 Sat 06:37 PM 4.66 feet High Tide
2017-05-20 Sat 07:52 PM Sunset
The conditions should be better as high pressure strengthens. Looks like we should see variable breezes in the 1-6 MPH zone until noon and 12-16 MPH out of the West in the afternoon. The air temp leaps up to 75 degrees.
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For Sunday morning we’ll see sporadic pulses of SW ground swell fill in through the day. The morning will start off slow as the energy creeps in from a 185-195 degree angle with 16+ second intervals.
Sunday
2017-05-21 Sun 12:49 AM 1.46 feet Low Tide
2017-05-21 Sun 03:08 AM Moonrise
2017-05-21 Sun 05:48 AM Sunrise
2017-05-21 Sun 06:30 AM 3.98 feet High Tide
2017-05-21 Sun 12:36 PM 0.62 feet Low Tide
2017-05-21 Sun 03:25 PM Moonset
2017-05-21 Sun 07:08 PM 5.19 feet High Tide
2017-05-21 Sun 07:53 PM Sunset
The conditions should be pretty good as high pressure holds and promotes variable breezes in the 1-2 MPH zone until 10AM and 6-13 MPH out of the West in the afternoon. The air temp hangs tough at 75 degrees.
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Water Temps: are as follows – Malibu 56, Santa Monica 60, Hermosa 62, Huntington 59 and Newport 60 degrees. Click the tides tab on the widget below for updated water temps or if you’re on a mobile device just scroll down!
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I will be back on Thursday with the next update!
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