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[easyrotator]erc_68_1376090016[/easyrotator]Today’s Slideshow is courtesy of Jeff Bell
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SURF FORECAST UPDATED 10-15-14
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HURRICANE WATCH October 15th, 2014 – In the East Pacific Basin, there are no organized tropical systems currently. However, we area tracking low pressure and a cluster of thunderstorms south of the Gulf of Tehuantepec. This feature is tracking westward and is in an area where conditions are favorable for a tropical cyclone to form as waters are warm in this area and wind shear is low. The next storm name for the East Pacific is Trudy, should a tropical storm form.
In the Central Pacific Basin, Tropical Storm Ana is 630 miles east-southeast of Hilo on the Big Island of Hawaii. Ana is moving to the west over warm water and decreasing shear. These very favorable environmental conditions will allow Ana to intensify into a hurricane within the next 12 hours.
The more reliable computer forecast models take Ana near or just south of the Big Island of Hawaii Friday night Hawaiian time. The stronger Ana becomes, the closer it will track to the Big Island. If it does track very close to the Big Island and grows in size it could bring impacts similar to what the islands experienced from Iselle in early August. Torrential downpours and damaging wind gusts are possible, especially from Friday into Saturday. Some impacts are likely to be felt Saturday into Sunday over the rest of Hawaii, which could include damaging winds.
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For Thursday morning will be smaller for the AM with knee to waist high + surf most everywhere. There will however be some fresh, steeply angled, NW energy rolling in from a 300-305 degree angle. This should fill in throughout the day with healthy 14 second intervals, and should generate chest to shoulder high plus sets, (for the receptive West facing beaches), by late morning.
There should be a few sporadic stragglers out of the SW as well, but nothing to really hang your hat on!
Thursday
2014-10-16 Thu 12:30 AM Moonrise
2014-10-16 Thu 06:21 AM 4.08 feet High Tide
2014-10-16 Thu 06:59 AM Sunrise
2014-10-16 Thu 11:33 AM 2.89 feet Low Tide
2014-10-16 Thu 02:16 PM Moonset
2014-10-16 Thu 04:59 PM 4.27 feet High Tide
2014-10-16 Thu 06:18 PM Sunset
The conditions should be fair with SE/SSE winds in the 3-6 MPH zone until 10AM and go 6-8 MPH out of the West in the afternoon. The air temp tops out at 73 degrees on the sand.
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For Friday morning that same swell will remain in play and some steeper energy will curve it’s way in tot the top spots from a 305-315 degree angle. Exposed spots should dish up chest to shoulder high + sets and a few larger waves at the top deep water breaks.
Friday
2014-10-17 Fri 12:04 AM 1.00 feet Low Tide
2014-10-17 Fri 01:23 AM Moonrise
2014-10-17 Fri 06:56 AM 4.35 feet High Tide
2014-10-17 Fri 07:00 AM Sunrise
2014-10-17 Fri 12:32 PM 2.46 feet Low Tide
2014-10-17 Fri 02:53 PM Moonset
2014-10-17 Fri 06:06 PM 4.36 feet High Tide
2014-10-17 Fri 06:17 PM Sunset
The conditions look okay with SE/SSE winds in the 1-5 MPH zone until 11AM and then those get up to 10-14 MPH out of the West later in the day. The air temp tops out at 71 degrees.
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For Saturday morning that same swell will continue to crank out chest to high sets and then very slowly ease up into the afternoon. It looks like we should also see some 10-11 second interval, NW wind swell from a 290-295 degree angle. All said and done there should be a couple little waves for the better West facing beaches.
Saturday
2014-10-18 Sat 12:45 AM 0.97 feet Low Tide
2014-10-18 Sat 02:16 AM Moonrise
2014-10-18 Sat 07:01 AM Sunrise
2014-10-18 Sat 07:22 AM 4.61 feet High Tide
2014-10-18 Sat 01:13 PM 2.00 feet Low Tide
2014-10-18 Sat 03:26 PM Moonset
2014-10-18 Sat 06:16 PM Sunset
2014-10-18 Sat 06:57 PM 4.50 feet High Tide
The conditions look okay with variable winds in the 1-4 MPH zone until 11AM and then those get up to 10-13 MPH out of the West in the afternoon. The air temp tops out at 71 degrees.
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For Sunday morning, we’ll see continued short interval, NW wind swell in the chest high range. There are a few other swells bouncing around out there as well so hopefully we’ll see some peakier surf for the beach breaks!
Bigger swell will start to filter in on Monday and should be in the overhead range for the best West facing beaches by Tuesday morning.
Sunday
2014-10-19 Sun 01:18 AM 0.98 feet Low Tide
2014-10-19 Sun 03:10 AM Moonrise
2014-10-19 Sun 07:02 AM Sunrise
2014-10-19 Sun 07:45 AM 4.87 feet High Tide
2014-10-19 Sun 01:47 PM 1.55 feet Low Tide
2014-10-19 Sun 03:59 PM Moonset
2014-10-19 Sun 06:14 PM Sunset
2014-10-19 Sun 07:38 PM 4.61 feet High Tide
The conditions look okay with variable winds in the 1-3 MPH zone until 10AM and then those climb up to 9-12 MPH out of the West in the afternoon. The air temp tops out at 72 degrees.
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The current water temps Newport 70 degrees, Huntington 72 degrees, the South Bay showed as 72 degrees, Santa Monica 71 degrees and Malibu 68 degrees.
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I’ll be back on Thursday with the latest scoop!
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