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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SURF FORECAST UPDATED on 4-30-2019
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For Wednesday morning the surf should be pretty good as a combo of SW swells will be in play. Both swells will be rolling in from right around 200 degrees with a range of 14-17 seconds. The better South facing breaks should see chest to shoulder high sets.

Wednesday
2019-05-01 Wed 02:19 AM 1.09 feet Low Tide
2019-05-01 Wed 04:39 AM Moonrise
2019-05-01 Wed 06:04 AM Sunrise
2019-05-01 Wed 08:11 AM 4.25 feet High Tide
2019-05-01 Wed 02:14 PM 0.59 feet Low Tide
2019-05-01 Wed 04:42 PM Moonset
2019-05-01 Wed 07:37 PM Sunset
2019-05-01 Wed 08:32 PM 4.94 feet High Tide

The conditions look okay with variable 1-5 MPH onshore winds until noon and 7-13 MPH breezes in the afternoon. The air temp tops out at 64 degrees and there’s a 10% chance of rain.
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For Thursday morning we’ll see all energy back down, but the aforementioned swell should dish up less consistent chest high sets for the top spots.

Thursday
2019-05-02 Thu 02:50 AM 0.63 feet Low Tide
2019-05-02 Thu 05:08 AM Moonrise
2019-05-02 Thu 06:03 AM Sunrise
2019-05-02 Thu 08:48 AM 4.28 feet High Tide
2019-05-02 Thu 02:39 PM 0.72 feet Low Tide
2019-05-02 Thu 05:39 PM Moonset
2019-05-02 Thu 07:38 PM Sunset
2019-05-02 Thu 08:53 PM 5.23 feet High Tide

The conditions should be fair early with variable breezes in the 1-2 MPH zone until 10:00AM and then 6-10 MPH winds out of the West in the afternoon. The air temp tops out at 66 degrees and there’s a 10% chance of rain.
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For Friday morning the surf will continue to drop off. Don’t expect much more than inconsistent waist high sets for the better South facing beaches.

Friday
2019-05-03 Fri 03:22 AM 0.22 feet Low Tide
2019-05-03 Fri 05:38 AM Moonrise
2019-05-03 Fri 06:02 AM Sunrise
2019-05-03 Fri 09:25 AM 4.24 feet High Tide
2019-05-03 Fri 03:05 PM 0.91 feet Low Tide
2019-05-03 Fri 06:37 PM Moonset
2019-05-03 Fri 07:39 PM Sunset
2019-05-03 Fri 09:17 PM 5.48 feet High Tide

The conditions look okay early with variable 1-3 MPH winds until 10:00AM and 7-11 MPH breezes in the afternoon. The air temp tops out at 68 degrees and there’s a 10% chance of rain.
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For Saturday morning we’ll limp into the knee to waist high zone up and down the coast.

Saturday
2019-04-29 Mon 01:14 AM 2.05 feet Low Tide
2019-04-29 Mon 03:37 AM Moonrise
2019-04-29 Mon 06:07 AM Sunrise
2019-04-29 Mon 06:45 AM 4.03 feet High Tide
2019-04-29 Mon 01:18 PM 0.45 feet Low Tide
2019-04-29 Mon 02:52 PM Moonset
2019-04-29 Mon 07:36 PM Sunset
2019-04-29 Mon 07:53 PM 4.38 feet High Tide

The conditions look a bit iffy again with onshore breezes in the 2-4 MPH zone until 10:00AM and 6-12 MPH winds, out of the SW, in the afternoon. The air temp tops out 66 degrees and there’s a 10% chance of rain.
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For Sunday morning we’ll see some fresh SW energy move into the fold. The new swell will roll into town from a fairly steep 185-190 degree angle with 16-18 second intervals. The exposed South facing breaks will see waist to chest high + sets. While not a big swell it will have a little pop to it.

Sunday
2019-04-30 Tue 01:48 AM 1.56 feet Low Tide
2019-04-30 Tue 04:09 AM Moonrise
2019-04-30 Tue 06:05 AM Sunrise
2019-04-30 Tue 07:31 AM 4.16 feet High Tide
2019-04-30 Tue 01:47 PM 0.50 feet Low Tide
2019-04-30 Tue 03:47 PM Moonset
2019-04-30 Tue 07:36 PM Sunset
2019-04-30 Tue 08:12 PM 4.65 feet High Tide

The conditions look a little sketchy again with S/SW breezes in the 3-5 MPH zone until 10:00AM and 6-15 MPH out of the SW in the afternoon. The air temp dips to 65 degrees and there’s a 10% chance of rain.
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Water temps are as follows, (day of 4CAST update) and are as follows: Malibu 59 Santa Monica 60 South Bay 61, Huntington 60, Newport 60.
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The next 4CAST will be posted on Thursday!
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