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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SURF FORECAST UPDATED on 1-22-19
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For Wednesday morning we’ll see another dip in size with remnant wind swell in the chest high range, (for the exposed, West facing beaches), with 10 second intervals, from a steep, 300-310 degree angle.

* Decent tide push early.

Wednesday
2019-01-23 Wed 04:11 AM 1.47 feet Low Tide
2019-01-23 Wed 06:56 AM Sunrise
2019-01-23 Wed 09:00 AM Moonset
2019-01-23 Wed 10:18 AM 6.36 feet High Tide
2019-01-23 Wed 05:15 PM Sunset
2019-01-23 Wed 05:17 PM -1.19 feet Low Tide
2019-01-23 Wed 08:29 PM Moonrise
2019-01-23 Wed 11:49 PM 4.51 feet High Tide

The conditions should be pretty good in the AM with NE/NNE winds in the 3-7 MPH zone until noon, (stronger below the passes and canyons), and 3-7 MPH out of the West in the afternoon. The air temp tops out at 65 degrees.
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For Thursday morning the surf should come up a hair and put the West facing beaches into the Chest to possibly Head High zone early. The combo of NW energy will roll down the line from a 295-305 degree angle with 14-15 second intervals.

Thursday
2019-01-24 Thu 05:09 AM 1.52 feet Low Tide
2019-01-24 Thu 06:55 AM Sunrise
2019-01-24 Thu 09:40 AM Moonset
2019-01-24 Thu 11:09 AM 5.67 feet High Tide
2019-01-24 Thu 05:16 PM Sunset
2019-01-24 Thu 06:01 PM -0.62 feet Low Tide
2019-01-24 Thu 09:38 PM Moonrise

The conditions look great with 2-8 MPH breezes out of the NE/NNE all day long, (stronger below the passes and canyons). The air temp jumps up to 70 degrees.
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For Friday morning the wave size will back down a bit again, but the better West facing breaks should see sets in the chest high + range. The swell angle will be continue from that 295-305 degree angle with 13 second intervals.

Friday
2019-01-25 Fri 12:39 AM 4.60 feet High Tide
2019-01-25 Fri 06:16 AM 1.60 feet Low Tide
2019-01-25 Fri 06:55 AM Sunrise
2019-01-25 Fri 10:16 AM Moonset
2019-01-25 Fri 12:06 PM 4.82 feet High Tide
2019-01-25 Fri 05:17 PM Sunset
2019-01-25 Fri 06:47 PM 0.06 feet Low Tide
2019-01-25 Fri 10:43 PM Moonrise

The conditions look pretty good again with breezes out of the N/NNE at 3-8 MPH until noon, (stronger below the passes and canyons), and 3-8 MPH out of the West in the afternoon. The air temp holds at 70 degrees.
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For Saturday morning we’ll see an increase in size out of the NW as a fresh batch of ground swell moves in from 290-295 degrees with 15-16 second intervals. The better West facing beaches should see shoulder to Head high sets.

Saturday
2019-01-26 Sat 01:33 AM 4.69 feet High Tide
2019-01-26 Sat 06:54 AM Sunrise
2019-01-26 Sat 07:38 AM 1.60 feet Low Tide
2019-01-26 Sat 10:51 AM Moonset
2019-01-26 Sat 01:16 PM 3.94 feet High Tide
2019-01-26 Sat 05:18 PM Sunset
2019-01-26 Sat 07:37 PM 0.75 feet Low Tide
2019-01-26 Sat 11:47 PM Moonrise

The conditions look to mirror those of Friday with breezes out of the N/NNE at 3-8 MPH until noon, (stronger below the passes and canyons), and 3-8 MPH out of the West in the afternoon
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For Sunday morning we’ll see smaller NW ground swell from that 290-295 degree angle with 14 second intervals. The surf should be in the Chest High + range, (for the exposed, West facing beaches), in the AM and get smaller moving into the afternoon.

Sunday
2019-01-27 Sun 02:32 AM 4.80 feet High Tide
2019-01-27 Sun 06:54 AM Sunrise
2019-01-27 Sun 09:15 AM 1.39 feet Low Tide
2019-01-27 Sun 11:26 AM Moonset
2019-01-27 Sun 01:12 PM Last Quarter
2019-01-27 Sun 02:52 PM 3.26 feet High Tide
2019-01-27 Sun 05:19 PM Sunset
2019-01-27 Sun 08:35 PM 1.39 feet Low Tide

The conditions look okay again with breezes out of the N/NNE in the 2-8 MPH zone until noon and 5-9 MPH in the afternoon. The air temp tops out at 68 degrees.
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Water temps are as follows, (day of 4CAST update) and are as follows: Malibu 58 Santa Monica 59 South Bay 58, Huntington 56, Newport 60.
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The next 4CAST will be posted on Thursday!
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