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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SURF FORECAST UPDATED on 5-18-18
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For Saturday morning we’ll see inconsistent sets out of the SW, in the waist to chest high + range from that same 215-220 degree angle and intervals will dip to 14-16 seconds.

The NW wind swell will remain in play with 6-8 second intervals from a steep 305-310 degrees and dish up waist high peaks for the better West facing breaks.

Minus Tide early – 07:33 AM -0.83 feet Low Tide

Saturday
2018-05-19 Sat 12:04 AM 5.90 feet High Tide
2018-05-19 Sat 05:49 AM Sunrise
2018-05-19 Sat 07:33 AM -0.83 feet Low Tide
2018-05-19 Sat 10:01 AM Moonrise
2018-05-19 Sat 02:31 PM 3.67 feet High Tide
2018-05-19 Sat 06:55 PM 2.53 feet Low Tide
2018-05-19 Sat 07:51 PM Sunset

The conditions look decent with S/SSE winds in the 4-6 MPH zone until noon and 9-11 MPH in the afternoon. The air temp tops out at 66 degrees.
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For Sunday we’ll dip into the waist to chest high zone for the better South facing breaks from that fading SW energy, (210-215 degrees and 15 second intervals), and the steep, NW wind swell should stick around and add some waist high peaks to the better West facing breaks, (305-310 degrees and 6-8 seconds).

Watch tides again – 08:38 AM -0.55 feet Low Tide

Sunday
2018-05-20 Sun 12:23 AM Moonset
2018-05-20 Sun 01:03 AM 5.42 feet High Tide
2018-05-20 Sun 05:49 AM Sunrise
2018-05-20 Sun 08:38 AM -0.55 feet Low Tide
2018-05-20 Sun 11:07 AM Moonrise
2018-05-20 Sun 03:50 PM 3.82 feet High Tide
2018-05-20 Sun 07:52 PM Sunset
2018-05-20 Sun 08:26 PM 2.68 feet Low Tide

The conditions should be okay with wind models calling for 3-6 MPH winds out of the SE until 11:00AM and 7-10 MPH out of the Southwest for the rest of the afternoon. The air temp holds at 66 degrees.
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For Monday we’ll have remnant SW swell in the waist high zone but sets will be few and far between. The bigger news is that a more robust SW swell will start to roll in late in the day and continue to build Tuesday into Wednesday.

Monday
2018-05-21 Mon 01:11 AM Moonset
2018-05-21 Mon 02:16 AM 4.89 feet High Tide
2018-05-21 Mon 05:48 AM Sunrise
2018-05-21 Mon 09:46 AM -0.27 feet Low Tide
2018-05-21 Mon 12:12 PM Moonrise
2018-05-21 Mon 04:58 PM 4.15 feet High Tide
2018-05-21 Mon 07:53 PM Sunset
2018-05-21 Mon 08:50 PM First Quarter
2018-05-21 Mon 10:11 PM 2.49 feet Low Tide

The conditions look pretty good with SE/SSE breezes at 6-12 MPH until 2:00PM and 6-9 MPH out of the West in the afternoon. The air temp holds at 66 degrees.
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For Tuesday that fresh SW energy should be delivering chest to shoulder high + surf for the AM and OH waves at the top South facing beaches as the day wears on. This swell will move in from a 190-195 degree angle with beastly 20 second intervals. This swell should peak on late Tuesday and continue to deliver on Wednesday into Thursday!

Tuesday
2018-05-22 Tue 01:53 AM Moonset
2018-05-22 Tue 03:43 AM 4.46 feet High Tide
2018-05-22 Tue 05:47 AM Sunrise
2018-05-22 Tue 10:51 AM -0.03 feet Low Tide
2018-05-22 Tue 01:17 PM Moonrise
2018-05-22 Tue 05:52 PM 4.55 feet High Tide
2018-05-22 Tue 07:53 PM Sunset
2018-05-22 Tue 11:40 PM 1.98 feet Low Tide

The conditions look okay with variable 3-4 MPH breezes out of the South until 10:00AM and 7-12 MPH out of the West in the afternoon. The air temp tops out at 65 degrees.
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Water temps (day of 4CAST update), are as follows: Malibu 59, Santa Monica 62, South Bay 62, Huntington 59, Newport 60.
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I’ll be back on Sunday with the latest scoop!
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