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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SURF FORECAST UPDATED on 5-7-2019
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For Wednesday morning we’ll dip into the waist to chest high zone for the best South facing beaches, (with some larger straggler sets for the top spots). Basically, all of the angles remain the same as we see the slow death of a South swell continue to play out!
Wednesday
2019-05-08 Wed 05:58 AM Sunrise
2019-05-08 Wed 06:46 AM -0.49 feet Low Tide
2019-05-08 Wed 09:03 AM Moonrise
2019-05-08 Wed 01:33 PM 3.28 feet High Tide
2019-05-08 Wed 05:39 PM 2.42 feet Low Tide
2019-05-08 Wed 07:43 PM Sunset
2019-05-08 Wed 11:43 PM Moonset
The conditions look, for lack of a better word… shitty, with onshore breezes in the 6-11 MPH zone all day long. The air temp tops out 62 degrees and there’s a 10% chance of rain.
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For Thursday morning we’ll slouch into the knee to waist high + zone as our South swell is toe tagged and wheeled off in a gurney!
Thursday
2019-05-09 Thu 12:05 AM 5.47 feet High Tide
2019-05-09 Thu 05:57 AM Sunrise
2019-05-09 Thu 07:47 AM -0.35 feet Low Tide
2019-05-09 Thu 10:01 AM Moonrise
2019-05-09 Thu 02:59 PM 3.24 feet High Tide
2019-05-09 Thu 06:38 PM 2.75 feet Low Tide
2019-05-09 Thu 07:43 PM Sunset
The conditions look iffy again with onshore breezes in the 3-6 MPH zone all day long. The air temp tops out 62 degrees and there’s a 10% chance of rain.
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For Friday morning we’ll limp into the knee to maybe waist high zone up and down the coast.
Friday
2019-05-10 Fri 12:39 AM Moonset
2019-05-10 Fri 01:01 AM 5.14 feet High Tide
2019-05-10 Fri 05:56 AM Sunrise
2019-05-10 Fri 08:56 AM -0.22 feet Low Tide
2019-05-10 Fri 11:04 AM Moonrise
2019-05-10 Fri 04:28 PM 3.44 feet High Tide
2019-05-10 Fri 07:44 PM Sunset
2019-05-10 Fri 08:16 PM 2.94 feet Low Tide
The conditions look a little better with SE/SSE breezes in the 2-4 MPH zone until 10:00 AM and 7-9 MPH winds out of the SW in the afternoon. The air temp tops out 65 degrees and there’s a 40% chance of rain.
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For Saturday morning we’ll see some new swell South swell fill in throughout the day. The morning will start off small and inconsistent with waist high sets but continue to increase into the afternoon. The swell angle will be from 190-195 degrees with thumpy 19-20 second intervals.
Saturday
2019-05-06 Mon 05:10 AM -0.54 feet Low Tide
2019-05-06 Mon 06:00 AM Sunrise
2019-05-06 Mon 07:26 AM Moonrise
2019-05-06 Mon 11:32 AM 3.74 feet High Tide
2019-05-06 Mon 04:27 PM 1.74 feet Low Tide
2019-05-06 Mon 07:41 PM Sunset
2019-05-06 Mon 09:41 PM Moonset
2019-05-06 Mon 10:43 PM 5.80 feet High Tide
The conditions look pretty good with 3-7 MPH winds out of the East until noon and fairly mild, 7-9 MPH breezes, out of the SW in the afternoon. The air temp tops out at 67 degrees and there’s a 20% chance of rain.
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For Sunday morning that South swell will peak with 17-18 second intervals from a relatively steep angle of 190-195 degrees. The most exposed South facing breaks should see shoulder high to OH sets all through the day. Top spots in the OC and San O’ areas will see the bulk of the action but there should be just enough West in the swell direction to leak into the the less exposed beaches.
Sunday
2019-05-07 Tue 05:55 AM -0.57 feet Low Tide
2019-05-07 Tue 05:59 AM Sunrise
2019-05-07 Tue 08:12 AM Moonrise
2019-05-07 Tue 12:26 PM 3.49 feet High Tide
2019-05-07 Tue 05:00 PM 2.08 feet Low Tide
2019-05-07 Tue 07:42 PM Sunset
2019-05-07 Tue 10:43 PM Moonset
2019-05-07 Tue 11:20 PM 5.70 feet High Tide
The conditions look tolerable early with SW breezes in the 2-5 MPH zone until 10:00 AM and then 7-13 MPH winds out of the SW in the afternoon. The air temp tops out at 67 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 60 Santa Monica 62 South Bay 63, Huntington 60, Newport 61.
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The next 4CAST will be posted on Thursday!
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