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Today’s Slideshow is courtesy of Ruben Pina – The South Bay, last Winter
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SURF FORECAST UPDATED 9-20-13
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HURRICANE WATCH 9-20-13

In the East Pacific, tropical development is not expected over the next 24-48 hours.
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Saturday morning looks pretty weak with small pulses of knee to waist high surf up and down the coast. We could see some sets out of the NW start to roll in before sunset, but most of the new energy will fill in under the cloak of darkness.

Saturday
2013-09-21 Sat 04:39 AM 0.99 feet Low Tide
2013-09-21 Sat 06:41 AM Sunrise
2013-09-21 Sat 08:57 AM Moonset
2013-09-21 Sat 10:50 AM 5.86 feet High Tide
2013-09-21 Sat 05:24 PM 0.34 feet Low Tide
2013-09-21 Sat 06:51 PM Sunset
2013-09-21 Sat 08:15 PM Moonrise
2013-09-21 Sat 11:34 PM 4.59 feet High Tide

The conditions will be okay with variable winds in the 1-3 MPH zone until 10 and mild 10-14 MPH winds in the afternoon. The air temp will get up to 69 degrees.
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For Sunday morning we’re poised to get a little bump in size, out of the NW, from a steep 310 degrees, with 12-14 second intervals. Nothing too dramatic, but the better West facing breaks should see waist to possibly chest high surf.

Sunday
2013-09-22 Sun 05:10 AM 1.49 feet Low Tide
2013-09-22 Sun 06:42 AM Sunrise
2013-09-22 Sun 09:57 AM Moonset
2013-09-22 Sun 11:24 AM 5.68 feet High Tide
2013-09-22 Sun 06:10 PM 0.57 feet Low Tide
2013-09-22 Sun 06:50 PM Sunset
2013-09-22 Sun 08:55 PM Moonrise

The conditions look pretty good with variable winds in the 3-5 MPH zone until 10AM and 10-12 MPH Westerly winds in the afternoon. The air temp will top out at 68 degrees.
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By Monday morning the NW energy will taper off quickly and dip into the waist high zone with a few larger sets in the AM.

Monday
2013-09-23 Mon 12:24 AM 4.07 feet High Tide
2013-09-23 Mon 05:41 AM 1.99 feet Low Tide
2013-09-23 Mon 06:43 AM Sunrise
2013-09-23 Mon 10:54 AM Moonset
2013-09-23 Mon 11:59 AM 5.39 feet High Tide
2013-09-23 Mon 06:48 PM Sunset
2013-09-23 Mon 07:03 PM 0.87 feet Low Tide
2013-09-23 Mon 09:37 PM Moonrise

The conditions look good with NE/NNE winds in the 4-7 MPH zone until 10 and 10-12 MPH winds in the afternoon. The air temp jump up to a toasty 73 degrees.
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Tuesday morning is looking weak with knee to waist high surf for the West facing breaks. The good news is that a 14-16 second ground swell, from a steep, 310-315 degree angle will start to show up later in the day. It will be tough for most breaks to get a sniff of this one, (due to the severity of the angle), but if we focus on the big picture, it’s a good sign that the NPAC is getting active. We’re way overdue for a good winter and an onslaught of pumping surf!

Tuesday
2013-09-24 Tue 01:26 AM 3.59 feet High Tide
2013-09-24 Tue 06:13 AM 2.47 feet Low Tide
2013-09-24 Tue 06:43 AM Sunrise
2013-09-24 Tue 11:48 AM Moonset
2013-09-24 Tue 12:39 PM 5.04 feet High Tide
2013-09-24 Tue 06:47 PM Sunset
2013-09-24 Tue 08:09 PM 1.16 feet Low Tide
2013-09-24 Tue 10:22 PM Moonrise

The conditions look mediocre with light onshore winds in the 1-6 MPH zone until 10 and 10-12 MPH winds in the afternoon. The air temp will top out at 70 degrees.
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The current water temps Newport 69 degrees, Huntington 68 degrees, the South Bay showed as 68 degrees, Santa Monica 68 degrees and Malibu 62 degrees.
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I’ll be back on Sunday with a look into next week!
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