Today’s Slideshow is courtesy of Jason Goodwin
It’s been crummy seemingly forever, but as they say… when life gives you lemons…
unidentified Grom setting up a lemonade stand somewhere in the South Bay!

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SURF FORECAST UPDATED 11-16-12
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HURRICANE REPORT – No noteworthy Tropical activity going on right now.
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Water temps are WAY DOWN! Time to break out the 4/3 and booties!
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For Saturday morning we won’t see much of a change with small, NW and SW pulses not adding up to much more than waist high at the better spots.

Saturday
2012-11-17 Sat 12:03 AM 4.09 feet High Tide
2012-11-17 Sat 04:42 AM 2.38 feet Low Tide
2012-11-17 Sat 06:28 AM Sunrise
2012-11-17 Sat 10:17 AM Moonrise
2012-11-17 Sat 10:57 AM 6.18 feet High Tide
2012-11-17 Sat 04:48 PM Sunset
2012-11-17 Sat 06:21 PM -0.62 feet Low Tide
2012-11-17 Sat 09:04 PM Moonset

The conditions look fair with 3-7 MPH winds out of the East until around 12PM and mild 6-9 MPH breezes out of the West in the afternoon. There’s also a 30% chance of rain. Look for a little cool down with an air temp of 65 degrees.
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For Sunday morning we should see a slight spike in NW energy with the better spots going waist to chest high with some steeply angled, 310 degree energy. We’ll also see continued, smallish, SSW energy in the knee to waist high range.

Sunday
2012-11-18 Sun 01:11 AM 4.08 feet High Tide
2012-11-18 Sun 05:53 AM 2.63 feet Low Tide
2012-11-18 Sun 06:29 AM Sunrise
2012-11-18 Sun 11:02 AM Moonrise
2012-11-18 Sun 11:58 AM 5.51 feet High Tide
2012-11-18 Sun 04:48 PM Sunset
2012-11-18 Sun 07:23 PM -0.17 feet Low Tide
2012-11-18 Sun 10:09 PM Moonset

The conditions should be okay with a more Southerly flow. Most spots will see SE winds in the 4-8 MPH range until around 12PM and mild 6-8 MPH breezes out of the West in the afternoon. Look for an air temp of 64 degrees.
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Monday morning should be a little bigger, with 12-14 second interval swell moving down the line from a steep 305 degrees. The better West facing breaks should be in the chest to shoulder high range.

We’ll also see continued, smallish, SSW energy, from a 195 degree angle, in the knee to waist high range.

Monday
2012-11-19 Mon 02:23 AM 4.23 feet High Tide
2012-11-19 Mon 06:30 AM Sunrise
2012-11-19 Mon 07:26 AM 2.72 feet Low Tide
2012-11-19 Mon 11:41 AM Moonrise
2012-11-19 Mon 01:12 PM 4.82 feet High Tide
2012-11-19 Mon 04:47 PM Sunset
2012-11-19 Mon 08:26 PM 0.27 feet Low Tide
2012-11-19 Mon 11:12 PM Moonset

The conditions should be okay with variable winds out of the east in the 1-4 MPH range until around 11AM and 10-12 MPH breezes out of the West in the afternoon. Look for an air temp of 62 degrees.
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By Tuesday morning the SW energy will be insignificant and the NW swell will drop off quickly. The best West facing breaks will dip into the waist high plus zone.

Tuesday
2012-11-20 Tue 03:29 AM 4.51 feet High Tide
2012-11-20 Tue 06:31 AM Sunrise
2012-11-20 Tue 06:32 AM First Quarter
2012-11-20 Tue 09:11 AM 2.48 feet Low Tide
2012-11-20 Tue 12:17 PM Moonrise
2012-11-20 Tue 02:41 PM 4.28 feet High Tide
2012-11-20 Tue 04:47 PM Sunset
2012-11-20 Tue 09:28 PM 0.65 feet Low Tide

The conditions look a little sketchy, but shouldn’t be too bad. We’re looking at variable breezes out of the North at 3-6 MPH until noon and West winds to 12 MPH until dark. We’ll see a high air temp of 64 degrees.
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Wednesday morning will see surf in the waist high plus zone for the better West facing breaks.

Wednesday
2012-11-21 Wed 12:12 AM Moonset
2012-11-21 Wed 04:24 AM 4.84 feet High Tide
2012-11-21 Wed 06:32 AM Sunrise
2012-11-21 Wed 10:40 AM 1.96 feet Low Tide
2012-11-21 Wed 12:50 PM Moonrise
2012-11-21 Wed 04:12 PM 3.98 feet High Tide
2012-11-21 Wed 04:47 PM Sunset
2012-11-21 Wed 10:24 PM 0.99 feet Low Tide

The conditions will be mediocre, with early, Westerly winds in the 2-5 MPH. They won’t get up to much more that 10 MPH in the afternoon, but onshores are onshores. Look for a high air temp of 67 degrees.
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Thanksgiving Thursday morning should see a slight bump in size for the West facing breaks. I’ll have more details for you on Sunday.

Thursday
2012-11-22 Thu 01:11 AM Moonset
2012-11-22 Thu 05:09 AM 5.17 feet High Tide
2012-11-22 Thu 06:33 AM Sunrise
2012-11-22 Thu 11:45 AM 1.35 feet Low Tide
2012-11-22 Thu 01:21 PM Moonrise
2012-11-22 Thu 04:46 PM Sunset
2012-11-22 Thu 05:30 PM 3.87 feet High Tide
2012-11-22 Thu 11:12 PM 1.30 feet Low Tide

The conditions look a bit iffy with variable, 2-6 MPH breezes out of the West until 11AM and stronger, 10-12 MPH winds out of the West throughout the afternoon. Look for a high air temp of 68 degrees.
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The current water temps are as follows – Newport 59 degrees, Huntington 60 degrees, the South Bay showed as 59 degrees, Santa Monica 59 degrees and Malibu 56 degrees.
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I’ll be back on Sunday with a look into next week.
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