Today’s Slideshow is courtesy of Ruben Pina shot in the South Bay 12-23-12
Contact Ruben Pina – [email protected]
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SURF FORECAST UPDATED 12-25-12
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I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank all you out there for supporting Swellmagnet over the years. We’ll do our best to make 2013 the best year yet. Happy Holidays and may a makeable barrel swing your way in the near future. Best Regards, The SM Team!
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Wednesday morning looks smaller with just waist high plus sets for the top spots. Another early high tide will factor into the morning session with a nearly 6 foot high right around 7:30AM.

Wednesday
2012-12-26 Wed 01:12 AM 2.30 feet Low Tide
2012-12-26 Wed 05:26 AM Moonset
2012-12-26 Wed 06:57 AM Sunrise
2012-12-26 Wed 07:26 AM 5.87 feet High Tide
2012-12-26 Wed 02:45 PM -0.48 feet Low Tide
2012-12-26 Wed 03:47 PM Moonrise
2012-12-26 Wed 04:51 PM Sunset
2012-12-26 Wed 09:17 PM 3.68 feet High Tide

The conditions look okay with variable winds in the 1-5 MPH zone until 11AM and 10-15 MPH breezes out of the West in the afternoon. There’s a 30% chance of rain and we’ll see an air temp of 58 degrees.
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By Thursday morning things will start to pick up again and the top West facing breaks should go shoulder high plus, (and possibly some bigger sets).

Thursday
2012-12-27 Thu 01:45 AM 2.26 feet Low Tide
2012-12-27 Thu 06:14 AM Moonset
2012-12-27 Thu 06:58 AM Sunrise
2012-12-27 Thu 07:58 AM 5.95 feet High Tide
2012-12-27 Thu 03:14 PM -0.58 feet Low Tide
2012-12-27 Thu 04:38 PM Moonrise
2012-12-27 Thu 04:52 PM Sunset
2012-12-27 Thu 09:46 PM 3.74 feet High Tide

The conditions look pretty crummy with West winds in the 8-15 MPH range all day long. We’ll see an air temp of 58 degrees.
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The current water temps are as follows – Newport 57 degrees, Huntington 57 degrees, the South Bay showed as 58 degrees, Santa Monica 58 degrees and Malibu 58 degrees.
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I’ll be back on Wednesday with the 5DAY 4CAST.
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