San Diego Surf Forecast - for Wednesday - 1/27/10

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The WNW-NW energy will be fading very slowly through the day…SD is a bit more open to the swell angle (well South San Diego is)…so it will hold onto the mix of swell longer than the other regions will. There will also be a touch of S-SSW swell (180-210) that creeps up in the background…not really enough to ride by itself but there may be a few more peaks at the better beach break combo spots.

Sizewise we can expect surf in the chest-shoulder high range for most W facing breaks…though size and consistency for North County is going to be worse than South County…and the high tide tries to bury things (stupid tide). I guess what I am trying to say is that North County will have “some” surf but it will be more in the waist-chest high range with some chest-high+ sets showing once the tide drops.

South County breaks will be more in the shoulder-head high range on most of the sets with some overhead sets still mixing it up through the first part of the day. If you have to surf early try and stick with spots that like the higher tide...or bring gear that can push you through the mushiness.

Light and variable winds on tap for the morning with a little bit of onshore bump here and there. Look for building W-NW winds around 10-15 knots for the afternoon.

Here are the tides…

01/27/2010 Wednesday
06:09AM LST 6.1 H
01:36PM LST -1.3 L
07:59PM LST 3.7 H