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On Saturday look for a mix of leftover WNW-NW swell, some new steep NW swell (295-300), and some SSW-SW energy (190-220). Most spots will be in the knee-waist high range while the standout combo breaks through the southern part of the county, where the NW energy shows best, will have some chest-shoulder high+ sets sneaking into the really exposed spots. Winds will be light through the morning but build out of the SW around 10-20 knots for late in the afternoon and bring in more rain for the evening.
Sunday the storm will still be lingering and it looks like winds will stay onshore for most of the morning. Expect about the same size as Saturday but with a little bit more W-NW windswell creeping into the well exposed spots. Expect variable onshore winds, mostly out of the S-SW, for early Sunday and then building NW winds 15-20+ knots for late in the afternoon.
Here are the tides…
03/06/2010 Saturday
12:27AM LST 4.8 H
08:15AM LST 0.6 L
02:56PM LST 2.5 H
06:27PM LST 2.3 L
03/07/2010 Sunday
01:39AM LST 4.4 H
10:02AM LST 0.6 L
06:02PM LST 2.8 H
08:31PM LST 2.7 L
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Friday, March 5, 2010
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
San Diego Surf Forecast - for Thursday 3/4/2010
Make sure to read the full region forecast it has more complete details on the incoming swell and regional conditions. Click here for the full forecast www.socalsurf.com.
Fading but still healthy WNW-NW swell (285-300 but with most of the energy hitting 290-300) will send in plenty of waves on Thursday, and we will even see a small SW swell pulse up in the background but winds aren’t looking all that great.
North County will see surf in the chest-shoulder high range with some shoulder-head high+ sets showing at the best WNW-NW facing breaks.
South County spots will be bigger…running more in the shoulder-overhead range with some sets going a couple of feet overhead on the lower tides. The top south county breaks will probably have some bigger sets going a few feet+ overhead through the morning but expect those to get less and less frequent as the swell mix backs down.
Expect the best shape at the points and reefs with some protection from the NW winds. Beach breaks are probably going to be pretty walled.
Winds will be NW around 10-15 knots for the morning, which doesn’t totally blow out everything…I wouldn’t spend a lot of time looking for waves but it could be worth checking those little protected nuggets in the morning. NW winds 15-20 knots will move in through the afternoon.
Here are the tides…
03/04/2010 Thursday
05:43AM LST 0.0 L
11:38AM LST 3.6 H
05:11PM LST 1.1 L
11:37PM LST 5.2 H
Fading but still healthy WNW-NW swell (285-300 but with most of the energy hitting 290-300) will send in plenty of waves on Thursday, and we will even see a small SW swell pulse up in the background but winds aren’t looking all that great.
North County will see surf in the chest-shoulder high range with some shoulder-head high+ sets showing at the best WNW-NW facing breaks.
South County spots will be bigger…running more in the shoulder-overhead range with some sets going a couple of feet overhead on the lower tides. The top south county breaks will probably have some bigger sets going a few feet+ overhead through the morning but expect those to get less and less frequent as the swell mix backs down.
Expect the best shape at the points and reefs with some protection from the NW winds. Beach breaks are probably going to be pretty walled.
Winds will be NW around 10-15 knots for the morning, which doesn’t totally blow out everything…I wouldn’t spend a lot of time looking for waves but it could be worth checking those little protected nuggets in the morning. NW winds 15-20 knots will move in through the afternoon.
Here are the tides…
03/04/2010 Thursday
05:43AM LST 0.0 L
11:38AM LST 3.6 H
05:11PM LST 1.1 L
11:37PM LST 5.2 H
Friday, February 26, 2010
San Diego Surf Forecast - Weekend Waves - 2/27-2/28/2010
Make sure to read the full region forecast it has more complete details on the incoming swell and regional conditions. Click here for the full forecast www.socalsurf.com.
Saturday starts of slow and breezy thanks to the new storm front pushing through the region and most leftover swell in the water through the early part of the day. Really it will probably be a better morning to surf the pillow for a little longer. Expect S-SW winds 10-15 knots with some 20 knot gusts and more rain/thunderstorms and other nonsense.
By Saturday afternoon a new W-NW swell (275-300) starts to arrive and come up fast…though conditions still look pretty crappy. I expect that the average WNW-NW facing spots will be in the shoulder-head high+ range by the end of the day…standout NW facing spots will have more consistent overhead surf.
Sunday the W-NW’er will peak and winds will back down shifting more to the WNW-NW and holding around 10-15 knots for the morning. The surf will be solid in the head high to overhead+ range for most of the average spots (and the good spots in North County) and sets going a few feet overhead to nearly double-overhead and bigger at the WNW-NW facing standouts down through South County.
The tide is still pretty high in the morning but there will be a lot of energy rolling around and it will have a good shot at breaking through the extra water. Even with the winds there should be enough waves and swell that the more protected breaks will work and will probably be cleaner since they don’t have as much exposure to the wind and chunkiness of the swell.
Here are the tides…
02/27/2010 Saturday
01:35AM LST 0.6 L
07:36AM LST 6.3 H
02:24PM LST -1.4 L
08:33PM LST 5.0 H
02/28/2010 Sunday
02:22AM LST 0.2 L
08:22AM LST 6.2 H
02:59PM LST -1.2 L
09:06PM LST 5.2 H
Saturday starts of slow and breezy thanks to the new storm front pushing through the region and most leftover swell in the water through the early part of the day. Really it will probably be a better morning to surf the pillow for a little longer. Expect S-SW winds 10-15 knots with some 20 knot gusts and more rain/thunderstorms and other nonsense.
By Saturday afternoon a new W-NW swell (275-300) starts to arrive and come up fast…though conditions still look pretty crappy. I expect that the average WNW-NW facing spots will be in the shoulder-head high+ range by the end of the day…standout NW facing spots will have more consistent overhead surf.
Sunday the W-NW’er will peak and winds will back down shifting more to the WNW-NW and holding around 10-15 knots for the morning. The surf will be solid in the head high to overhead+ range for most of the average spots (and the good spots in North County) and sets going a few feet overhead to nearly double-overhead and bigger at the WNW-NW facing standouts down through South County.
The tide is still pretty high in the morning but there will be a lot of energy rolling around and it will have a good shot at breaking through the extra water. Even with the winds there should be enough waves and swell that the more protected breaks will work and will probably be cleaner since they don’t have as much exposure to the wind and chunkiness of the swell.
Here are the tides…
02/27/2010 Saturday
01:35AM LST 0.6 L
07:36AM LST 6.3 H
02:24PM LST -1.4 L
08:33PM LST 5.0 H
02/28/2010 Sunday
02:22AM LST 0.2 L
08:22AM LST 6.2 H
02:59PM LST -1.2 L
09:06PM LST 5.2 H
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
San Diego Surf Forecast – Wednesday – Building WNW-NW swell
The Swell
A new mix of WNW-NW swell (280-300 degrees but with the main push of energy around 290-300) will fill in throughout the day. Small SW swell (200-220) will also increase slightly in the background. Look for most spots to start small (and tide swamped) but expect more size to arrive as the swell fills in more in the afternoon...bigger waves will arrive after dark and hold into Thursday.
Waves
Not a ton of new waves showing for the morning…and what little increase in energy we do see will have to break through that 6’ high tide. Most spots will continue to hold around the knee-high+ range for the morning, while the standout Mid-South County breaks see some waist-chest high sets.
As the tide drops and the new swell fills in…look for the average breaks to push into the waist-chest high+ range. Standout spots will be more in the chest-shoulder high range with a few bigger waves starting to show before dark.
Winds
Light offshore to light and variable winds on tap through the morning and W-WNW winds around 10-12 knots for the afternoon. Conditions look nice and clean through the first half of the day.
San Diego County Tides
11/18/2009 Wednesday
02:40AM LST 2.2 L
08:51AM LST 6.1 H
04:18PM LST -0.6 L
10:44PM LST 3.5 H
A new mix of WNW-NW swell (280-300 degrees but with the main push of energy around 290-300) will fill in throughout the day. Small SW swell (200-220) will also increase slightly in the background. Look for most spots to start small (and tide swamped) but expect more size to arrive as the swell fills in more in the afternoon...bigger waves will arrive after dark and hold into Thursday.
Waves
Not a ton of new waves showing for the morning…and what little increase in energy we do see will have to break through that 6’ high tide. Most spots will continue to hold around the knee-high+ range for the morning, while the standout Mid-South County breaks see some waist-chest high sets.
As the tide drops and the new swell fills in…look for the average breaks to push into the waist-chest high+ range. Standout spots will be more in the chest-shoulder high range with a few bigger waves starting to show before dark.
Winds
Light offshore to light and variable winds on tap through the morning and W-WNW winds around 10-12 knots for the afternoon. Conditions look nice and clean through the first half of the day.
San Diego County Tides
11/18/2009 Wednesday
02:40AM LST 2.2 L
08:51AM LST 6.1 H
04:18PM LST -0.6 L
10:44PM LST 3.5 H
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