San Diego Surf Forecast – Wednesday – Backing off a bit more

The Swell
The NW energy (290-300) will start to dip some…but not totally fade out on Wednesday thanks to a mix of more weak NW swell joining the mix as well as a touch of local windswell. A small SW swell (200-220) will begin to fade out as it hangs in the background.



Waves
Look for the average spots hold around waist-chest high on Wednesday…with smaller less consistent surf coming through the North half of the County. Top spots, mostly the better NW facing breaks as well as the best combo spots in the Southern half of the county, will be in the waist-shoulder high range.

Winds
Mostly light and variable winds with just a few areas of minor texture for the morning. Look for some light/moderate W-WNW winds in the 10-15 knot range for the afternoon. Patchy fog and overcast skies will be on tap through the first part of the day.

San Diego County Tides
11/11/2009 Wednesday
05:01AM LST 5.0 H
11:17AM LST 1.5 L
04:53PM LST 4.3 H
11:09PM LST 0.6 L

San Diego Surf Forecast – Tuesday – Playful but slowly fading

Our WNW-NW swell (285-300+) and minor SW swell (200-220) will continue to fade on Tuesday. It won’t drop super fast, thanks to some small NW reinforcements, but expect a noticeable drop in size and consistency as we move throughout the day.



Waves
Average spots will be in the waist-chest high range on Tuesday…with a couple of bigger sets mixing into the average NW combo spots through the morning low tide. The top NW facing spots though South/Central County will be in the chest-shoulder high range with some inconsistent bigger, near head high, sets mixing in on the morning tide push. Swell periods are starting to shorten up as the swell fades…so expect even the top breaks to start to lose some of the “pop” that it had over the last couple of days. Expect smaller and less consistent surf by the afternoon.

Winds
Clean conditions on tap for Tuesday. Mostly light and variable winds with just a few areas of minor texture for the morning. Look for some light/moderate W-WNW winds in the 10-12 knot range for the middle of the day and then lighter winds setting back up as we get close to sundown.

San Diego County Tides
11/10/2009 Tuesday
04:22AM LST 4.4 H
10:08AM LST 2.2 L
03:36PM LST 4.4 H
10:22PM LST 0.4 L

San Diego Surf Forecast – Monday – NW’er fades but still send in some fun surf

Monday our WNW-NW swell (285-300+) and our minor SW swell (200-220) will both back down as we move through the day...but still manage to send in some decent energy, enough that we can get out and have some fun at the well exposed breaks.



Waves
On Monday the average NW facing spots will be in the waist-chest high range with a few inconsistent shoulder high sets. A few of the more shadowed breaks through the North part of the county will be a touch smaller and less consistent. The standout NW facing spots, particularly the ones that can handle a fatter tide, will be in the chest-head high range with a few of the biggest sets hitting a little bigger on the lower tides.

Winds
Clean conditions on tap for Monday. Mostly light and variable winds with just a few areas of minor texture for the morning. Look for some light/moderate W-WNW winds in the 10-12 knot range for the middle of the day and then lighter winds setting back up as we get close to sundown.

San Diego County Tides
11/09/2009 Monday
03:34AM LST 4.0 H
08:34AM LST 2.8 L
02:07PM LST 4.6 H
09:28PM LST 0.2 L

San Diego Surf Forecast – Small and textured…my favorite

The Swell
San Diego will see a mix of backing down NW swell (290-300 but most of the energy closer to 295-300), some minor SW energy (200-220), and some leftover local windswell.



Waves
Most spots will be in the knee high range…and inconsistent…and mostly shorebreak as the high tide fills in…did I mention the onshore texture yet? Nevermind I think you get the picture. The better NW facing breaks and excellent combo spots are going to be in the knee-waist high range on sets…maybe even rideable if you break out the longboard on the lower tides. Unfortunately even the best spots are going to get hammered by the 6.3’ high tide that peaks around 9:30am.

Winds
Look for variable onshore flow during the morning but with winds remaining mostly light in the 4-6 knot range. Look for more texture around the pockets of fog that will be roaming around the county in the morning. W-SW winds around 10-12 knots move in by the afternoon.

San Diego County Tides
03:12AM LST 2.2 L
09:32AM LST 6.3 H
05:07PM LST -0.6 L
11:41PM LST 3.4 H

San Diego Surf Forecast – Waves for Wednesday

The Swell
San Diego will see a mix of fading NW swell (290-300), some background SW energy (200-220), and some building NW windswell that pushes in throughout the day. In general look for the biggest waves at the well exposed NW spots in South County…and expect smaller, less consistent waves as you move further north.



Waves
Average spots, with ok exposure to the NW swell (and/or a little of the swell combo), will be in the knee-waist high range…with maybe even a little plus set now and then on the lower tides. The top NW facing spots, particularly if they can handle a higher tide, will be in the waist-chest high range with some chest-high+ sets as the tide drops to more manageable levels. Like I said above…look for the biggest and most consistent (both being relative terms) surf through unshadowed areas of South County.

Winds
Look for light and variable conditions early…but with a touch of onshore flow picking up by midmorning. Generally it will be clean but with a couple of pockets of texture at the really wind exposed areas, particularly around the areas of patchy fog that may roll through. W-NW winds 10-15 knots build in through the afternoon.

San Diego Tides
02:38AM LST 1.9 L
08:51AM LST 6.4 H
04:15PM LST -0.7 L
10:37PM LST 3.6 H