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Our blend of WNW-NW swell will back down slowly on Saturday…leaving the sets a bit inconsistent and the surf a little gutless as both the size and swell-periods decrease. S-SW swell (180-200) will continue to hold, showing mostly in North County, but ninja-ing into a few of the South County summer spots as well.
On Saturday most spots will average around waist-chest high on the sets…with some inconsistent bigger waves showing at the really good combo spots. The standout breaks will be more in the waist-shoulder high range with some occasional bigger waves pushing in on the lower tides.
Sunday we will have some more WNW-NW swell (285-300) mixing in with the fading energy from Saturday and the backing off S-SW swell. Size will be pretty much the same as Saturday but there will be a bit more punch to the swell…and the bigger sets should be a bit more consistent by Sunday afternoon as the WNW-NW’er fills in a bit more. Combo spots will continue to be the biggest/most-consistent.
Both days look pretty clean during the mornings. Expect light and variable winds for most spots and a few areas with some very light offshore flow. It looks like we will be fighting a bit of a marine layer…maybe even some patchy fog…so don’t be surprised if visibility isn’t always that good. The winds should stay on the light side through the afternoons on both Saturday and Sunday…but expect the sea-breeze to develop enough to driving some variable 10-12 knot onshore flow into the more exposed spots.
Here are the tides…
03/20/2010 Saturday
06:49AM LDT 0.4 L
12:51PM LDT 2.9 H
05:28PM LDT 1.7 L
03/21/2010 Sunday
12:12AM LDT 4.9 H
08:00AM LDT 0.5 L
02:27PM LDT 2.5 H
05:46PM LDT 2.1 L
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San Diego Surf Forecast - for Wednesday - 1/27/10
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.
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
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
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