San Diego Surf Forecast - Weekend Waves - 3/27-3/28/2010

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WNW-NW swell (280-300) will peak over Friday night and will hold into early Saturday…the swell starts losing energy by the afternoon and will drop even more as we head into Sunday. SW swell (195-215) will be fading steadily through the weekend so expect less surf at the summer breaks. Conditions look great for the weekend…but the tides are a bit fat in the mornings…so you might have to stick to spots that can handle a lot of extra-water.

North County will be in the knee-waist high range on Saturday with some inconsistent chest-high+ sets showing at the standout combo spots. This is going to drop more on Sunday with the average spots fading down to mostly knee high leftovers while the standouts see some inconsistent waist high sets.

South County will do a lot better on the WNW-NW swell…most of the energy is 290-300 which the region can pull in pretty well. On Saturday look for the average spots to see chest-shoulder high surf while the standout breaks see some inconsistent head high sets. By Sunday the WNW’er will have dropped off a lot…look for most average breaks to back down to knee-waist high+ on the sets while the standouts see mostly chest high surf with a few inconsistent chest-shoulder high sets.

Nice beach weather this weekend…winds will be light and variable to light offshore for the morning on both Saturday and Sunday…the winds will stay light through the afternoons as well…just going variable onshore but staying around 10-12 knots for most areas.

Here are the tides…

03/27/2010 Saturday
01:42AM LDT 0.7 L
07:38AM LDT 5.4 H
02:14PM LDT -0.7 L
08:25PM LDT 5.1 H

03/28/2010 Sunday
02:30AM LDT 0.0 L
08:27AM LDT 5.4 H
02:49PM LDT -0.6 L
08:57PM LDT 5.5 H

San Diego Surf Forecast - Weekend Waves - 3/20-3/21/2010

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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

San Diego Surf Forecast - Weekend Waves - 3/13-3/14/2010

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Saturday look for mostly small, tide swamped, surf in the morning. Most spots will be in the knee-waist high range with some chest high+ sets at the standouts. South County standouts will be a little bigger…more chest-shoulder high+. W-NW winds will get a jump on things pretty early so expect sloppier conditions moving in by midmorning and just getting worse as we head into the afternoon.

Sunday conditions clean up, though we will still have some tide issues in the morning. We will also see some new WNW-NW swell (285-300) mixing in with the new windswell and a touch of S-SW swell. North County can expect more consistent chest-shoulder high surf with some inconsistent plus sets at the best combo spots. Down in South County…wave heights will build into the chest-head high range for most of the exposed spots and shoulder-overhead high sets at the standouts. Winds will start off light offshore and then shift variable onshore around 10-13 knots for the afternoon.

Here are the tides…

03/13/2010 Saturday
01:33AM LST 1.0 L
07:28AM LST 5.0 H
02:04PM LST -0.2 L
08:09PM LST 4.4 H

03/14/2010 Sunday
03:03AM LDT 0.7 L
08:59AM LDT 5.0 H
03:26PM LDT -0.1 L
09:29PM LDT 4.7 H

San Diego Surf Forecast - Weekend Waves - 3/6-3/7/2010

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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

San Diego Surf Forecast - Weekend Waves - 2/27-2/28/2010

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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

San Diego Surf Forecast - Weekend Waves - 2/13-2/14/2010

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The new mix of W-NW swell (275-300) and new background SW swell (200-220) will continue to fill in on Saturday morning…eventually peaking Saturday afternoon and on into Sunday/Monday. At this point it looks like the North County spots will see surf in the chest-head high range with some inconsistent overhead+ sets showing on the lower tides as the swells peak. South County breaks can expect surf more in the shoulder-overhead range at the average spots. The top breaks will see more consistent head high and overhead surf with sets going several feet overhead as the W-NW’er really kicks in. I wouldn’t be surprised to see some bigger sets showing on Sunday after the tide drops off a bit.

Look for N-NE winds around 10-15 knots for Saturday and Sunday mornings. Afternoon winds will turn onshore out of the WNW around 10-13 knots, but may stay manageable at the protected spots.
Here are the tides…

02/13/2010 Saturday
02:18AM LST 1.3 L
08:17AM LST 5.4 H
03:06PM LST -0.6 L
09:13PM LST 4.2 H

02/14/2010 Sunday
02:49AM LST 1.1 L
08:46AM LST 5.3 H
03:29PM LST -0.5 L
09:35PM LST 4.3 H

San Diego Surf Forecast - Weekend Waves - 1/30-1/31/2010

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Ugh we have another high tide trying (and succeeding) to bury the surf through the morning…still we have some building WNW-NW swell (280-300) that will be filling in pretty steadily and a few of our breaks are going to be able to work through the tide. Definitely expect the biggest surf to show through South County…with North County being smaller and less consistent thanks to the usual island shadowing.

Average WNW facing spots will have surf in the chest-shoulder high range with some head high sets showing as the tide drops. The standout NW facing spots, again mostly in South County, will have more consistent head high and overhead surf with sets going a few feet overhead, and bigger at times on the lower tides.

Sunday looks pretty similar to Saturday…but the swell periods will be a little shorter which sort of changes the swells focus at a few spots. Expect another morning tide-swamp…and then gradual improvement in both size and consistency as the tide drops off.

Winds look a little funky on Saturday…sort of light/variable to light onshore for the morning with more texture showing at the really open beaches. WNW-NW winds come onshore around 10-15+ knots for the afternoon. Sunday looks cleaner with light offshore flow for the morning and mostly calm to variable onshore flow holding through most of the day.

Here are the tides…have a great weekend!

01/30/2010 Saturday
02:28AM LST 0.9 L
08:31AM LST 6.7 H
03:30PM LST -1.7 L
09:42PM LST 4.7 H

01/31/2010 Sunday
03:17AM LST 0.6 L
09:17AM LST 6.3 H
04:07PM LST -1.4 L
10:20PM LST 4.9 H

San Diego Surf Forecast – The Weekend – New WNW-NW swell peaks Sunday

The Swell
Saturday starts off with mostly leftovers but a WNW-NW swell (280-300) builds in through the afternoon and peaks throughout the day on Sunday. Small, much less consistent, SW energy (200-220) holds in the background.





Waves
Saturday will have mostly leftover energy for the dawn patrol…but still with plenty of rideable waves in the waist-chest high+ range at the average spots and some chest-shoulder high+ sets at the standouts. The new WNW-NW swell will start to move in later in the afternoon but may have a hard time showing through the building onshore bump from the local winds.

The WNW-NW’er peaks on Sunday with consistent chest-shoulder high surf at the average exposed breaks. Top NW facing spots…again mostly in South County, will have shoulder-head high+ surf fairly consistently and sets going a couple of feet overhead at times. Looks like exposed points and reefs will have the best shape but expect smaller less consistent sets in those areas as the tide fills in.

Winds
Saturday will see some eddish flow through the morning…so a sort of W-SW wind around 10-12 knots. Not enough to blow it out…but enough to make it a bit crumbly and sort of funky. Look for building onshore winds out of the W-NW in the 10-15 knot range for the afternoon.

Sunday will have mostly light and variable to light offshore winds and clean conditions. Winds will stay light through the first part of the morning and then build out of the NW around 10-15 knots for the afternoon.

San Diego County Tides
11/21/2009 Sat
12:33AM LST 3.3 H
04:26AM LST 2.9 L
10:38AM LST 5.0 H
06:33PM LST 0.4 L

11/22/2009 Sun
01:41AM LST 3.3 H
5:27AM LST 3.0 L
11:25AM LST 4.5 H
07:25PM LST 0.6 L

San Diego Surf Forecast – Weekend Waves – More windswell…but with a little cleanup on Sunday

The Swell
WNW-NW windswell will peak into early Saturday, fade slightly through midday and then increase again in the afternoon. Look for the windswell (and a small SW swell) to fade through the day on Sunday.





Waves
Saturday looks pretty ugh…high tide and building onshore winds will keep things from ever getting very surfable…though there may be a couple of random surf pockets if you have a spot that can handle the mix of tide/windswell. Most breaks will be in the waist-chest high range (if they can power through the tide), while the standout NW windswell spots see some chest-shoulder high+ sets.

Sunday looks cleaner but the tide will continue to be an issue…more swampy waist-chest high waves on tap for the morning…with a few chest-shoulder high+ sets sneaking into the top spots as the tide drops. Look for smaller, less consistent, surf by the afternoon.

Winds
Mostly light and variable onshore winds and a bunch of areas with minor texture for the morning. Look for some moderate W-WNW winds in the 10-15+ knot range for the afternoon.

San Diego County Tides
11/14/2009 Saturday
12:27AM LST 1.1 L
06:42AM LST 6.2 H
01:41PM LST -0.5 L
07:44PM LST 4.1 H

11/15/2009 Sunday
01:02AM LST 1.5 L
07:15AM LST 6.3 H
02:21PM LST -0.7 L
08:30PM LST 4.0 H

San Diego Surf Forecast – Weekend Waves – New NW swell peaks on Sunday

On Saturday we will have a mix of playful NW swell (290-300) and some inconsistent, but fun, SW swell (200-220). A larger NW swell may show a few new lines at the top spots by the afternoon…but most of the energy will arrive after dark.



Sunday the NW swell (285-300+) will peak and mix with the smaller SW energy (200-220). Look for the peak of the swell to hold through the morning but expect plenty of energy holding through the afternoon (and into Monday).



Waves
Saturday will see mostly waist-chest high at the average spots…biggest through the middle and southern half of the county. The standout NW facing breaks, again mostly in those areas, will be in the chest-shoulder high range with a couple of bigger sets mixing in at times. Look for the bigger NW’er to show a few new lines before the end of the day...but don’t expect a big jump until later in the night.

Sunday the NW’er (285-300+) will peak…we can expect an increase in size across the county with the average NW spots building into the chest-head high range. The northern half of the county will be a bit shadowed so expect surf to be on the smaller side through those breaks. The standouts in South SD will be bigger with waves holding consistently around shoulder-overhead with sets going a couple of feet overhead on the better tides…I wouldn’t be surprised to see some occasionally bigger sets through the morning tide push.

Winds
Saturday may see a little funkiness as outer water winds try to spin up a bit of eddy…it shouldn’t be totally blown out or anything but there is the potential for some onshore texture through the dawn patrol that will strengthen through the afternoon.

Sunday looks clean with light/variable to light offshore winds through the morning. W-WSW winds 10-15 knots move in through the afternoon.

San Diego County Tides
11/07/2009 Saturday
12:59AM LST 3.4 H
04:55AM LST 2.8 L
11:18AM LST 5.5 H
07:14PM LST -0.1 L

11/08/2009 Sunday
02:25AM LST 3.6 H
06:36AM LST 3.0 L
12:35PM LST 5.1 H
08:24PM LST 0.1 L