Where did the forecast go?

Hey guys…I know most of you already know where to find the forecasts now that they are over on Solspot.com…our new, much more powerful site.

But just in case some of you new visitors googled in…I wanted to make sure that you can find all of the new cool stuff. This blog isn’t updating the forecast anymore, all of that has been pushed over to the new site. Here are a few of the links that will hopefully help you find some waves (and hopefully good conditions too.)

For those of you that just wanted the forecast without any of the bells and whistles…The same ol’ Socal Forecast can be found here (this is the normal forecast for all of Southern California and generally gives you all the info you need to find surf for the next day)

http://surf.solspot.com/content/category/short-range-forecast

Here is the link to my long-range forecasts where you can find all the details you need to plan your surf sessions for the next several days, and some even longer range outlooks that can give you a heads up on incoming swells.

http://surf.solspot.com/content/category/long-range-forecast

Since the Southern California coastline is all jacked up (uh I mean unique)…we took the forecast and broke it down into a bunch of different “zones” that help to show how much swell, what sort of wind, and how the tides are going to affect the different regions.

Santa Barbara
Ventura
North LA
the South Bay
North Orange County
South Orange County
North San Diego
South San Diego

If that wasn’t enough we even put together a pretty comprehensive list of the surf breaks and beaches in each region. These aren’t surf reports, but they give very specific weather, wind, tides, water-quality, and a bunch of other cool stuff. When you first drop onto a spot page you will see “Current or Live” information, but if you click around you can find all kinds of cool stuff (like hour-by-hour wind forecasts going out for a full week…just the thing you need to plan a midday session if the winds lay down.) Check em out when you get a chance…

Santa Barbara County Spots
Gaviota State Beach
Arroyo Quemada
Refugio State Beach
El Capitan State Beach
Haskells Beach
Summerland Beach
Goleta Beach
Butterfly Beach
East Beach at Sycamore Creek
Hammonds Beach
Hope Ranch Beach
East Beach at Mission Creek
Sands at Coal Oil Point
Arroyo Burro Beach
Leadbetter Beach
Carpinteria City Beach
Carpinteria State Beach
Rincon Beach

Ventura County Spots
La Conchita Beach
Mussel Shoals Beach
Oil Piers Beach
Hobson County Park
Faria
Solimar Beach
Emma Wood State Beach
C-street
San Buenaventura Beach
Ventura Harbor South Jetty
Surfers Knoll
McGrath State Beach
Oxnard Beach Park
Hollywood by the Sea
Silverstrand
Port Hueneme Beach Park
Point Mugu Beach

North Los Angeles County Spots
County Line Beach
Leo Carrillo Beach
Will Rogers State Beach
Topanga State Beach
Malibu
Santa Monica Beach
Paradise Cove Pier
Zuma Beach




South Los Angeles County Spots
Venice City Beach
Dockweiler
El Porto
Manhattan Beach Pier
Hermosa Redondo Beach
Haggertys
Lunada Bay
Rancho Palos Verdes

North Orange County Spots
Seal Beach
Seal Beach Pier
Surfside Sunset Beach
Bolsa Chica State
Beach
Huntington Cliffs
Huntington City Beach
Huntington State Beach
Santa Ana River Mouth
Upper Jetties Newport
Beach
Newport Pier Blackies
15th Street Newport Beach
Wedge
Corona del Mar Beach
Laguna Beach Crescent Bay Beach
Laguna Beach
Aliso Creek Beach South Laguna

South Orange County Spots
Salt Creek Beach
Dana Point Harbor Baby Beach
Doheny Beach
Capistrano Beach
T Street San Clemente
San Clemente State Beach

North San Diego Spots
Church
Trestles
San Onofre State Beach
Old Mans San Onofre
Trails San Onofre
Oceanside Surfrider Way
Cassidy Street Oceanside
Tamarack Av Carlsbad
Ponto Carlsbad
Beacons Beach Leucadia
Moonlight Beach Encinitas
Swamis Beach Encinitas
Cardiff State Beach San Elijo
Seaside State Park
Del Mar San Dieguito River Beach


South San Diego Spots
Blacks Beach
La Jolla Shores
Windansea Beach
Pacific Beach Tourmaline
Mission Beach
Ocean Beach
Sunset Cliffs
Coronado Beach
Imperial Beach

San Diego Surf Forecast - for Tuesday - 3/30/2010

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.

WNW-NW swell (280-300) mostly holds on Tuesday while new WNW windswell fills in and the small SW swell fades out.

Most spots will start out in the chest-shoulder high range with a few shoulder-head high sets at the standout NW facing breaks of North County.

South County spots will be bigger, averaging more in the shoulder-head high+ range with some overhead sets mixing in.

It looks like most spots will see an increase as the WNW windswell continues to build through the afternoon/evening.

Shapewise the onshore wind is going to be the biggest problem…but the high mid-morning tide isn’t going to do us any favors either. Look for cleanest conditions early in the morning…and then bumpy, choppy, shape from mid-morning on. W winds are supposed to get an early jump on things…starting off around 5- 10 knots for the morning and then quickly building into the 12-15 knot range by the afternoon. Patchy fog and cooler air temps will also be on tap throughout the day.

Here are the tides…

03/30/2010 Tuesday
04:00AM LDT -0.8 L
10:01AM LDT 4.9 H
03:57PM LDT 0.1 L
10:04PM LDT 6.0 H

Daily forecast update, new WNW-NW swell, weak SW swell, building local windswell, clean morning, bumpy afternoon, San Diego

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.

New WNW-NW swell (285-300) will be arriving on Monday…mixing with a smaller but slowly building SW swell, and some increasing local windswell. Conditions will be clean for the morning but the high-tide swampthing will screw with the surf shape as it peaks around 9-10am.

North County’s average breaks will be in the knee high range with some inconsistent waist-high+ sets sneaking in at the better NW facing spots that light the higher tide. A few of the standouts will have more consistent waist high waves with some inconsistent chest high+ sets. By the afternoon look for the average spots to be more around waist-chest high while the NW standout breaks see some shoulder high+ sets.

Average South County breaks will be fairly playful…most spot will be in the waist-chest high range with some shoulder high+ sets showing at the NW standouts. By the afternoon look for chest-head high surf at the average breaks while the standout NW spots see some shoulder-overhead sets. Shape won’t be great by the afternoon thanks to building winds but there will be some waves out there if you can find a spot with a little bit of wind protection.

Look for light winds…mostly variable below 5 knots for the morning. NW winds do start to fill in fairly early…picking up around lunchtime and we can expect them to top out around 13-15+ knots by the afternoon. Chance for some fog through the morning as well.

Here are the tides…

03/29/2010 Monday
03:15AM LDT -0.5 L
09:14AM LDT 5.2 H
03:23PM LDT -0.3 L
09:30PM LDT 5.9 H

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

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.

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 - for Friday - 3/26/2010

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.

Look for NW swell (290-300), local windswell, and a slowly fading SW swell (195-215) to be on tap through the morning. Then a new WNW-NW swell (280-300) and more WNW-NW windswell start to arrive through mid-morning continue to fill in through the rest of the day.

North County will be a bit shadowed from the WNW-NW energy…but there will be enough juice slipping through the islands as well as the SW leftovers still showing at the summer/combo breaks to keep some playful waves breaking. Look for most spots to hold in the waist-chest high range with some shoulder high+ sets sneaking into the best exposed spots as the new swell mix fills in (and the tide drops) later in the day.

South County is a lot more exposed to the mix of swells so we can expect pretty consistent surf in the chest-head high range at the average spots through the morning and a few bigger sets showing as the tide drops through mid-morning. Look for the top NW spots to pull in some shoulder-overhead surf as the new WNW-NW swell fills in…likely getting into the overhead+ range by the afternoon tide push.

Winds look ok for the morning…light and variable for most areas…even a little light offshore in a few pockets. The wind shifts around to the WNW-NW around 12-15 knots by the afternoon.

Here are the tides…

03/26/2010 Friday
12:51AM LDT 1.5 L
06:44AM LDT 5.2 H
01:37PM LDT -0.7 L
07:54PM LDT 4.5 H

San Diego Surf Forecast - for Thursday - 3/25/2010

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.

The SW swell (195-215) slowly fades on Thursday while a new mix of NW swell (290-300) and NW windswell build in throughout the day. Unfortunately it looks like onshore winds will start up pretty early…so expect some bumpy shape for the morning and some chopped up conditions by the afternoon.

Most of North County and the average South County breaks will be in the waist-chest high range…with a few inconsistent shoulder high sets sneaking into the better combo breaks. The standout South County spots will be in the shoulder-head high range with some overhead waves. Expect the bigger South County sets to be inconsistent through the morning but becoming more and more frequent by the afternoon.

W winds are expected to pick up early…likely coming onshore around 5-8 knots for the morning but building steadily into the 15-20 knot range by the afternoon.

Here are the tides…

03/25/2010 Thursday
05:42AM LDT 4.9 H
12:57PM LDT -0.6 L
07:25PM LDT 4.0 H

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

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.

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 - for Friday - 3/19/2010

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.

The WNW-NW swell backs down a bit on Friday while the S-SW swell holds (but turns a touch more Southerly). The NPAC energy is aimed a lot more towards the south county spots…so expect larger more consistent surf from La Jolla on southward.

North County breaks will average in the waist-chest high range with some inconsistent shoulder high sets showing through the morning. South County spots will have some chest-shoulder high surf on average with some shoulder-head high sets at the standout NW facing/combo breaks.

Look for mostly light and variable winds in the morning with some pockets of light offshore winds here and there. Look for variable onshore winds around 10-12 knots for the afternoon.

Here are the tides…

03/19/2010 Friday
05:57AM LDT 0.2 L
11:54AM LDT 3.3 H
05:10PM LDT 1.4 L
11:33PM LDT 5.1 H

San Diego Surf Forecast - for Thursday - 3/18/2010

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.

The combo swell of WNW-NW swell and S-SW swell will continue on Thursday…with the NPAC swell backing off slightly, while the S-SW swell gets a touch bigger.

Average North County breaks will be in the waist-chest high range with some inconsistent shoulder high sets showing on the lower tides. South County spots will have some chest-shoulder high surf on average with some shoulder-head high+ sets at the standout NW facing/combo breaks.

Look for mostly light and variable winds in the morning with some pockets of light offshore winds in a few spots. These winds will hold through mid-morning but then turn westerly around lunch and will eventually peak around 10-15+ knots by late afternoon. Look for cooler beach temps, with some overcast skies and possibly even some fog at times.

Here are the tides…

03/18/2010 Thursday
05:15AM LDT 0.1 L
11:12AM LDT 3.8 H
04:51PM LDT 1.0 L
11:03PM LDT 5.1 H

San Diego Surf Forecast - for Wednesday - 3/17/2010

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.

New WNW-NW swell (285-300) will push in on Wednesday…sending some shadowed energy into North County but hitting spots from La Jolla on southward a lot better. There will be a little bit of S-SW swell in the water as well, which will be good for knee-waist high waves at the purely S-facing breaks.

On average North County breaks will be in the waist-chest high range with some inconsistent shoulder high+ sets showing on the lower tides. South County spots will have some chest-shoulder high surf on average with some shoulder-head high+ sets at the standout NW facing/combo breaks.

Winds and weather look pretty nice again on Wednesday. Mostly sunny skies with some light/variable to light offshore winds on tap for the morning. Variable onshore winds around the 10-14 knot range will develop through the afternoon.

Here are the tides…

03/17/2010 Wednesday
04:39AM LDT 0.2 L
10:35AM LDT 4.2 H
04:31PM LDT 0.6 L
10:38PM LDT 5.1 H

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

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 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 - for Friday - 3/12/2010

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.

Just some NW windswell leftovers, background WNW-NW swell, and some inconsistent S-SW swell, on tap for Friday. Look for nearly flat conditions for the morning as we shuffle through the high AM tide. Most North County spots will be in the knee-waist high range off of this mix…but a few of the better NW facing breaks will have some waist-chest high sets showing after the tide drops. S facing spots will average around knee-waist high but there will be some inconsistent chest high sets sneaking into those breaks as well.

South County spots can expect waist-chest high surf for most exposed areas. The standout NW facing spots, mostly at the beach breaks, will have some shoulder high surf with some plus sets mixing in on the lower tides.

All areas can expect the surf to drop off in the afternoon as the majority of the energy drains out with the dropping NW windswell.

Look for E-NE winds around 5-10 knots for the morning with the potential for some 10-15 knot gusts near the wind-prone passes and canyons. Those winds shift to the NW around 10-15 knots for the afternoon.


Here are the tides…

03/12/2010 Friday
01:02AM LST 1.4 L
06:56AM LST 5.0 H
01:42PM LST -0.3 L
07:51PM LST 4.1 H

San Diego Surf Forecast - for Thursday - 3/11/2010

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.

Conditions clean up but the NW windswell will be on the way down pretty quickly on Thursday. There will be some smaller WNW-NW energy and inconsistent S-SW swell holding in the background…but the windswell will be doing most of the work.

Most North County spots will be in the knee-waist high range off of this mix…but a few of the better NW facing breaks will have some waist-chest high sets showing after the tide drops. The standout NW facing breaks will have some almost shoulder high surf sneaking in at times. The best S facing spots will average around knee-waist high but there will be some inconsistent chest high sets sneaking into those breaks as well.

South County spots will be much bigger, more consistent, but won’t have the best shape since most of the energy will be pretty short-period sloppies. Look for chest-shoulder high surf for most exposed areas. The standout NW facing spots, mostly at the beach breaks, will have some shoulder-head high surf with some overhead sets mixing in.

All areas can expect the surf to drop off in the afternoon as the majority of the energy drains out with the dropping NW windswell.

Look for E-SE winds around 10 knots for the morning with the potential for some 10-15 knot gusts near the wind-prone passes and canyons. Those winds shift to the NW around 10-15 knots for the afternoon.


Here are the tides…

03/11/2010 Thursday
12:29AM LST 1.8 L
06:20AM LST 4.8 H
01:18PM LST -0.2 L
07:34PM LST 3.9 H

San Diego Surf Forecast - for Wednesday - 3/10/2010

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.

Choppy NW windswell, weak WNW-NW energy and some background SW swell will be on tap for Wednesday. Sizewise North County spots can expect surf in the chest-shoulder high range for most areas and a few head high sets at a few of the standout breaks.

The more exposed South County breaks will be in the shoulder-head high range with some bigger head high to overhead+ waves pushing into the beach breaks down close to the border.

More freaking wind on tap for Wednesday…WNW-NW winds 10-20 knots for the morning…with some stronger near 25-30 knot gusts setting up by the afternoon.

Here are the tides…

03/10/2010 Wednesday
05:37AM LST 4.6 H
12:50PM LST -0.1 L
07:18PM LST 3.7 H

San Diego Surf Forecast - for Tuesday - 3/9/2010

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.

Choppy NW windswell, weak WNW-NW energy and some background SW swell will be on tap for Tuesday. Sizewise North County spots can expect surf in the knee high range for most areas and a few waist high+ sets at a few of the standout breaks.

The more exposed South County breaks will be in the chest-shoulder high range with some bigger head high+ waves pushing into the beach breaks down close to the border.

A weak cold front moves through Monday night and helps set up some NW winds for Tuesday. Look for WNW-NW winds around 10-12 knots for the morning and then gusts hitting 15-25 knots by the afternoon.

Here are the tides…

03/09/2010 Tuesday
04:38AM LST 4.3 H
12:15PM LST 0.1 L
07:00PM LST 3.4 H
11:48PM LST 2.2 L

San Diego Surf Forecast - for Monday - 3/8/2010

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.

There will be some increasing NW windswell in the water on Monday…along with some background WNW-NW energy and a touch of SW as well. Unfortunately it doesn’t look like conditions are going to cooperate enough for us to take advantage of it. There may be a very short window right around dawn but I wouldn’t spend much time/gas/hope on finding waves…basically I would only check it if you live a few blocks away. Sizewise North County spots can expect surf in the knee high range for most areas and a few waist high+ sets at a few of the standout breaks.

The more exposed South County breaks will be in the chest-shoulder high range with some bigger waves pushing into the beach breaks down close to the border.

Winds will be semi-variable onshore for the morning...possibly as low as 5 knots but still mostly onshore. Look for the winds to increase out of the WNW-NW 10-15 knots by midmorning and then nearing the 20-knot range by late in the day. Basically a hacked up mess by the afternoon. Ahh Good times.

Here are the tides…

03/08/2010 Monday
03:13AM LST 4.2 H
11:24AM LST 0.3 L
06:38PM LST 3.1 H
10:41PM LST 2.6 L

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

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.

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 - 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

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

San Diego Surf Forecast - for Friday - 2/26/2010

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The mix of WNW-NW swell (280-300) and background, but still fun, SW swell (190-215) will hold/slowly fade on Friday. The WNW-NW swell will be a bit shadowed for North County but the SW swell will show ok (but might get lost in the NW energy) throughout most of the region.

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 as the tide drops off a bit. Shape will be pretty swampy through the dawn patrol so try and pick breaks that can handle a little extra water.

Winds will be light and variable through the morning. Look for building S-SE winds to fill in around midday and then continuing to strengthen by the afternoon/evening. It looks like the heavy winds and rain will push in late after midnight and hold through Saturday.

Here are the tides…

02/26/2010 Friday
12:47AM LST 1.3 L
06:49AM LST 6.2 H
01:49PM LST -1.4 L
08:01PM LST 4.5 H

San Diego Surf Forecast - for Thursday - 2/25/2010

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New mix of WNW-NW swell (280-300) and background, but still fun, SW swell (190-215) will peak on Thursday. The WNW-NW swell will be a bit shadowed for North County but the SW swell will show ok (but might get lost in the NW energy) throughout most of the region.

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 as the tide drops off a bit.

Winds/Weather not looking great tomorrow but it does look like it might be semi-manageable in the morning. General forecasts are calling for light/variable to a variable/westerly onshore flow around 10-knots in the morning. Hopefully this means that we will see cleaner conditions around dawn and then slowly building WNW-NW winds for midday into the afternoon, but keep in mind that there might be some texture/bump showing at a few areas. Look for NW winds 10-15+ knots on tap by the afternoon.

Here are the tides…

02/25/2010 Thursday
05:57AM LST 5.8 H
01:12PM LST -1.1 L
07:31PM LST 4.0 H

San Diego Surf Forecast - for Wednesday - 2/24/2010

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The leftover WNW-NW swell (280-300) and background SW swell will hold into Wednesday (well maybe a touch smaller than Tuesday). High tide will slow things down quite a bit through the morning.

North County breaks will average in the knee-waist high range…maybe a little bigger at the better combo breaks that can pull in some decent energy from both directions.

Standout NW facing breaks and excellent combo spots in South County will be in the waist-chest high range…with a few bigger near shoulder-head high sets showing through the lower tides. Look for a bit of increase in size and consistency late in the day but don’t count on conditions holding together.

Clean conditions on tap for the morning with mostly light offshore winds for the county and a few pockets of light and variable flow at the more protected spots. Look for SW-W winds around 10-15 knots by the afternoon. Increasing clouds and a chance for rain late in the day.

Here are the tides…

02/24/2010 Wednesday
04:59AM LST 5.2 H
12:32PM LST -0.7 L
07:03PM LST 3.5 H
11:53PM LST 1.8 L

San Diego Surf Forecast - for Tuesday - 2/23/2010

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Mix of fading WNW-NW swell and some background SW swell will be on tap for Tuesday. North County breaks will average in the waist-chest high range…maybe a little bigger at the better combo breaks that can pull in some decent energy from both directions.

Standout NW facing breaks and excellent combo spots in South County will be in the waist-shoulder high range…with a few bigger near head high sets showing through the lower tides. Waves will be inconsistent and tide sensitive so you might have more fun with a “smaller wave” board just so you can power through the sections on the in-betweeners.

Clean conditions on tap for the morning with mostly light offshore winds for the county and a few pockets of light and variable flow at the more protected spots. Look for WNW-NW winds 10-14 knots for the afternoon.

Here are the tides…

02/23/2010 Tuesday
03:46AM LST 4.8 H
11:46AM LST -0.2 L
06:39PM LST 3.0 H
10:46PM LST 2.4 L

San Diego Surf Forecast - Weekend Waves - 2/20-2/21/2010

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New W swell starts to fill in late on Friday night and will continue to increase through Saturday morning…eventually peaking late Saturday and on into Sunday. Most of the weekend looks pretty sloppy but there may be a little window of surfy time showing early on Saturday morning.

At this point it looks like shoulder-high+ with some bigger sets starting to show through Saturday morning. At the swell peaks look for the average W facing breaks, and really most of North County, to be in the shoulder-head high range with some inconsistent overhead+ sets mixing. The standout WNW-NW facing spots will see consistent overhead surf with sets going several feet overhead…and even a little bigger down through South SD. Look for these waves to hold into early Sunday but then start to lose a little energy as we head into Sunday afternoon.

Saturday morning winds are forecast to be semi-onshore…but the models aren’t really all that certain. There is a chance that we will have light onshore S winds early in the morning, so there may be a few pockets of cleaner conditions at the protected spots. Look for W winds 10-20+ knots to develop by Saturday afternoon and hold through most of Sunday. It will be raining both days
Here are the tides…

02/20/2010 Saturday
07:21AM LST 1.1 L
01:00PM LST 2.4 H
05:20PM LST 1.8 L

02/21/2010 Sunday
12:49AM LST 4.5 H
09:06AM LST 0.9 L

San Diego Surf Forecast - for Friday - 2/19/2010

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Mostly weak waves on Friday morning…average spots holding around knee-waist high+ with a few waist-chest high sets sneaking into the top spots. The standout WNW/SW combo breaks, mostly through South County, will be more consistently in the knee-chest high range with some chest-shoulder high sets sneaking through at times. Even though the tide isn’t that high it will slow things down, try and surf before it fills in too much.

Winds will be S-SE around 8-12 knots for the morning and it looks like scattered showers moving in as we move throughout the day. Look for SW wind around 10-20 knots by the afternoon and periods of heavy rain.

Here are the tides…

02/19/2010 Friday
06:05AM LST 1.1 L
11:38AM LST 3.0 H
05:07PM LST 1.4 L
11:54PM LST 4.6 H

San Diego Surf Forecast - for Thursday - 2/18/2010

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The WNW-NW swell will continue to back down on Thursday while weak SW energy continues to blip in through the background. Most North County spots can expect surf in the waist-chest high range through the morning and afternoon low tides…maybe a rare shoulder high set now and then at the best combo spots.

South County breaks will be a little bit better…particularly the NW facing breaks. Look for most spots to average around waist-shoulder high. Standout breaks will see some inconsistent chest-head high sets mixing in on the lower tides.

Winds look good…mostly light and variable to light offshore for the morning. NW winds around 10-14 knots move in through the afternoon.

Here are the tides…

02/18/2010 Thursday
05:12AM LST 1.0 L
10:52AM LST 3.6 H
04:51PM LST 1.0 L
11:17PM LST 4.6 H

San Diego Surf Forecast - for Tuesday - 2/16/2010

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The W-NW swell starts to drop on Tuesday and even the little background SW swell will start to trail off. Still despite the dropping swell we will have plenty of fun waves at the exposed breaks.

North County spots will be a bit shadowed from the WNW-NW’er but enough energy filters through to keep the average spots in the chest-shoulder high range with some head high sets mixing in during the lower tides. The standout North County spots will be more in the shoulder-head high range with a few plus sets showing before the tide slows things down.

South County breaks will be more in the shoulder-overhead range with sets still coming through a couple of feet overhead (and bigger) at the best standout breaks during the lower tides. times. Expect the most consistency and better shape through the early morning and then choppier/smaller conditions on tap through the afternoon.

Winds look good…mostly light and variable to light offshore for the morning. NW winds around 10-14 knots move in through the afternoon.

Here are the tides…

02/16/2010 Tuesday
03:54AM LST 0.9 L
09:45AM LST 4.7 H
04:13PM LST 0.2 L
10:23PM LST 4.5 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 - for Friday - 2/12/2010

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The day will start off a bit slow with mostly leftover WNW energy doing most of the work…there will be a couple of new swells, a larger W-NW and a background SW swell, that will be filling in with some long-period energy throughout the day…showing bigger surf by late in the afternoon…and much larger surf on Saturday and Sunday.

North County breaks can expect surf in the knee-waist high range…with a few waist-chest high sets at the standout spots. High tide continues to hamper shape through the morning but there might be a few more workable waves showing at the really shallow sandbars.

South County breaks will see surf in the waist-chest high range with some chest-shoulder high waves at the better breaks.

Expect the surf to build slowly throughout the day as both the SW and W-NW swells fill in…unfortunately it doesn’t look like a ton of new size will be able to push through before dark. Likely the spots that like really long-period swells will have a few head high+ sets showing before sundown.

Winds look good…mostly light and variable early and then just variable winds around 10-15 knots on tap for the afternoon.

Here are the tides…

02/12/2010 Friday
01:47AM LST 1.5 L
07:46AM LST 5.5 H
02:43PM LST -0.6 L
08:52PM LST 4.0 H

San Diego Surf Forecast - for Thursday - 2/11/2010

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The WNW-NW swell will continue to back down as a little bit of SW swell slips into the background.

North County breaks can expect surf in the knee-waist high range…with a few waist-chest high sets at the standout spots. The AM tide is going to be a bit high so you might want to let it drop off a bit.

South County breaks will see surf in the waist-chest high range with some chest-shoulder high waves at the better breaks…possibly a little bit bigger on the lower tides. Surf looks fun overall but again the tide may slow things down a bit early on.

Winds look good…mostly light and variable to light-offshore conditions early and then just variable winds on tap for the afternoon. If the winds can stay below 10 knots for most of the day there is a shot at some clean-up near sundown.

Here are the tides…

02/11/2010 Thursday
01:15AM LST 1.7 L
07:14AM LST 5.4 H
02:19PM LST -0.6 L
08:33PM LST 3.9 H

San Diego Surf Forecast - for Wednesday - 2/10/2010

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The mix of WNW-NW energy will be on the way down on Wednesday, and a little increase of NW windswell will move into the background and help keep the wave heights from dropping too far too fast.

Surfwise we are going to see pretty slow shape through the morning…soft and close to shore for many spots, thanks to the high tide that peaks right in the middle of the dawn patrol. Still even with the tide many exposed spots will still see chest-shoulder high surf…and maybe a few rare bigger sets at the standouts. As the tide drops we can still expect surf in the chest-shoulder high+ range with a few bigger waves at the standouts. Surf shape doesn’t look good for the afternoon…lots of onshore bump thanks to building local winds.

Winds and weather don’t look that great on Wednesday. The winds, even though they switch around Tuesday night don’t look like they are going to be super helpful but the shouldn’t be actively bad either. There will be some semi-clean conditions early…but expect periods of rain and onshore texture to pulse through as the storm continues to move through the region. Look for light/variable to variable-onshore flow for the morning. NW winds 10-20 knots will develop through the afternoon.

Here are the tides…

02/10/2010 Wednesday
12:38AM LST 2.0 L
06:39AM LST 5.3 H
01:53PM LST -0.6 L
08:14PM LST 3.7 H

San Diego Surf Forecast - for Tuesday - 2/9/2010

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We will start off with some decent surf on Tuesday despite the overall drop in size from the weekend. Our swell will be a mix of W-NW energy still holding on from the weekend as well as a little reinforcing NW pulse that has pushed into the background. Most exposed spots will see surf in the chest-head high range…a little less consistent through North County. The standout breaks in South San Diego, basically from La Jolla on down, will have shoulder-head high surf with overhead sets (and possibly a little bigger) showing on the lower tides. Look for cleanest conditions early in the day and increasing WNW-NW winds on tap for the afternoon. Points and reefs will have the best shape…if we had any real ones in North County…but good sandbars and the various structures that can break up a swell will be ok fallback places to check.

Light and variable winds early in the morning but with building W-NW winds 10-20+ knots on tap by the afternoon as the next storm front moves through. Look for more rain through the end of the day as well.

Here are the tides…

02/09/2010 Tuesday
05:56AM LST 5.1 H
01:23PM LST -0.5 L
07:54PM LST 3.5 H

San Diego Surf Forecast - Weekend Waves - 2/6-2/7/2010

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New W-WNW wind/storm swell will be filling in on Saturday…starting off with some decent shoulder-head high surf at the top breaks in the morning and then building to a couple of feet overhead by the end of the day. Late in the afternoon/evening we will have a new WNW-NW swell (280-300) start to show…this will build overnight into Sunday. With the winds out of the S-SE for the morning I expect a handful of spots to be ok shapewise, water quality will be crap, but the surf will be at least rideable. …really it will end up being a race between how much the swell can build before the winds shift onshore.

Saturday winds and weather are looking a bit stormy with S-SE winds 10-15 knots showing across the county for the morning and then gusts hitting up around 20-25+ knots for the afternoon. Expect rain and possibly thunderstorms pushing throughout the day.

Sunday the WNW-NW swell and the W-WNW windswell are set to peak. Most exposed spots will be running shoulder-overhead+ with bigger sets mixing in. Top NW facing breaks will be a few feet overhead and possibly a little bigger at the really exposed spots. Shape won’t be all that great thanks to steady WNW winds…but the size will be up if a little window opens.

Sunday winds shift more to the WNW around 10-15 knots for the morning and gusts nearing 20-knots for the afternoon. Drier conditions overall but not much in the way of clean surf thanks to the new, lamer, wind direction.

Here are the tides…

02/06/2010 Saturday
02:33AM LST 4.7 H
10:40AM LST 0.6 L
05:41PM LST 2.7 H
08:55PM LST 2.4 L

02/07/2010 Sunday
03:51AM LST 4.7 H
11:56AM LST 0.2 L
06:55PM LST 3.0 H
10:39PM LST 2.5 L

San Diego Surf Forecast - for Friday - 2/5/2010

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Looks like sort of ho-hum leftovers on tap for early Friday. North County spots that don’t have a lot of exposure to the leftover WNW-NW swell mix will be in the knee-waist high range on inconsistent sets. Standout South County spots will have some chest-shoulder high sets through the morning but still not a lot of oomph behind them. New swell starts to show late in the day, mostly on the buoys, but there may be a few slightly larger waves coming in before sundown at a few spots. Shape isn’t look all that great thanks to steady S-SE winds throughout the day…but there are a few pockets around La Jolla that can handle those sort of winds…so keep them in mind.

Expect to see smaller and less consistent surf as the swell mix fades through the afternoon.

Winds and weather are looking a bit stormy with S-SE winds 10-15 knots showing across the county for the morning and then gusts hitting up around 20-25+ knots for the afternoon. Showers are expected to push south through the day.

Here are the tides…

02/05/2010 Friday
01:24AM LST 4.9 H
08:54AM LST 0.8 L
02:48PM LST 2.6 H
07:27PM LST 1.9 L

San Diego Surf Forecast - for Thursday - 2/4/2010

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The WNW-NW swell backs down on Thursday but we will continue to see plenty of fun waves through most of the County. North County spots will be smaller…mostly chest-shoulder high at the average spots with a few head high sets at the best breaks.

South County spots will be more in the chest-head high range with some overhead sets still mixing in on the lower morning tides and the mid-morning tide push.

Expect to see smaller and less consistent surf as the swell mix fades through the afternoon.

Winds look good with mostly light and variable to light offshore flow early on. W winds 10-15 knots will build onshore in the afternoon.

Here are the tides…

02/04/2010 Thursday
12:28AM LST 5.0 H
07:19AM LST 0.8 L
12:58PM LST 3.1 H
06:36PM LST 1.3 L

San Diego Surf Forecast - for Wednesday - 2/3/2010

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New WNW-NW swell fills in and peaks on Wednesday…with a touch of onshore texture filling in along with it. Look for the average WNW-NW facing breaks throughout the county to be in the chest-shoulder high range…with some occasional shoulder high+ sets mixing in on the lower tides. Top NW facing spots will be in shoulder-head high range with overhead sets…and some occasionally bigger waves showing through the lower tides as well. Look for the best shape at the points/reefs exposed to the swell…but expect a bit of texture crumble to push through for the morning and building bump coming through in the afternoon.

Winds will be light NW-NNW for the morning…mostly below 5-8 knots. WNW winds build up to the 10-15 knot range for the afternoon. Cloudy skies and a little drizzle are on tap for most of the day.

Here are the tides…

02/03/2010 Wednesday
06:04AM LST 0.7 L
11:48AM LST 4.0 H
05:56PM LST 0.6 L

San Diego Surf Forecast - for Tuesday - 2/2/2010

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We will have a mix of fading WNW-NW swell and some small S-SSW leftovers on tap for Tuesday. Most average spots, including most of North County, will be in the waist high range with chest high sets. The standout NW facing spots, mostly through South County will be more in the chest-shoulder high range with some inconsistent bigger sets showing through the early morning tide push.

New WNW-NW swell starts to filter through the buoys later on Tuesday but doesn’t look like it will show much in the way of new surf before dark…but the afternoon sets might be a little more consistent as the new energy arrives.

Winds look good for the morning…mostly light and variable to light ESE. Winds shift more S-SW onshore around 10-12 knots for the afternoon. Chance of light showers developing overnight into Wednesday.

Here are the tides…

02/02/2010 Tuesday
05:03AM LST 0.6 L
10:53AM LST 5.0 H
05:19PM LST -0.2 L
11:41PM LST 5.1 H

San Diego Surf Forecast - for Monday - 2/1/2010

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The WNW-NW swell will be fading on Monday, not totally dropping off, but losing some of the bigger sets for sure. I can’t wait for the high tide to move back a couple more hours…but even with it still stepping on the morning surf there should be plenty of waves sticking around once it drops. Average WNW facing breaks will be in the chest-shoulder high range with some occasional sets nearing head high on the low tides. The standout South County NW spots will see more consistent chest-head high surf with some less consistent overhead sets still mixing in. Expect North County spots to be less consistent and smaller than the other areas.

Winds will be light ESE through the morning, and then light W around 10 knots for the afternoon…the bump doesn’t look too bad through the afternoon so we might see some cleanup through sundown if the wind behaves.

Here are the tides…have a great weekend!

02/01/2010 Monday
04:08AM LST 0.6 L
10:04AM LST 5.8 H
04:43PM LST -0.8 L
10:59PM LST 5.1 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 - for Friday - 1/29/2010

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The tide kills most of our surf through the morning...so expect a slow soft start for most areas. As the tide drops off we will see improvement for most of the WNW-NW exposed areas. North County will be pretty small overall thanks to shadowing from Catalina and San Clemente islands…look for mostly knee-waist high waves with a few waist high+ sets sneaking into the better combo spots (there is a little S-SSW swell out in the water too). South County standouts will be in the chest-shoulder high range on sets…and maybe a few shoulder high+ sets at best spots.

New WNW-NW swell (280-300) starts filling in later in the day…possibly helping to increase size and consistency a touch at the best NW facing breaks as we head toward the end of the day. I am not expecting a ton of new surf before the sun sets, but it will be worth at least giving the top spots some sort of check if the winds seem light.

Light and variable to light offshore winds for the morning. WNW-NW winds around 10-15 knots expected for the afternoon…possibly lightening up around sundown.

Here are the tides…

01/29/2010 Friday
01:40AM LST 1.3 L
07:45AM LST 6.7 H
02:52PM LST -1.7 L
09:07PM LST 4.4 H

San Diego Surf Forecast - for Thursday - 1/28/2010

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The WNW-NW swell backs off a lot on Thursday while a small S-SSW swell moves into exposed areas. Overall I am still expecting plenty of playful surf…just less size and consistency across the county. Watch that early morning high tide…it is going to shut down a lot of spots.

North County spots will be in the knee-waist high+ range with some less consistent chest-shoulder high sets. Look for a few of the combo breaks, particularly the beach breaks, to be a little punchier and more consistent on the chest-shoulder high sets.

South County spots will be in the chest-shoulder high range pretty steadily throughout the day. Top spots will see some shoulder-head high+ sets on the more favorable tides…particularly at the breaks that have some exposure to the S-SSW swell.

Light and variable to light offshore winds for the morning. Light winds, variable below 10-knots, will be on tap through midafternoon and then may back down a bit around sundown.

Here are the tides…

01/28/2010 Thursday
12:50AM LST 1.7 L
06:58AM LST 6.5 H
02:14PM LST -1.7 L
08:32PM LST 4.0 H

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

San Diego Surf Forecast - For Tuesday - 1/26/10

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New WNW-NW swell moves in on Tuesday and will peak later in the afternoon. Most spots will have consistent shoulder-head high surf with some overhead sets at times. The standout WNW-NW facing spots, particularly from La Jolla on south, will have more consistent head high and overhead waves with sets going a couple of feet+ mixing in. Look for more size and consistency as the tide drops through midday.

Winds will be out of the S-SE in the morning…not totally blown out early, but possibly a little bumpy in some of the more exposed areas. A few of the more protected spots will be pretty clean if the winds stay more to the SE. Rain and cool air temps will be on tap throughout the day. Look for the winds to shift around to the S-SSW around 10-15 knots by the afternoon.

Here are the tides…

01/26/2010 Tuesday
05:16AM LST 5.6 H
12:55PM LST -0.7 L
07:26PM LST 3.3 H
11:55PM LST 2.0 L

San Diego Surf Forecast - for Monday - 1/25/10

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W-WNW swell fades but holds onto enough size to be fun at the exposed breaks. The average W-WNW facing spots will be in the chest-shoulder high range with some head high sets at times. Lots of North County standouts will be around that size…but expect a little smaller, and less consistent surf throughout North County overall. Standout WNW-NW breaks, mostly from La Jolla southward, will have more shoulder-overhead surf with the occasional set going a couple of feet overhead. Best shape will likely be on the points and reefs but expect the beach breaks to start to improve as the swell drops back a few notches.

Winds look good for the morning but switch onshore out of the W-WNW around 10-15+ knots for the afternoon. Expect increasing cloudiness throughout the day…with a chance at some more rain/showers moving in on Tuesday.

01/25/2010 Monday
04:15AM LST 5.1 H
12:11PM LST 0.0 L
06:51PM LST 2.9 H
10:49PM LST 2.3 L

San Diego Surf Forecast - waves for the Weekend - 1/23-1/24/2010

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Plenty of surf on tap for Saturday but it looks like the winds won’t cooperate all that much…north county doesn’t look completely horrible but as you get down towards La Jolla and spots further south the winds stay pretty steady out of the NW for most of the day. Expect the average W facing spots to see surf in the head high to overhead+ range with sets going a few feet overhead at times. Top WNW-NW spots, mostly through South County, will still have well-overhead sets with the chance at some double overhead surf still mixing it up, particularly through the morning.

The surf cleans up and drops on Sunday. Look for light and variable morning winds with some offshore flow in areas. Surf will be in the chest-head high+ range for most W facing breaks…mostly through North County. South County spots will hold more in the shoulder-overhead range with some sets going a couple of feet overhead. Look for mostly variable onshore flow for the afternoon…but protected spots will likely stay sort-of surfable.

01/23/2010 Saturday
02:00AM LST 4.4 H
09:52AM LST 1.3 L
03:42PM LST 2.3 H
07:20PM LST 2.0 L

01/24/2010 Sunday
03:08AM LST 4.7 H
11:15AM LST 0.6 L
05:58PM LST 2.6 H
09:15PM LST 2.4 L

San Diego Surf Forecast - for Friday - 1/22/10

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W-WNW swell will peak on Friday…though conditions don’t look particularly appetizing. Granted a lot is going to depend on how fast this last storm front moves through the area but at this point it looks like SW winds around 15-20 knots and more rain on tap for the morning. The winds eventually shift more W’erly by the afternoon but that won’t really help things that much.

One thing to watch is the speed of the front. If the front stalls out we could see more SE flow in the morning which could at least set up some cleaner surf at a handful of protected breaks, mostly around La Jolla. Sizewise we can expect more well-overhead to douple-overhead surf for most of the W facing beaches…even the better exposed ones in North County will have plenty of size. The standout South County breaks will be going double-triple overhead pretty consistently… as well as some inconsistently bigger sets at times.

Overall the storm surf doesn’t look all that fun…but if you are willing to brave the poor water quality, and potentially hazardous surf, you might spend a few minutes checking out spots that can handle the mix of wind/weather/swell.

01/22/2010 Friday
01:04AM LST 4.3 H
08:07AM LST 1.7 L
01:12PM LST 2.6 H
06:34PM LST 1.7 L

San Diego Surf Forecast - For Thursday - 1/21/10

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More storm and more swell continue to pummel us on Thursday. W-WNW swell and junky stormswell will hit exposed areas pretty hard…continuing to push in large sloppy surf and poor conditions. Sizewise we can expect more well-overhead to douple-overhead surf for most of the W facing beaches…even the better exposed ones in North County will have plenty of size and craptacular shape. The standout South County breaks will be going double-triple overhead pretty consistently… as well as some inconsistently bigger sets at times.

S winds around 15-25 knots will be on tap for the morning. Building S winds continue through the afternoon eventually topping out around 30-35+ knots late in the day. More rain and a chance for thunderstorms will likely be the case. If that wasn’t enough…Severe weather warnings, flash flood warnings, and all sorts of fun stuff will likely continue to be in effect throughout the day

01/21/2010 Thursday
12:22AM LST 4.1 H
06:40AM LST 1.8 L
11:51AM LST 3.2 H
06:08PM LST 1.2 L

San Diego Surf Forecast - For Wednesday - 1/20/10

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The large W-WNW swell will continue to push through on Wednesday…we will actually see the first “peak” of this week’s swell mix…with another pushing through later on Thursday and into Friday. Shape is going to continue to be pretty crappy…but there might be a little bit of a cleanup for some areas early in the morning as the next storm front pulls the winds around from the S-SSE before it hits.

Sizewise we can expect more overhead to well overhead surf for most of the W facing beaches…even the better exposed ones in North County will have plenty of size. The standout South County breaks will be going several feet overhead to double-overhead pretty consistently…with some bigger bomb sets lurking around inconsistently throughout the day.

Winds might be semi-manageable for the early morning but the weather/wind models are still calling for S winds around 10-20 knots…possibly a little more SSE in a few areas. Building S winds continue through the afternoon eventually topping out around 20-25+ knots late in the day. More rain and a chance for thunderstorms will hold through the evening and overnight into Thursday.

01/20/2010 Wednesday
05:37AM LST 1.8 L
11:06AM LST 3.9 H
05:45PM LST 0.7 L

San Diego Surf Forecast - For Tuesday - 1/19/10

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The W swell will be on the rise throughout the day on Tuesday…but steady S winds will hamper conditions through most areas.

Look for consistent shoulder-overhead surf showing for most W facing breaks throughout the morning, both in South County (at the average spots) and the top spots in North County. The standout winter spots…the really well exposed WNW-NW facing breaks will have sets going overhead+ and bigger early in the day and well-overhead surf by the afternoon as the swell continues to fill in. There will be a few spots that can handle the S winds…but again water quality will be very poor so you might want to think hard about paddling into the nastiness.

S winds around 10-15 knots will be on tap for the morning…possibly a little SSE in a few areas. Building S winds continue through the afternoon eventually topping out around 15-25+ knots late in the day. More rain and a chance for thunderstorms will hold through the evening and overnight into Wednesday.

01/19/2010 Tuesday
04:50AM LST 1.7 L
10:32AM LST 4.4 H
05:21PM LST 0.4 L
11:47PM LST 4.1 H

San Diego Surf Forecast - Waves for the Weekend - 1/16 - 1/17/10

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The waves will hold into the weekend...the W-WNW swell will be fading slightly on Saturday but then coming back up a bit on Sunday. Unfortunately it looks like the secondary boost in swell will be running right in front of a new cold front…so we can expect wind and rain to be right on its heels (likely arrive late in evening/night)

Not many changes in the size…North County will continue to be a little bit more shadowed and less consistent than South County but expect rideable, even good-sized surf all throughout the region. Sizewise the average W-WNW facing spots will be in the shoulder-head high range on the sets…with some occasional bigger waves still mixing in at times. The standout WNW-NW facing spots, mostly through South County, will be running consistently shoulder-overhead with waves going a couple of feet overhead on the biggest sets. Points/reefs will continue to have the best shape…most of the pure beach breaks will be pretty walled up unless there is some sort of structure or buried treasure to break up the swell.

Weatherwise look for light and variable winds through early Saturday and only marginal onshore flow for the afternoon. Sunday will start out with light/variable winds as well but S-SSE winds and increasingly cloudy skies will move in through the afternoon. Rain will be coming as well but it looks like heavy stuff will start after sundown.

Here are the tides…


01/16/2010 Saturday
03:00AM LST 1.7 L
09:01AM LST 5.6 H
04:05PM LST -0.6 L
10:19PM LST 4.0 H

01/17/2010 Sunday
03:34AM LST 1.7 L
09:31AM LST 5.3 H
04:31PM LST -0.4 L
10:47PM LST 4.0 H

San Diego Surf Forecast - For Friday - 1/15/10

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San Diego likes the W-WNW swells and will continue to pull in lots of surf despite the slow drop in the swell mix. North County will continue to be a little bit more shadowed and less consistent than South County but expect rideable, even good-sized surf at pretty much any exposed break. The high-tide will make things a little funky through the morning but conditions will stay nice throughout the day so we will be able to wait out the tide drop a little better than days where it is a race between the wind/tide.

Sizewise the average W-WNW facing spots will be in the shoulder-overhead range on the sets…with some occasional bigger waves still mixing in at times. The standout WNW-NW facing spots, mostly through South County, will be running consistently overhead with waves going several feet overhead on the biggest sets. Points/reefs will continue to have the best shape…most of the pure beach breaks will be pretty walled up unless there is some sort of structure or buried treasure to break up the swell.

Look for clean conditions with E winds around 10-15+ knots for the morning and some gusts near 20+ knots near passes and canyons. It will be pretty chilly in the morning but hopefully it will warm up through the middle of the day. Look for light and variable winds through the afternoon…likely keeping things pretty surfable throughout the day.


01/15/2010 Friday
02:27AM LST 1.7 L
08:30AM LST 5.8 H
03:38PM LST -0.7 L
09:53PM LST 3.9 H

San Diego Surf Forecast - For Thursday - 1/14/10

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Lots of swell showing in San Diego on Thursday…though we will need to keep an eye on both the morning tides and the wind since both are looking little squirrely.

Sizewise the large surf will continue…average spots will be solidly head high to a few feet overhead on the sets. The better WNW-NW facing breaks, particularly through the South half of the county, will see some bigger and more consistent surf. Top WNW-NW breaks will be in the well-overhead range consistently thought the day with sets hitting the double overhead+ range as the tide drops. Expect points and reefs to have the best shape…and it might even be worth checking out the really protected spots if you are looking for smaller, more manageable surf.

Wind will be ok/marginal in the morning…mostly light/variable but with some pockets of NW texture at the really exposed breaks. Look for these winds to increase to WNW 10-15 knots by the afternoon. The winds are set to improve by the end of the day…gradually shifting to the N or even NNE by the evening, so keep an eye on conditions…there is a chance for some clean-up around sunset. Hope you guys get a few…stay safe!


01/14/2010 Thursday
01:54AM LST 1.9 L
07:58AM LST 5.8 H
03:11PM LST -0.8 L
09:27PM LST 3.8 H

San Diego Surf Forecast - For Wednesday - 1/13/10

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San Diego will have some new surf on tap for the morning, but it looks like the biggest size won’t hit till later in the day…(the fat morning tide won’t do us any favors either). North County spots will continue to be a bit shadowed by nearshore islands…so expect a little less size and consistency through those areas (which may not be a bad thing as the swell starts to peak).

Once the swell has filled in…look for average spots to run solidly head high to a few feet overhead on the sets. The better WNW-NW facing breaks will see some bigger and more consistent surf, particularly through the south half of the county. Top WNW-NW breaks, the spots that can really focus this swell, will be in the well-overhead range fairly consistently with sets hitting the double overhead+ range…maybe even bigger if the swell really produces. Expect points and reefs to have the best shape…and it might even be worth checking out the really protected spots if you are looking for smaller, more manageable surf.

Look for the average spots, and most of North County, to see surf in the chest-head high range. Standout WNW-NW facing spots will be in the shoulder-overhead range with some sets going a couple-feet+ overhead on the bigger sets (and the lower tides). Shapewise the points/reefs will have the best shape…but there may be a few beach breaks that have enough junk (piers/jetties/rocks) to punch a couple of corners in the mostly lined up swell.

Light and variable to slightly offshore/sideshore winds set up clean conditions for the morning. Some scattered drizzle and WNW-NW winds around 10-15 knots move in through the afternoon.


01/13/2010 Wednesday
01:18AM LST 2.0 L
07:24AM LST 5.8 H
02:42PM LST -0.8 L
09:03PM LST 3.7 H

San Diego Surf Forecast - For Tuesday - 1/12/10

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The surf will continue to be pretty solid in San Diego on Tuesday. The biggest size will stick mostly through the south half of the county, but there is enough energy coming in from all over that the whole county will have rideable surf once the tide drops off a bit.

Look for the average spots, and most of North County, to see surf in the chest-head high range. Standout WNW-NW facing spots will be in the shoulder-overhead range with some sets going a couple-feet+ overhead on the bigger sets (and the lower tides). Shapewise the points/reefs will have the best shape…but there may be a few beach breaks that have enough junk (piers/jetties/rocks) to punch a couple of corners in the mostly lined up swell.

Winds look good…mostly light and variable to light offshore for the morning…then variable onshore starting around brunchtime and holding through the afternoon. Keep an eye on conditions around sunset…it looks like those winds may lay down as the sun starts to slip out.


01/12/2010 Tuesday
12:37AM LST 2.1 L
06:47AM LST 5.7 H
02:12PM LST -0.7 L
08:37PM LST 3.6 H

San Diego Surf Forecast - For Monday - 1/11/10

Lots of surf on tap for San Diego on Monday. The WNW swells will be backing down but will still manage to serve up some solids sets at times. North County will continue to be in the fun/playful zone…with most spots averaging around shoulder-head high. The top breaks, mostly from La Jolla southward, will see consistent head high and overhead sets with some of the biggest sets topping out in the well-overhead to several feet overhead range. The bigger waves will be inconsistent and a little tide sensitive in the morning but expect things to improve as the tide levels off later in the day. Points and reefs will have the best shape while the beach breaks stay fairly walled unless they have something to break up the swell mix.

Winds look good with light offshore to light/ variable flow on tap for the morning…maybe even moderately offshore near some of the passes and canyons that funnel the wind around.. Look for the winds to increase and shift a little more WNW (onshore) through the afternoon before possibly laying down again near the sunset.

Here are the tides…

01/11/2010 Monday
06:06AM LST 5.6 H
01:38PM LST -0.6 L
08:08PM LST 3.4 H