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
Friday, November 19, 2010
Monday, March 29, 2010
Los Angeles 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) and local WNW windswell will be slowly building on Tuesday…unfortunately shape looks pretty sloppy for most of the day.
Most exposed spots can expect waist-chest high surf for the morning…the standout NW facing breaks will have more chest-shoulder high surf with some inconsistent head high sets on the am tide push.
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 10-12 knots for the morning and then quickly building into the 12-20 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
04:09AM LDT -0.7 L
10:17AM LDT 5.0 H
04:03PM LDT 0.3 L
10:17PM LDT 6.0 H
WNW-NW swell (280-300) and local WNW windswell will be slowly building on Tuesday…unfortunately shape looks pretty sloppy for most of the day.
Most exposed spots can expect waist-chest high surf for the morning…the standout NW facing breaks will have more chest-shoulder high surf with some inconsistent head high sets on the am tide push.
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 10-12 knots for the morning and then quickly building into the 12-20 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
04:09AM LDT -0.7 L
10:17AM LDT 5.0 H
04:03PM LDT 0.3 L
10:17PM LDT 6.0 H
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Los Angeles Surf Forecast - for Monday - 3/29/2010
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), some small SW swell (200-220), and, later in the afternoon, new local WNW-NW windswell will be on the rise through Monday.
During the morning we can expect North LA to be in the knee high range at the average spots with a few waist-chest high waves showing at the better winter breaks. By the afternoon, after the tide drops out, look for some more waist-chest high surf at the average NW facing breaks and some shoulder high sets at the standouts.
The South Bay will be more in the waist-chest high+ range at the average spots for the morning. The standout NW facing breaks will be in the chest-shoulder high range at the start of the day. All spots will continue to have some swampy tide issues but you should still be able to find a few peaks in spots where the sand is shallow. By the afternoon the average spots will be more in the shoulder-head high range while the standouts see some inconsistent head high+ sets…shape won’t be the best thanks to building winds, but the new size will be buried out there in the chop.
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.
Here are the tides…
03/29/2010 Monday
03:24AM LDT -0.4 L
09:29AM LDT 5.2 H
03:30PM LDT -0.2 L
09:44PM LDT 5.9 H
New WNW-NW swell (285-300), some small SW swell (200-220), and, later in the afternoon, new local WNW-NW windswell will be on the rise through Monday.
During the morning we can expect North LA to be in the knee high range at the average spots with a few waist-chest high waves showing at the better winter breaks. By the afternoon, after the tide drops out, look for some more waist-chest high surf at the average NW facing breaks and some shoulder high sets at the standouts.
The South Bay will be more in the waist-chest high+ range at the average spots for the morning. The standout NW facing breaks will be in the chest-shoulder high range at the start of the day. All spots will continue to have some swampy tide issues but you should still be able to find a few peaks in spots where the sand is shallow. By the afternoon the average spots will be more in the shoulder-head high range while the standouts see some inconsistent head high+ sets…shape won’t be the best thanks to building winds, but the new size will be buried out there in the chop.
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.
Here are the tides…
03/29/2010 Monday
03:24AM LDT -0.4 L
09:29AM LDT 5.2 H
03:30PM LDT -0.2 L
09:44PM LDT 5.9 H
Friday, March 26, 2010
Los Angeles 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.
The WNW-NW swell (280-300) and the SW swell (195-215) will fade out through the weekend…showing the biggest surf on Saturday…and then getting progressively smaller on Sunday.
On Saturday we can expect surf in the knee to occasionally waist high for most spots, particularly North County breaks. The standout, mostly NW facing and combo spots in the South Bay will be in the waist-chest high range with a few rare plus sets once the tide backs down. Sunday the average spots will basically hold at an inconsistent knee high while the standouts drop to mostly waist high on the bigger waves.
Winds look good for both days…warmer beach temps and NE winds around 10-15 knots for the mornings and 10-15 knot W-WNW winds for the afternoons.
Here are the tides…
03/27/2010 Saturday
01:50AM LDT 0.9 L
07:51AM LDT 5.4 H
02:22PM LDT -0.7 L
08:41PM LDT 5.1 H
03/28/2010 Sunday
02:37AM LDT 0.2 L
08:41AM LDT 5.4 H
02:57PM LDT -0.5 L
09:12PM LDT 5.5 H
The WNW-NW swell (280-300) and the SW swell (195-215) will fade out through the weekend…showing the biggest surf on Saturday…and then getting progressively smaller on Sunday.
On Saturday we can expect surf in the knee to occasionally waist high for most spots, particularly North County breaks. The standout, mostly NW facing and combo spots in the South Bay will be in the waist-chest high range with a few rare plus sets once the tide backs down. Sunday the average spots will basically hold at an inconsistent knee high while the standouts drop to mostly waist high on the bigger waves.
Winds look good for both days…warmer beach temps and NE winds around 10-15 knots for the mornings and 10-15 knot W-WNW winds for the afternoons.
Here are the tides…
03/27/2010 Saturday
01:50AM LDT 0.9 L
07:51AM LDT 5.4 H
02:22PM LDT -0.7 L
08:41PM LDT 5.1 H
03/28/2010 Sunday
02:37AM LDT 0.2 L
08:41AM LDT 5.4 H
02:57PM LDT -0.5 L
09:12PM LDT 5.5 H
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Los Angeles 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.
New WNW-NW swell (280-300) and local WNW-NW windswell will be on the rise Friday morning while the SW swell (195-215) continues to slowly fade out. Conditions look OK for the morning…but there will be some Northerly winds blowing pretty early in the day which won’t do most South Bay spots (and on up into Santa Monica) any favors.
North County won’t be able to pick up most of the energy in the WNW-NW swell…but some of it, and the windswell will filter into the well exposed spots. Look for the fading SW swell and shadowed WNW-NW energy to keep most spots in the knee-waist high range with some inconsistent chest high sets showing at the standouts.
The WNW-NW swell will show much better down through the South Bay…look for most exposed spots to be in the chest-shoulder high range with some head high sets showing at times. The top NW facing breaks will be more in the shoulder-head high+ range with some overhead sets showing on the lower tides…and maybe a few overhead+ sets by late in the afternoon as the windswell continues to increase.
Winds will be mostly light early…but like I said above it looks like they will be light N winds. Expect the winds to be below 10-knots for the morning…with the cleanest conditions showing at the protected areas of North LA. The winds shift WNW-NW around 10-15+20 knots for the afternoon.
Here are the tides…
03/26/2010 Friday
12:58AM LDT 1.6 L
06:56AM LDT 5.3 H
01:45PM LDT -0.7 L
08:11PM LDT 4.6 H
New WNW-NW swell (280-300) and local WNW-NW windswell will be on the rise Friday morning while the SW swell (195-215) continues to slowly fade out. Conditions look OK for the morning…but there will be some Northerly winds blowing pretty early in the day which won’t do most South Bay spots (and on up into Santa Monica) any favors.
North County won’t be able to pick up most of the energy in the WNW-NW swell…but some of it, and the windswell will filter into the well exposed spots. Look for the fading SW swell and shadowed WNW-NW energy to keep most spots in the knee-waist high range with some inconsistent chest high sets showing at the standouts.
The WNW-NW swell will show much better down through the South Bay…look for most exposed spots to be in the chest-shoulder high range with some head high sets showing at times. The top NW facing breaks will be more in the shoulder-head high+ range with some overhead sets showing on the lower tides…and maybe a few overhead+ sets by late in the afternoon as the windswell continues to increase.
Winds will be mostly light early…but like I said above it looks like they will be light N winds. Expect the winds to be below 10-knots for the morning…with the cleanest conditions showing at the protected areas of North LA. The winds shift WNW-NW around 10-15+20 knots for the afternoon.
Here are the tides…
03/26/2010 Friday
12:58AM LDT 1.6 L
06:56AM LDT 5.3 H
01:45PM LDT -0.7 L
08:11PM LDT 4.6 H
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Los Angeles 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 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 choppy nastiness by the afternoon.
North County will be in the knee-waist high range for most of the average exposed spots. Standout breaks will see some chest-shoulder high sets.
South Bay will be more in the waist-shoulder high range at the average breaks while the standout combo spots and excellent NW facing spots see some head high sets…maybe even a few bigger ones in 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
05:53AM LDT 5.0 H
01:05PM LDT -0.5 L
07:43PM LDT 4.1 H
The SW swell 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 choppy nastiness by the afternoon.
North County will be in the knee-waist high range for most of the average exposed spots. Standout breaks will see some chest-shoulder high sets.
South Bay will be more in the waist-shoulder high range at the average breaks while the standout combo spots and excellent NW facing spots see some head high sets…maybe even a few bigger ones in 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
05:53AM LDT 5.0 H
01:05PM LDT -0.5 L
07:43PM LDT 4.1 H
Friday, March 19, 2010
Los Angeles 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.
On Saturday the mix of WNW-NW energy will back off a bit more while the S-SW swell continues to pulse in a bit inconsistently. Most exposed spots will be in the knee-waist high range. The top South Bay breaks will be both bigger and more consistent as it pulls in some more NW energy…look for the surf to be more in the waist high+ range at the average spots while the standout breaks see some inconsistent chest-shoulder high sets.
Sunday we get a new WNW-NW swell (285-300) that fills in throughout the day…it isn’t particularly big but it should add a little more “pop” to the surf and help to increase the consistency of the sets. Most spots will hold around waist high…with a couple of plus sets here and there. The standout breaks will be more consistently in the chest-shoulder high range. The S-SW swell trails off a bit…so expect the summer spots to get a little smaller.
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
07:04AM LDT 0.4 L
01:17PM LDT 2.8 H
05:41PM LDT 2.0 L
03/21/2010 Sunday
12:31AM LDT 5.0 H
08:17AM LDT 0.5 L
03:08PM LDT 2.5 H
06:00PM LDT 2.4 L
On Saturday the mix of WNW-NW energy will back off a bit more while the S-SW swell continues to pulse in a bit inconsistently. Most exposed spots will be in the knee-waist high range. The top South Bay breaks will be both bigger and more consistent as it pulls in some more NW energy…look for the surf to be more in the waist high+ range at the average spots while the standout breaks see some inconsistent chest-shoulder high sets.
Sunday we get a new WNW-NW swell (285-300) that fills in throughout the day…it isn’t particularly big but it should add a little more “pop” to the surf and help to increase the consistency of the sets. Most spots will hold around waist high…with a couple of plus sets here and there. The standout breaks will be more consistently in the chest-shoulder high range. The S-SW swell trails off a bit…so expect the summer spots to get a little smaller.
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
07:04AM LDT 0.4 L
01:17PM LDT 2.8 H
05:41PM LDT 2.0 L
03/21/2010 Sunday
12:31AM LDT 5.0 H
08:17AM LDT 0.5 L
03:08PM LDT 2.5 H
06:00PM LDT 2.4 L
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