Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Los Angeles Surf Forecast – Waves for Wednesday

The Swell
LA County will see a mix of fading NW swell (290-300) showing in the South Bay, some weak SW swell (200-220) blipping some minor sets into North County, and some building onshore WNW-NW windswell that will push a few new lumps into exposed areas by the afternoon.



Waves
Look for the biggest size at the NW facing spots, (so mostly the South Bay), despite the dropping swell. Average spots throughout the county will be in the knee high range with a few knee-high+ sets sneaking into the ok exposed combo spots on the lower tides. The standout NW facing breaks and top combo spots will be a little more in the knee-waist high range with some rare chest high sets showing at times. High tide is going to be an issue by midmorning…so expect shape to flatten out almost everywhere as it peaks around 9am.

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

Los Angeles Tides
02:43AM LST 2.2 L
09:04AM LST 6.5 H
04:26PM LST -0.7 L
11:02PM LST 3.7 H

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