Los Angeles Surf Forecast - For Friday - 1/15/10

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The surf drops a little bit as the W-WNW swell backs off...still there will be plenty of surf. North County spots won’t be as exposed to the swell mix but will still manage to average around the chest-shoulder high range at many of the better positioned breaks…maybe even a few head high sets at the spots that do better at pulling in the W-WNW swells.

South Bay spots will be in the head high to overhead range pretty consistently…with some sets going a few feet overhead (and maybe bigger) at the standout breaks. Overall not as much juice as Thursday but still a lot of closeouts (it is the South Bay after all) at the beach breaks. Points and reefs will have the best shape.

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
02:33AM LST 2.1 L
08:42AM LST 5.8 H
03:49PM LST -0.7 L
10:16PM LST 3.9 H