In the water we will still have some WNW-NW swell (285-300) holding and some much smaller S-SW pulses sneaking into the combo areas. The morning is going to be really swampy with a 6.5’+ high tide hitting around 8:45am.
Most spots will be in the waist-chest high range with some inconsistent shoulder high sets on the lower tides. The standout NW facing breaks will be in the chest-head high range with some overhead sets coming through on the lower tides. Expect a lot of softies through the morning and then a bit of a drain on the sets and the surf shape as the nearly 7’ high tide drops to a negative 1.5-1.7’ low. With luck the mix of swells will be able to set up at least a few hour window between the two extremes.
Weather looks good tomorrow…mostly light winds and clear skies (with some patchy fog). Look for mostly light and variable to light offshore winds through the morning. NW winds around 10-15 knots move in through the afternoon but may try to lay down later in the evening.
Since most of us have a holiday tomorrow you should have a little more flexibility to work around the tide…if your spot has some wind protection I would definitely wait for less water. I took the morning drive here on Thursday and that morning tide buried it almost everywhere.
Have a good one…and a happy new year!
Here are the tides…
01/01/2010 Friday
02:31AM LST 1.8 L
08:37AM LST 6.8 H swampy
04:00PM LST -1.6 L drainy
10:23PM LST 4.0 H
