Weekend Surf - good beginners weekend or as I like to call it "pretty freaking small"

There will be a few waves this weekend but they will be small, soft, and not really all that rideable unless you are breaking out the big boards.

Swellwise we are going to limp through both Saturday and Sunday with small ankle-waist high waves at most of the average spots. Standout breaks will be in the knee-chest high range off the mix of S-SW leftovers and NW windswell.

Winds look ok...mostly light and variable in the mornings with some onshore bump around 10 knots for the afternoons. It looks like the combo of heavier, more humid, air and light winds through the afternoons may create the potential for cleaner conditions around sundown on both Saturday and Sunday...if only we had some waves to go with it.

From a surf-perspective there aren't a lot of reasons to paddle out this weekend...but on the other hand it will be being nice and warm and surfing is always better than doing chores or running errands...so in the head-to-head battle I think surfing wins. Just don't expect a ton from it and you can probably convince yourself that you are having fun.

Friday – Not looking like much…maybe some longboarding before the weekend.

Friday will have surf but it will be small and mostly gutless as we push through the tide swings.

We will have a mix of small SW swell and a touch of local windswell/leftover WNW energy. Most breaks will be around knee high with some waist high sets. Standout combo breaks, mostly in OC and San Diego, will have some chest high sets on the lower tides.

Winds will be light in the morning, even light offshore some areas. Expect more onshore breeze in the afternoon.

Don’t be in a hurry to try and surf on Friday…take it easy, wax up the longboard, maybe put your small wave fins in the fish…basically wait for the tide to drop and hope that the winds don’t come up too fast.