Surfwise we are going to have a mix of WNW swell (285-300) and some background (and inconsistent) SW swell (200-220). Most spots will be in the waist-chest high range.
Standout combo spots, mostly through San Diego but in the other well known combo areas as well, will have shoulder high+ sets on the better parts of the tide swing...you know after it is swamped out, but before it drains completely out...right there in that 15-minute window. (dammit)
Winds will be good tomorrow...we will have a light Santa Ana flow with light to moderate offshore winds in the morning, strongest near passes and canyons. Variable to slightly onshore winds around 5-10 knots move in through the afternoon.
On Friday, like Thursday, there will be a few fun peaky sets sneaking through the combo beach breaks...the points/reefs will be fun too but again not quite clicking the way they can. Seems like the spots with the right amount of sand are staying more surfable through that tidal swing so you might want to hunt around for breaks with the better sandbars. Looks like midmorning to lunchtime will be the best window. I would start looking for excuses to take an early lunch.
Here are the tides.
02:27AM LST 2.0' Low
08:39AM LST 6.9' High (goodbye Sunset beach)
04:11PM LST -1.2' Low (an 8' tide drop is not a good thing for surfing)
10:40PM LST 3.7' High
One last thing...check out the weird sideways wave model. Looks like we are going to have some fun this weekend.
