The surf will drop a bit on Wednesday as our mix of SSW swell (190-205) and weak NW windswell/short-period swell begin to back off. There will still be a few decent sets at the well exposed breaks but overall it will be smaller and less consistent than the last couple of days.
Look for surf in the knee-waist high+ range for the average S facing breaks (and ok combo spots). Top S-SW facing breaks, mostly through Orange County and San Diego, will have more consistent waist-chest high surf…and a couple of inconsistent shoulder high sets on the morning tide push. The NW facing spots will have a few waves but it will be almost entirely local windswell…expect mostly knee-knee high+ at the average breaks and knee-waist high at the top spots.
Winds look good for the morning. Most areas will see light and variable conditions with a few of spots with passes and canyons ending at the beach seeing light offshore flow. Look for light winds through the first part of the day with building W wind around 10-knots moving in through the afternoon.
While it doesn’t look epic tomorrow, it does look like the combination of leftover swell, clean morning conditions, and an early morning low tide will throw together a few playful/rideable waves at the exposed areas. I expect the sets to be a little inconsistent even at the top breaks so expect a bit of wait between the bigger waves. I think you might want to consider taking boards that work better in smaller waves tomorrow…as the tide fills in and the swell continues to drop off you are going to want something that can squeeze a little more zing out of the leftovers.
Here are the tides…
01:05AM LDT 3.5 H
05:43AM LDT 2.4 L
12:09PM LDT 5.2 H
08:00PM LDT 0.8 L
