Waves for Monday – fading but a few fun ones still hanging in there

Monday looks rideable…our morning conditions will clean, most of the weekend crowd will be gone…but the fading swell mix, and still sort-of swampy tidal swings will keep it from really getting all that good.

In the water we have a mix of overlapping WNW-NW swells (285-300 both of which are slowly fading), some background SSW swell (190-220), and a touch of local windswell.



The average WNW facing spots and the ok combo spots can expect surf in the waist high range with some chest high+ sets occasionally slipping through. The standout NW facing spots, like those in Southern Ventura and the better exposed areas in San Diego county, will see more consistent waist-chest high surf but with some shoulder high (and maybe slightly bigger) sets rolling through on the lower tide.

Winds look good tomorrow…mostly light and variable to light/moderate offshore winds will help keep things clean through the morning. Look for building onshore winds by the afternoon…hitting in the NW 10-15 knot range later in the day.



Overall I think tomorrow will be rideable, but not all that exciting. The swell mix will be backing off and the morning tides are a little swampy (though not as bad as the 6’ highs we had last week)…and so our surf is going to be a bit soft in the morning. I would plan on bringing your smaller wave gear…or at least boards that can help you power through the morning softies. Personally I am going to hunt around the local beachbreak/sandbars and see if I can find a shallow sandbar that is handling the tide.

Here are the tides…have a good week!

06:19AM LDT 3.8 H
11:26AM LDT 3.1 L
04:24PM LDT 4.0 H
11:45PM LDT 0.9 L

Surf for Friday – Another clean morning

Friday is looking pretty surfable…but dropping swell and fat (without the ph), morning tide may keep many spots from being all that good.

During the morning we will have a mix of dropping WNW windswell and some leftover S-SW swell (190-210). By the afternoon the WNW-NW windswell will actually start to edge back up (thanks to increasing onshore winds).



So for most of the average spots, basically breaks with less exposure to the mix or that get shut down by the higher tides, we will have surf in the knee-waist high range. The top S-SW facing spots and the good combo breaks will be in the waist-chest high range on most of the sets…but there may be a couple of slightly bigger peaks on the lower tides…don’t hold your breath for those though.

Winds look good for the morning…mostly light and variable to light offshore for all areas early. Winds start to shift onshore by midday building 10-15 knots for most spots by later in the afternoon...NW’erly for Santa Barbara down through LA Counties…possibly spinning up some eddyish SW’erly winds for OC and San Diego.

Morning Winds



Afternoon Winds



Well I would say that the dawn patrol would be your best bet…but that 5’ high tide at 8:45ish isn’t doing us any favors…so the early morning surf window might be sort of short before the tide kills it off at a lot of spots. Basically it will be cleaner in the morning but a bit sluggish, or you can surf as we head towards the lower tide but risk getting tweaked by onshore bump. Sticking to exposed spots that don’t mind the tide as much might be the call…I would stick to your small wave gear tomorrow, you might be able to chew into the rising tide a little further.

Here are the tides…

02:37AM LDT 0.6 L
08:41AM LDT 5.1 H
02:56PM LDT 0.9 L
08:49PM LDT 4.9 H

Surf for Monday – a few morning waves

Monday will have a little window of surfiness in the morning but it looks like high tide and building onshore winds are going to hamper shape/conditions through most of the day.

In the water we are going to have a mix of SSW swell (180-200), some quickly backing down NW leftovers, and some building local NW windswell.



Most spots are going to continue to average around waist high. The top spots, mostly the S-SW standouts, as well as a few of the better exposed combo breaks, will be in the waist-chest high range with a few chest-shoulder high sets coming in on the morning tide push. Sets will be a bit inconsistent at times…particularly as most breaks start to get swamped out as the tide fills in.

Winds will be ok, not great, in the morning. Look for light and variable winds in most areas…but expect a few spots to see some slight onshore flow. Look for cleanest conditions at spots that offer some sort of protection from the NW winds…the usual breaks with high cliffs or a lot of kelp, will probably be a decent call. Afternoon winds are forecast to be pretty strong…WNW-NW in the 12-15+ knot range with some of the really exposed areas seeing 15-20 knot gusts.



Overall I don’t think Monday is going to be anything special. There will be a few rideable waves through the morning but by midday I think it is going to lose its attraction. I would plan on bringing gear that works in the smaller less consistent conditions…fishy boards will probably be fun…or at least something with a little extra foam. I would try to get on it early…the stronger winds and nearly 6’ high tide won’t be doing conditions any favors as we head towards midday.

Here are the tides…

04:50AM LDT 1.3 L
10:58AM LDT 5.9 H
05:58PM LDT 0.2 L