
Surfline.com forecaster David Sellin gives us a look at what the waves will be this week:
High pressure will remain centered in the Pacific Northwest as a weak trough holds along the California coast for the middle to end of the week. Therefore, winds will be pretty light near-shore with the cleanest conditions found through the morning hours with calm winds. Each afternoon will see a light to moderate onshore sea-breeze develop out of the West to Northwest. Beach temps will remain pleasant, around the upper 60’s, however, patchy/dense fog along the coast will be an issue throughout each day, making visibility difficult at times. Water temps have dropped a bit now and are ranging from the upper 50’s in North County to the low 60’s in the South half of the County.
Our surf on Wednesday and going into the weekend looks pretty small overall with a fading mix of extreme angled Northwest swells for mainly 1-2′ surf while top exposed breaks pick up inconsistent 3′ (thigh-waist high) sets. The morning hours will be even smaller than those numbers as we will experience deep 6′+ high tides each day and many spots will be nearly flat during that time.
Heading a bit further out; the early part of next week will see a small to modest size Southwest swell fill in and there is potential for some new Northwest swell at the same time. Be sure to check out Surfline.com for the latest details on those potential swells. Have fun, be safe and we’ll see you out in the water.
David Sellin
www.surfline.com