QuikCAST
Surf Forecast - Southern California
5 Day Surf Forecast
Forecast Updated:
Tuesday, December 3, 2024 2:42 PM
Surf Scale: 3 ft = waist high, 4 ft = chest high, 5 ft = head high, 10 ft =double overhead
Swell Direction is direction swell is coming from. 90°=East, 180°=South, 270°=West, 360-0 = North
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Southern California Surf Forecast
(Centered
on Dana Point) |
| Day |
Trend |
Wind
(kts) |
Details
(Swell
Number, Swell Size & Period, Arrival Time and Profile) |
Waves
(Set wave max face height) |
Swell Direction |
Wednesday
12/4 |
Down some |
calm early |
Dateline swell fading from 1.2 ft @ 12-13 secs early
Fresh New Zealand swell building to 1.1 ft @ 18-19 secs later |
1.5 ft
2.0 ft |
296 degrees
210 degrees |
Thursday
12/5 |
Up slightly |
W 1-5 early |
New Zealand swell building to 1.5 ft @ 16-17 secs later
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2.5 ft |
210 degrees |
Friday
12/6 |
Up some |
NW 5+ mid-AM |
1st Dateline swell building to 1.5 ft @ 13-14 secs later at exposed breaks
New Zealand swell fading from 1.7 ft @ 15-16 secs
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2.0 ft
2.5 ft |
300 degrees
210 degrees |
Saturday
12/7 |
Up some |
NE 1-5 early |
1st Dateline swell fading from 1.8 ft @ 12-13 secs early
New Zealand swell fading from 1.5 ft @ 14-15 secs early |
2.0-2.5 ft
2.0 ft |
300 degrees
206 degrees |
Sunday
12/8 |
Up some |
W 5 early |
2nd Dateline swell building to 1.9 ft @ 13-14 secs early at exposed breaks
New Zealand swell fading from 1.1 ft @ 13-14 secs early
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2.5 ft
1,5 ft |
293 degrees
206 degrees |
Extended
Outlook |
Up some |
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A series of 3 gales formed or are forecast over the dateline with the 1st Sat-Sun (12/1) with 31 ft seas over a tiny area aimed east, the 2nd on Mon-Tues (12/3) tracking east with 25 ft seas aimed east. A 3rd to follow Thurs-Sat (12/7) tracking into the Gulf with 23 ft seas building to 28-29 ft aimed east. And then a broader system is forecast for the Western Gulf Sat-Sun (12/8) with 27 ft seas aimed east. And another fragmented one is forecast for the dateline Mon-Tues (12/10) with 26-28 ft seas aimed east. |
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Surf Height Animation: Northeast Pacific - South CA
Wind Animations: US West Coast - South CA
Local Model: Surf - Wind
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