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Surf Forecast - Southern California

5 Day Surf Forecast

Forecast Updated:
 
Thursday, March 14, 2024 1:18 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

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
Friday
3/15

Up some

NNE 1-5 early New Dateline swell arriving at 2.0 ft @ 15 secs early
Southeast Pacific swell 1.2 ft @ 16 secs
3.0 ft
2.0 ft
304 degrees
175 degrees
Saturday
3/16

Down some

NE 1-5 early Dateline swell fading from 1.4 ft @ 14 secs early
Southeast Pacific swell fading from 1.2 ft @ 14-15 secs
2.0 ft
1.5-2.0 ft
304 degrees
175 degrees
Sunday
3/17

Up some

NW 5+ early New Dateline swell building to 1.6 ft @ 15-16 secs early at exposed breaks 2.5 ft 295-300 degrees
Monday
3/18

Down some

NW 1-5 early Dateline swell 1.3 ft @ 13-14 secs at exposed breaks 1.5-2.0 ft 295-300 degrees
Tuesday
3/19

Up slightly

NW 5 early Kuril background swell 0.9 ft @ 16-17 secs later at exposed breaks 1.5 ft 302 degrees
Extended
Outlook
Up slightly ---

A gale developed over the dateline Mon-Tues (3/12) with 38 ft seas a aimed east then fell southeast into Wed (3/13) with 29-32 ft seas targeting mainly Hawaii. Swell arrival on Fri (3/15). Another storm developed off the Kuril Islands on Wed-Thurs (3/14) with 38 ft seas aimed east but never even reaching the dateline. Background swell hitting on Tues (3/19). Another gale is forecast off North Japan Sat-Sun (3/17) with 37-39 ft seas aimed east but not reaching even the dateline. Another to follow on a similar track Tues-Wed (3/20) with 28 ft seas aimed east. And yet a third is forecast Wed-Thurs (3/21) with up to 46 ft seas aimed east. An improved jetstream is forecast in the West Pacific driving by the arrival of the Active Phase of the MJO. And a gale developed in the far Southeast Pacific Wed-Thurs (3/7) producing 39 ft seas aimed east. Sideband swell arriving late Thurs (3/14). Another gale developed under New Zealand Sun-Mon (3/11) with 35-36 ft seas aimed northeast. Swell arrival on Wed (3/20).

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Surf Height Animation: Northeast Pacific - South CA
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