BRIEF OVERVIEW: The current south-southwest swellwill offer smaller leftovers on Wednesday and Thursday, although stillvery contestable surf prevails. A new, inconsistent southwest swellwill slowly build on Friday and will be strongest over the weekend,although a little smaller than the current swell for Huntington Beach.Mornings will offer the best conditions over the next few days, withthe lightest wind and smoothest surface conditions. Moderate onshoreflow will build in the afternoons.
WEDNESDAY 4th
SWELL/SURF: SSW swell leftovers with less consistent 2-4' faces and fading through the day.
WIND: Light SW wind early, with moderate WSW/W wind in the afternoon.
THURSDAY 5th
SWELL/SURF: Small leftovers from the SSW with 2-3' faces and a few leftover larger sets.
WIND: Light SW wind early, with moderate WSW/W wind in the afternoon.
FRIDAY 6th
SWELL/SURF: Mix of leftover SSW swell and slow building, new SW swell for 2-3' faces in the morning and very occasional 4' waves building for the afternoon.
WIND: Light SW wind early, with moderate WSW/W wind in the afternoon.
SATURDAY 7th
SWELL/SURF: SW swell fills in further with inconsistent 3-4' surf (waist to occasional shoulder high sets).
WIND: Light SW wind early, with moderate WSW/W wind in the afternoon.
SUNDAY 8th
SWELL/SURF: SW swell continues with slightly more consistent 3-4' surf (waist to shoulder high sets).
WIND: Light SW wind early, with moderate WSW/W wind in the afternoon.
SURF/WEATHER SUMMARY AND LONG RANGE OUTLOOK
The current SSW swell will fade further over the next couple days, offering some fun size leftovers on Wednesday, with waves looking pretty small by Thursday.
For the last couple days of the contest holding period a new SW swell will build in from a storm that was near New Zealand several days ago. We will see a gradual rise in size through the day on Friday the6th, with the largest surf from this swell for the weekend of the7th-8th. This westerly SW swell will be partially blocked/shadowed by Catalina and San Clemente Islands, so we're expecting very inconsistent surf on Friday and into Saturday. As the swell turns a bit more to the SSW later Saturday and Sunday, consistency will gradually improve.
Size-wise, waist-shoulder high sets can be expected from Friday afternoon through Sunday. Again, very inconsistent on Friday and into Saturday, with improving consistency Saturday afternoon and Sunday.
The tropics are quiet at the moment and we're not expecting anything of significance to develop in the next couple days.
Our wind/weather outlook remains generally unchanged: early morning wind will range from light/variable to very light onshore, with a little morning sickness possible, but overall pretty smooth. Afternoon onshore WSW to W wind will build to moderate levels.
