Still A Bit Of Surf, But Trending Down This Week - SoCal

MONDAY:

We'll start the week off with some pretty decent swell across our west-facing shorelines as the northwest wind swell peaks early in the morning. By the time the sun comes up, we should have 4-foot waves near San Diego with 3-foot waves along other west-facing beaches. South-facing shorelines, especially Long Beach, largely miss out on any northwest swell as waves remain closer to just 1 foot in size. Lingering Southern Hemisphere swell could, however, make for good surf from Ventura to Malibu where 3-foot waves are expected in the morning.

Waves come down throughout the day as the wind swell drops. The decline doesn't look too significant, but we'll still see waves come down by about half a foot or so in our best locations. Despite this being a wind swell, nearshore winds don't look too bad with a slight onshore breeze expected for the evening with speeds staying around 5-10 mph. Periods range from 10 to 16 seconds throughout the day. San Diego, where the largest waves are expected, looks to have shorter periods while Oceanside and Huntington Beach should have longer periods and waves only slightly smaller, making this stretch of shoreline the best to surf on Monday.

TUESDAY:

Waves continue to come down Monday night with a smaller swell expected Tuesday morning. 3-foot waves become harder and harder to come by, but there should still be some decent size waves between Oceanside and San Clemente. San Diego, too, will have waves averaging around 3 feet with the stretch of beach between Malibu and Ventura staying closer to 2 feet in size.

Morning winds look ideal with a light offshore breeze expected at around 5 mph. We'll see calm winds through midday before an onshore breeze picks up by the evening with speeds around 10 mph. Waves pretty much hold steady through the day as another wind swell picks up in the afternoon along with a weak southwest ground swell along south-facing beaches. Drizzle is possible through the day, although widespread rain isn't expected, and rain totals will stay light to insignificant.

WEDNESDAY:

Both of the minor swells arriving Tuesday peak before Wednesday arrives, which means we can anticipate declining surf through the day. We'll start the morning with 3-foot waves still in place from Oceanside to San Clemente, but 2-foot waves are expected almost everywhere else other than San Diego where 3-foot swells are also expected. Periods look good in the morning at 16 seconds for everyone, and with winds staying calm in the morning, this should be another decent time to surf in a few select locations.

Onshore winds pick up for the afternoon, eventually peaking in the evening with speeds around 15 mph. This, combined with a decreasing swell, will make for a poor time to surf in the afternoon and evening. Waves come down for everyone by about a half-foot or so compared to the morning. The only solid option is going to be the stretch between Oceanside and San Clemente where 3-foot waves could still be in place.

THURSDAY:

Waves come down further by Thursday morning. This all-around looks like a poor surf day due to the lack of any decently sized waves. The best spots still look like the same stretches of beach as on Wednesday where isolated spots of 3-foot waves may still be possible in the morning. However, by the afternoon, 2-foot and under waves are expected for everyone.

Winds look light or completely calm in the morning, but a moderate onshore breeze picks up in the afternoon, similar to Wednesday. We should see peak wind speeds around 15 mph with waves staying between 0 and 2 feet for everyone. Periods should at least be okay at around 13 seconds, but there just doesn't appear to be much of anything to surf Thursday afternoon.