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QuikCAST
Surf Forecast - North California
5 Day Surf Forecast

Forecast Updated:
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 8:32 PM GMT

QuikCASTs will not be updated 5/1 thru 5/10 - We'll be on vacation.

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

North California Surf Forecast (Centered on San Francisco)
Day	Trend	Wind (kts)	Details (Swell Number, Swell Size & Period, Arrival Time and Profile)	Waves (Set wave max face height)	Swell Direction
Wednesday 4/30	Holding	NW 15-20 early	Gulf swell 6 ft @ 13 secs with windswell on top	7 ft	310 degrees
Thursday 5/1	Down slightly	NW 10 early	Gulf windswell 5-6 ft @ 11 secs with windswell on top Southern hemi Swell #1S starting to show at 2 ft @ 19 secs late	6 ft 4 ft	310 degrees 210-214 degrees
Friday 5/2	Down some	NW 10 early	Southern hemi swell #1S to 2.6 ft @ 17 secs late	4.5 ft	210-214 degrees
Saturday 5/3	Holding	NW 5-10 early	Southern hemi swell #1S to 2.6 ft @ 16 secs Local windswell 5 ft @ 10-11 secs (300 degrees)	4 ft 5 ft	210-214 degrees
Sunday 5/4	Down	NW 10 early	Southern hemi swell #1S to 2.3 ft @ 15 secs Local windswell 7.3 ft @ 8-9 secs (300 degrees)	3.5-4.0 ft 5 ft	210-214 degrees
Extended Outlook	Down	---	The North Pacific jetstream has all but shut down offering only limited generic support for low pressure development at the oceans surface. No surface lows of interest were occurring. Swell from a previous low in the Gulf of Alaska Sun-Mon (4/27) that generated 35 kt winds and 21 ft seas aimed at the Pacific Northwest down into Central CA is arriving Tuesday afternoon (4/29) expected to hold into Wed and Thurs (5/1). Down south a solid gale built just east of New Zealand Tues-Thurs (4/24) producing confirmed 45 kt winds and 32-36 ft seas. Significant class summer time swell is pushing north towards Hawaii with intermediate class energy expected into California starting Thurs (5/1) on through the weekend. No other systems in-play or forecast in the South Pacific with a large ridge in control of the upper atmosphere.	---	---

Surf Height Animation: Northeast Pacific - North CA - Central CA
Wind Animations: US West Coast - North CA - Central CA

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