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QuikCAST
Surf Forecast - North California

5 Day Surf Forecast

Forecast Updated:
 
Wednesday, September 8, 2010 8:54 PM GMT

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
Thursday
9/9
Holding NW 5+ early Northwest local windswell 4.5 ft @ 8 secs
3.0 ft 310 degrees
Friday
9/10
Holding NW 5 early Northwest local windswell 4.5 ft @ 8 secs
3.0 ft 310 degrees
Saturday
9/11
Down some W 1-5 early Northwest local windswell 4.0 ft @ 7-8 secs
2.5 ft 310 degrees
Sunday
9/12
Down W 1-5 early Northwest local windswell 3.1 ft @ 7-8 secs
2.0 ft 310 degrees
Monday
9/13
Up slightly W 1-5 early Northwest local windswell 3.7 ft @ 8-9 secs
2.5 ft 310 degrees
Extended
Outlook
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High pressure is to remain positioned 1200 nmiles north of Hawaii and a bit west of  the California coast not providing much of a pressure gradient as would usually be expected along the Cape Mendocino coast providing north winds only in the 15-20 kt range resulting in only small short period north windswell pushing down into Central CA. Otherwise there's no suggestion of North Pacific gale development expected for the next 7 days. Though there has been consistent wind motion over the western dateline region, it has just not been strong enough to produce swell nor tracking east enough to penetrate the bulletproof high pressure system locked over the East Pacific. Looking down south a gale tracked east under New Zealand Mon-Wed (9/8) generating 45-50 kt west winds and 34 ft seas but aimed pretty well east and not so much to the north.  But on Thurs-Fri (9/10) it is to regenerate while tracking almost due north with 40-45 kt south winds and seas to 36 ft. The net result is to be some moderate southern hemi swell a week out.  But until then small north local windswell is the only hope.

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Surf Height Animation: Northeast Pacific - North CA - Central CA
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