QuikCAST
Surf Forecast - North California
5 Day Surf Forecast
Forecast Updated:
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 7:07 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
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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
5/22 |
Up some |
NW 20 early |
Local north windswell 8.0 ft @ 10 secs early
3nd Pulse of Swell #1S 2.3 ft @ 16 secs |
8.0 ft
3.5 ft
|
310 degrees
202-207 degrees |
Thursday
5/23 |
Down slightly |
NW 15 early |
Local north windswell 7.0 ft @ 10 secs early
4th Pulse of Swell #1S building to 2.0 ft @ 17 secs late |
7.0 ft
3.5 ft
|
310 degrees
202-207 degrees |
Friday
5/24 |
Up some |
NW 10+ early |
Local north windswell 5.5 ft @ 9 secs
Japan swell 2.7 ft @ 15 secs
4th Pulse of Swell #1S 2.0 ft @ 16 secs |
4.5 ft
4.0 ft
3.0 ft
|
310 degrees
300 degrees
202-207 degrees |
Saturday
5/25 |
Down some |
NW 10+ early |
Local north windswell 4.0 ft @ 7 secs
Japan swell 3 ft @ 13-14 secs
Follow-on energy from Swell #1S 2.0 ft @ 15 secs |
2.5 ft
4.0 ft
3.0 ft
|
310 degrees
300 degrees
200 degrees |
Sunday
5/26 |
Down some |
NW 5+ early |
Japan swell 2.5 ft @ 12-13 secs
Follow-on southern hemi energy 1.6 ft @ 18-19 secs later |
2.5-3.0 ft
2.5 ft
|
310 degrees
200 degrees |
Extended
Outlook |
Down |
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Locally generated north windswell to build Wed (5/22) as the coastal gradient surges, then slowly backing off later in the week into the weekend. Also a gale developing off Japan on Sat (5/18) with 40-45 kt west winds and 32 ft seas. Some small northwest swell possible by Fri (5/24). Down south the focus remains Storm #1S that developed south of New Zealand. pushing well to the northeast. The main part of that swell is past. But two small gales followed directly behind Mon (5/13) with 36 ft seas and late Tues (5/14) with 32 ft seas, but both small in coverage with more swell expected for Wed and Thurs (5/23). Yet additional gale activity developed from the remnants of Storm #1S in the Southeast Pacific Fri-Sat (5/18) with west winds in the 40 kt range and seas 34-36 ft over a small area but all aimed due east with only sideband background energy radiating north expected to arrive into the weekend (5/26). No other swell producing fetch is modeled. |
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Surf Height Animation: Northeast Pacific - North CA - Central CA
Wind Animations: US West Coast - North CA - Central CA
Local Model: Surf - Wind
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