QuikCAST
Surf Forecast - North California
5 Day Surf Forecast
Forecast Updated:
Thursday, November 19, 2009 9:31 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
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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 |
Friday
11/20 |
Down some |
S 20+ |
Gulf swell fading from 6.8 ft @ 13 secs |
8-9 ft |
289-299 degrees |
Saturday
11/21 |
Up some |
NW 10+ early |
New Gulf swell at 8.0-8.5 ft @ 13 secs with seas 12 ft @ 13 secs |
11-12 ft |
289-299 degrees |
Sunday
11/22 |
Down some |
S 5 early |
Gulf swell fading from 7.3 ft @ 12 secs with seas 10 ft @ 12 secs |
8.0-9.0 ft |
300 degrees |
Monday
11/23 |
Down slightly |
N 1-5 |
Gulf swell fading from 6.8 ft @ 11 secs
New dateline swell to 4 ft @ 18 secs late |
7.0-7.5 ft
7.0 ft |
300 degrees
304-308 degrees |
Tuesday
11/24 |
Up some |
N 5 early |
Dateline swell 6 ft @ 16 secs early
Gulf windswell fading from 5.0 ft @ 11 secs |
10 ft
5.5 ft |
304-308 degrees
300 degrees |
Extended
Outlook |
Up more |
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The Madden Julian Oscillation (MJO) is moving into the Active Phase suggesting a more favorable environment for storm formation over the North Pacific for the next 3-4 weeks. The second gale in a series was tracking through the Central Gulf of Alaska Wed-Fri (11/20) generating 30-35 kt west winds and 20 ft seas. Possible moderate swell by late Friday (11/20) but hacked, improving some Saturday but not much. Also a storm is building west of the dateline Wed-Fri (11/20) tracking northeast and expected to stall near the dateline just south of the Aleutians with 50 kts winds and 37-40 ft seas. Swell from this one is to just barely sneak under the Aleutian swell shadow towards Central CA with the Pacific Northwest in the shadow, arriving on Mon (11/23). Another storm is on the charts for the middle of next week in the Western Gulf with 45-50 kt west winds targeting the US West Coast well. And more is forecast behind that with the jetstream moving into a very favorable configuration. So the storm door is looking to open. |
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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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