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Surf Forecast - Southern California
5 Day Surf Forecast

Forecast Updated:
Friday, December 20, 2024 2:51 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

Southern California Surf Forecast (Centered on Dana Point)
Day	Trend	Wind (kts)	Details (Swell Number, Swell Size & Period, Arrival Time and Profile)	Waves (Set wave max face height)	Swell Direction
Saturday 12/21	Up some	NW 1-5 early	Broad Dateline Gale swell fading from 2.0 ft @ 14-15 secs early 1st Gulf Swell building to 1.6 ft @ 17 secs later	3.0 ft 2.5 ft	290 degrees 288 degs
Sunday 12/22	Up more	NW 1-5 early	2nd Gulf swell takes over at 5.0 ft @ 16 secs early	7.5 ft	282 degrees
Monday 12/23	Up	SE 1-5 early	2nd Gulf swell fading from 3.4 ft @ 15 secs early Possible Strong Dateline Swell #3 building to 4.3 ft @ 18-19 secs late	5.0 ft 8.0 ft	282 degrees 292 degrees
Tuesday 12/24	Down slow	NW 1-5 early	Dateline Swell #3 fading from 4.6 ft @ 18-19 secs early	8.5 ft	292 degrees
Wednesday 12/25	Down some	S 5+ early	Dateline Swell #3 fading from 4.6 ft @ 16 secs early	7.0 ft	292 degrees
Extended Outlook	Up some	---	A broad system developed on the dateline tracking east Mon-Wed (12/18) with 29-30 ft seas aimed southeast. Swell fading on Sat (12/21). The first of 2 Gulf gales developed Thurs (12/19) with 31 ft seas targeting mainly Southern CA. The second was right behind Thurs-Fri (12/20) with 38 ft seas aimed east again targeting Southern CA well. And then a monster storm is developing while tracking east from the dateline to the Gulf Fri-Sun (12/22) with up to 59 ft seas aimed east. And yet another is forecast off Japan on Mon (12/23) moving over the dateline Wed (12/25) with 39 ft seas aimed east before fading. Another is to be in the Gulf Tues-Wed (12/25) with up to 38 ft seas aimed east. Another is forecast in the Gulf Fri (12/27) with 35 ft seas aimed east. A massively progressive storm and swell pattern is underway.	---	---

Surf Height Animation: Northeast Pacific - South CA
Wind Animations: US West Coast - South CA
Local Model: Surf - Wind

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