Major Kelvin Wave Developing As West Anomalies Blow! - Watch the Video HERE (4/5/26)

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QuikCAST Surf Forecast - Southern California 5 Day Surf Forecast Forecast Updated:   Saturday, April 11, 2026 4:27 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 Sunday 4/12 Holding SW 15 early New Zealand swell holding at 2.3 ft @ 15 secs early 3.5 ft 203 degrees Monday 4/13 Down some NW 10+ early Local northwest windswell 1.8 ft @ 10 secs New Zealand swell fading some from 2.1 ft @ 14 secs early 1.5 ft 3.0 ft 295 degrees 200 degrees Tuesday 4/14 Down some S 10 early New Zealand swell fading from to 1.8 ft @ 13-14 secs early 2.5 ft 197 degrees Wednesday 4/15 Down slightly NE 5 early Background swell 1.8 ft @ 14 secs 2.5 ft 195 degrees Thursday 4/16 Up slightly NW 10+ early Background swell 1.7 ft @ 14 secs 2.0-2.5 ft 195 degrees Extended Outlook Down some --- A small gale is forecast over the dateline on Sat (4/18) with 26 ft seas aimed mostly south at nowhere. Down south a gale tracked east from under New Zealand easing east Mon-Tues (3/31) with up to 35 ft seas aimed well northeast, then tracked east with 28 ft seas through Wed (4/1). Swell holding Sun (4/12). Another gale is forecast over the SE Pacific on Tues (4/14) with 33 ft seas aimed northeast. And west anomalies are continuing to blow over the West Equatorial Pacific through 4/20 producing a Kelvin Wave that is tracking east and supporting the evolution of El Nino. --- --- Surf Height Animation: Northeast Pacific - South CA Wind Animations: US West Coast - South CA Local Model: Surf - Wind 17334

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