QuikCAST
Surf Forecast - North California
5 Day Surf Forecast
Forecast Updated:
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 7:17 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
5/16 |
Down some |
NW 5 early |
New Zealand swell fading from 2.3 ft @ 15 secs |
3.0-3.5 ft |
195 degrees |
Thursday
5/17 |
Down |
NW 10 early |
Local north windswell 5 ft @ 8 secs
New Zealand swell fading from 1.8 ft @ 14-15 secs |
4.0 ft
2.5 ft |
310 degrees
195 degrees |
Friday
5/18 |
Up some |
NW 10 early |
Local north windswell 7 ft @ 9 secs early
Southeast Pacific background swell 1.2 ft @ 16-17 secs |
5.5 ft
2.0 ft |
310 degrees
181 degrees |
Saturday
5/19 |
Down some |
NW 5+ early |
Local north windswell fading from 6 ft @ 9 secs |
5.0 ft |
310 degrees |
Sunday
5/20 |
Down |
NW 5+ early |
Local windswell 4 ft @ 7 secs
Southeast Pacific background swell 1.3 ft @ 16-17 secs |
2.5 ft
2.0 ft |
310 degrees
180 degrees |
Extended
Outlook |
Down |
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High pressure is to rebuild along the coast by Thursday holding for 24 hrs, then retreating again. A short burst of north windswell expected into the early weekend. Down south a stronger storm developed southeast of New Zealand on Fri-Sat (5/5) with 40 ft seas. Small swell from it was peaking on Tues (5/16) and is to be heading down from there. Additional modest gale energy developed in the extreme East Pacific Tues-Wed (5/9) with up to 38 ft seas, but all aimed very much due east. Maybe a pulse of swell by Fri (5/18). One more developed in the East Pac on Sat (5/12) with 32 ft seas, but again aimed all east. Virtually no real swell producing weather systems forecast either north or south for the coming 7 days. |
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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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