UPDATED FORECAST - 4TH OF JULY WEEK

 Week starting off with mostly wind swell in the water SF north - small south swell Santa Cruz south.  Wind swell will continue most of the week and grow in size mid week on - peaking around 9-10 ft @9 seconds for Wed/Thur - biggest north of Jenner.   New southeast swell starts to build Thursday at around 2@17 from 187.   Swell peaks on Friday and will slow fade into the weekend, staying around 2-3 ft at @16 seconds.   Swell arrival north of SF about 24 hours later.    Winds not bad today and tomorrow - then increase mid week and hold fairly strong through the holiday weekend - especially over the outer waters.  Cya in the water.  

UPDATED FORECAST JUN 10

 Strong pulse of NZ Southwest Swell peaks today - right now long period buoy readings showing 2.8 to 3ft @17-19 seconds from 200-210.  Solid summer swell for much of our Coast with some shadowing from various offshore islands in So Cal - less a factor from SC north.   As mentioned, swell peaks today and gradual fade into the end of the week.   A steeper south swell will build in Saturday - peaking around 2@19 from 187 degrees.  Northwest winds will gradually rebuild during the week, although we've had a break of late - especially north of SF - with south winds, fog, "warmer" water temps around 52-53, but as soon as those winds kick up temps will drop for everyone again.   First hurricane of the season is down off Baja - but won't be a swell maker for CA.   Plenty of waves the next couple days - go surf & cya in the water!   

UPDATED FORECAST 5-27

Week ahead - small south/southwest swells will continue in the background - strongest Santa Cruz to So Cal.   Northwest winds and wind swell through the week - just enough size to keep some rideable waves around from SF > North.   Southerly swells around 2@15/17 seconds - wind swell will range from 5 to 9 ft at mostly 9 seconds.  Northwest winds mostly 15-20 kt and strongest over the outer waters.  Cya in the water.   

UPDATED FORECAST 5-13

Late season northwest swell peaking today - around 10@12 seconds from 305 - winds are strong out of the northwest and that trend will continue the rest of the week - what we expect in Nor Cal during May.  Largish northwest wind swell will take over the rest of the week with small south swells in the background - nothing bigger than 2@17/18 sec.   Most of that southern energy won't make it around Pt Conception with the heavy northwest swell/winds coming down the coast.   So plenty of swell about - just very windy.   Cya in the water.  

UPDATED FORECAST 4-25

 We are at the start of a decent run of south swell for the next 7 days or so.  Storm corridor down under New Zealand and just east of NZ is quite active with multiple storms this past week that will continue into next week.   Current swell is fading today - 2@14 from 203.   New NZ swell builds in late tomorrow 2@18 from around 195 followed by at least 3 more swells from the same general area and direction - about 190-195 degrees.  All will come in around 2@at 18-20 seconds - with period dropping some by Monday/Tuesday of next week.    Northwest winds will crank up starting Saturday night and last all the way through mid next week - typical for this time of year.  Water temps very cold - low 50s SF and upper 40s north of Bodega Bay.   Look for temps to drop further with all the wind in the forecast.  Slight chance of rain today and tomorrow and then high pressure builds in for the duration of next week.   Cya in the water.