Big West Swell Shows Late Thursday

Large W swell to start showing after sundown Thursday. Look for 8-12 ft deepwater - long period energy on Friday - from 265-290 - 15-17 sec interval. Good for triple overhead sets at standout NW facing beaches Friday. Size looks to stick around Sat/Sun too - perhaps down a couple clicks - but pretty solid at the northwest facing breaks. Winds dont look that bad - light & variable Thursday morning and Friday. With potentially even cleaner winds Sat/Sun mornings. Right now the next real rain chances look like next week - but the models have been calling for rainy days all season and we've had very few storms with any muscle. In fact - most spots in Nor Cal are running at half or way below average rainfall totals for the season. So it's time to start thinking about conserving water again - spread the word. While this El Nino has been great for the surf - it's not providing the needed snowpack and rain events we need to reverse three very dry seasons. Still have a lot of winter left - so hopefully the jetstream will get it's act together and bring us some good soaking rains. In the meantime - more surf on tap with good weather - cya in the water.