NO SURF FOR YOU

Well, good luck surfing as most Bay Area Counties and elsewhere have closed the beaches.   At least it's Spring, can't expect very good surf for the foreseeable future as it is.   If you can walk or ride a bike to the beach, it would appear you're ok.   Just practice social distancing and use your head.   You may notice a lot of the offshore buoys are offline or not reporting.   Seems like the system is falling into disrepair - hoping that NOAA fixes and has everything back up before next Fall.   Stay safe and hang in there.   I'm taking a hiatus from reports until we get the all clear.  

MARCH

And just like that, the winter surfing season is about done - or is it? The N Pac still shows some signs of life at least through mid month and then after that - we will likely be fully into Spring.  Relentless north winds are going to keep blowing until at least tonight, and then gradually release their hold on us through the end of the week with a definitive shift in the wind direction to the south and southeast as a Gulf of AK low pressure systems sets it's course towards us.  Not much rain expected sadly, but we might see some from late Friday through Saturday.  Couple of mid period northwest swells will move through the waters - one today, 8-9ft at 14 seconds and another Friday at 9-11 at 15 seconds (deep water).   Southern hemisphere swells look to pick up towards mid month as well, since the S Pac has been very active as they start into Fall Down Under and we transition to Spring.  So plenty of swell around and lighter winds for a change.  Cya in the water.