Welcome to the 2022/2023 surf season in Northern California. You made it through! While things aren't in full swing yet in the N Pac, watching the satellite feeds over the past couple weeks it's showing an active pattern already with low pressure systems swinging out of the Bering Sea into the Gulf. In fact we've already had a few minor Gulf wind swells - with one in the water right now at 4ft @11 seconds, and another due in starting Saturday of a similar size. Background south swells through the holiday weekend but on the smaller side - 2ft or so with the best of the group starting on Monday. Northwest winds through the weekend strongest out waters - with the "heat dome" over us could see lighter winds nearshore each morning and late afternoon/early evening. You've probably read or heard we are heading into a triple dip La Niña this fall/winter - right now that forecast is suppose to show La Niña fading out by December as we move to a state called ENSO Neutral - which means exactly what it says - which should be equal chances for normal rainfall/weather - or not! We could really use a wet winter around the West, but without a clear El Niño signal anytime soon - unlikely to happen. That said - for SF north - especially Sonoma County to the Oregon border - expect similar rainfall amounts to last season perhaps more. That's it for now. Cya in the water.
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