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.  

UPDATED FORECAST - 4-16

 Deep water swell readings showing mix of northwest swell at 6ft@11 from around 305 and south swell 2ft@15 seconds from 175 - steep angle.   Winds are light and variable as fog envelops the entire CA Coast.  Northwest wind and swell will pick up through the rest of the week - especially north of SF while the south will fade into the background.    Light winds and smaller swells continue into around Friday - then the northwest wind swell will take over for the weekend.   In between swell seasons right now with the Gulf fading and the South Pacific just starting to come online.   Cya in the water.  

APRIL

 Welcome to April - the time of cold water, northwest winds, chunky wind swell and south swells.   On cue, we have northwest winds and chunky wind swell - left over from a late season storm that dumped rain on CA, snow in the mountains and ushering in a northwest wind regime that will most likely dump water temps.   North of SF today wind swell is around 9-10 @10-11 seconds, 300 plus degrees.  Small south swells to move through the waters over the next day or so but will be buried by the winds.  Longer term seeing more activity down off New Zealand and Australia so there is hope for more southern swells as we head into the month.   N Pac is still active and not quite done with us - more rain coming in this Sunday and Monday (staying north of the Bay Area) - and still some low pressure systems on the charts that will send in late season swells.   All n all, not horrible, enjoy the windy small season coming upon us.  Cya in the water.