Northwest swell continues today and will fade into the weekend. Deep water swell running around 6-8ft at 14 seconds. Not much swell getting past Santa Cruz, but some. Biggest SF and to the north. Our long dry spell will end next week - as high pressure that has been camped in the region since Nov 20 finally moves to the east. Storm door opens early in the week with on and off light rain forecast from Oregon to SF - not much rain making its way past Santa Cruz yet. A strong system, possible atmospheric river in fact, sets up for next weekend and that will bring heavier more widespread precipitation. Swell will stay small after this weekend and then start to increase again by the middle of next week. Winds will be highly variable and shuffling around from south to north to west and back to south all next week as fronts come ashore. Cya in the water.
