Thursday’s Surf – Morning Love

Thursday is looking pretty surfable (and in the playful size range) for most NorCal spots…about the only thing that could be a problem is the morning high tide (which is a 4’+ that hits around 8:30 or so).

Our surf will be fading overall on Thursday. In the water we will have a mix of still healthy but dropping WNW wind/groundswell and some smaller but slightly building SW energy.

Most breaks will hold around waist-shoulder high with a few bigger sets mixing it at the more exposed spots. Standout beach breaks will see some head high+ sets at times.

The protected areas of Santa Cruz and the Central coast will be smaller…mostly knee-waist high+ through the morning tide…but they will increase to a more consistent chest high+ as the tide drops during the afternoon.

Winds should improve overnight with light/variable to light N-NE winds setting up for the morning. Look for more onshore NW flow around 10-15+ knots for the afternoon.

Your best bet for surf will probably be those more exposed beach breaks on Thursday…particularly spots that like the windswell shape but are protected from the N-NE winds, which most spots are. You are still likely to see a lot of stacked up shape from the windswelly swell-periods but they should offer up a few dumpy corners as we move into the low tide.

Surfing on Wednesday

The new W-WNW swell that is peaking here on Tuesday will be fading fairly quick on Wednesday. There will still be plenty of overhead surf at the exposed areas while the standouts still see some sets going 2-3’ overhead. Shape will still be sort of stacked up…kind of like windswell but on steroids.

Expect the best shape at breaks that can handle the shorter swell period…like spots that do well when a storm rolls right over top of us. Wind and weather are looking decent…N-NE winds around 5 knots are expected through the morning. W winds around 10-15 knots build in through the afternoon.