Where did the forecast go?

Hey guys…I know most of you already know where to find the forecasts now that they are over on Solspot.com…our new, much more powerful site.

But just in case some of you new visitors googled in…I wanted to make sure that you can find all of the new cool stuff. This blog isn’t updating the forecast anymore, all of that has been pushed over to the new site. Here are a few of the links that will hopefully help you find some waves (and hopefully good conditions too.)

For those of you that just wanted the forecast without any of the bells and whistles…The same ol’ Socal Forecast can be found here (this is the normal forecast for all of Southern California and generally gives you all the info you need to find surf for the next day)

http://surf.solspot.com/content/category/short-range-forecast

Here is the link to my long-range forecasts where you can find all the details you need to plan your surf sessions for the next several days, and some even longer range outlooks that can give you a heads up on incoming swells.

http://surf.solspot.com/content/category/long-range-forecast

Since the Southern California coastline is all jacked up (uh I mean unique)…we took the forecast and broke it down into a bunch of different “zones” that help to show how much swell, what sort of wind, and how the tides are going to affect the different regions.

Santa Barbara
Ventura
North LA
the South Bay
North Orange County
South Orange County
North San Diego
South San Diego

If that wasn’t enough we even put together a pretty comprehensive list of the surf breaks and beaches in each region. These aren’t surf reports, but they give very specific weather, wind, tides, water-quality, and a bunch of other cool stuff. When you first drop onto a spot page you will see “Current or Live” information, but if you click around you can find all kinds of cool stuff (like hour-by-hour wind forecasts going out for a full week…just the thing you need to plan a midday session if the winds lay down.) Check em out when you get a chance…

Santa Barbara County Spots
Gaviota State Beach
Arroyo Quemada
Refugio State Beach
El Capitan State Beach
Haskells Beach
Summerland Beach
Goleta Beach
Butterfly Beach
East Beach at Sycamore Creek
Hammonds Beach
Hope Ranch Beach
East Beach at Mission Creek
Sands at Coal Oil Point
Arroyo Burro Beach
Leadbetter Beach
Carpinteria City Beach
Carpinteria State Beach
Rincon Beach

Ventura County Spots
La Conchita Beach
Mussel Shoals Beach
Oil Piers Beach
Hobson County Park
Faria
Solimar Beach
Emma Wood State Beach
C-street
San Buenaventura Beach
Ventura Harbor South Jetty
Surfers Knoll
McGrath State Beach
Oxnard Beach Park
Hollywood by the Sea
Silverstrand
Port Hueneme Beach Park
Point Mugu Beach

North Los Angeles County Spots
County Line Beach
Leo Carrillo Beach
Will Rogers State Beach
Topanga State Beach
Malibu
Santa Monica Beach
Paradise Cove Pier
Zuma Beach




South Los Angeles County Spots
Venice City Beach
Dockweiler
El Porto
Manhattan Beach Pier
Hermosa Redondo Beach
Haggertys
Lunada Bay
Rancho Palos Verdes

North Orange County Spots
Seal Beach
Seal Beach Pier
Surfside Sunset Beach
Bolsa Chica State
Beach
Huntington Cliffs
Huntington City Beach
Huntington State Beach
Santa Ana River Mouth
Upper Jetties Newport
Beach
Newport Pier Blackies
15th Street Newport Beach
Wedge
Corona del Mar Beach
Laguna Beach Crescent Bay Beach
Laguna Beach
Aliso Creek Beach South Laguna

South Orange County Spots
Salt Creek Beach
Dana Point Harbor Baby Beach
Doheny Beach
Capistrano Beach
T Street San Clemente
San Clemente State Beach

North San Diego Spots
Church
Trestles
San Onofre State Beach
Old Mans San Onofre
Trails San Onofre
Oceanside Surfrider Way
Cassidy Street Oceanside
Tamarack Av Carlsbad
Ponto Carlsbad
Beacons Beach Leucadia
Moonlight Beach Encinitas
Swamis Beach Encinitas
Cardiff State Beach San Elijo
Seaside State Park
Del Mar San Dieguito River Beach


South San Diego Spots
Blacks Beach
La Jolla Shores
Windansea Beach
Pacific Beach Tourmaline
Mission Beach
Ocean Beach
Sunset Cliffs
Coronado Beach
Imperial Beach

Ventura Surf Forecast - for Tuesday - 3/30/2010

Make sure to read the full region forecast it has more complete details on the incoming swell and regional conditions. Click here for the full forecast www.socalsurf.com.

WNW-NW swell and local WNW windswell (280-300) will be on the rise on Tuesday...though conditions don’t look very good thanks to steady onshore winds.

Most spots will start out in the chest-shoulder high range before the high tide swamps things out…look for the standout breaks to see shoulder-head high surf with some bigger sets becoming more and more consistent by the afternoon. In general shape looks pretty poor…but there may be a pocket or two of protection.

W winds are supposed to get an early jump on things…starting off around 10-12 knots for the morning and then quickly building into the 12-20 knot range by the afternoon. Patchy fog and cooler air temps will also be on tap throughout the day.

Here are the tides…

03/30/2010 Tuesday
04:22AM LDT -0.7 L
10:23AM LDT 4.9 H
04:16PM LDT 0.3 L
10:23PM LDT 6.0 H

Ventura Surf Forecast - for Monday - 3/29/2010

Make sure to read the full region forecast it has more complete details on the incoming swell and regional conditions. Click here for the full forecast www.socalsurf.com.

New WNW-NW swell (285-300) will be filling in on Monday…showing some new waves through the morning but getting bigger by the afternoon. Look for the background SW swell to get a little reinforcing pulse as well. By the afternoon local windswell will be driving in some bigger waves but the winds come along with so it really isn’t going to be helping us out.

Most spots will be in the waist-chest high range by Monday morning…with a few of the top NW facing breaks (that like the higher tides) seeing some shoulder high+ sets. These waves build in through the afternoon…pushing more shoulder high surf into the average spots and more consistent head high surf at the standouts.

Look for light winds…mostly variable below 5 knots for the morning. NW winds do start to fill in fairly early…picking up around lunchtime...look for them to top out around 13-15+ knots by the afternoon.

Here are the tides…

03/29/2010 Monday
03:37AM LDT -0.4 L
09:35AM LDT 5.2 H
03:43PM LDT -0.2 L
09:50PM LDT 5.9 H

Ventura Surf Forecast - Weekend Waves - 3/27-3/28/2010

Make sure to read the full region forecast it has more complete details on the incoming swell and regional conditions. Click here for the full forecast www.socalsurf.com.

The WNW swell (280-300) will be fading throughout the day on Saturday…and will continue to back down all the way through Sunday. Both days will have clean conditions but Saturday looks better since it has more swell.

On Saturday look for waist-chest high+ surf at the average spots…with the standouts seeing some shoulder high+ sets. The tide will make things nice and swampy through the morning…so it will be race to see what drops faster…the swell or the tide. (Lets hope the tide wins). By Sunday most spots will drop down to knee-waist high…while the standouts see a few waist-chest high sets on the lower tides.

Winds look good for both days…warmer beach temps and NE winds around 10-15 knots for the mornings and 10-15 knot W-WNW winds for the afternoons.

Here are the tides…

03/27/2010 Saturday
02:03AM LDT 0.9 L
07:57AM LDT 5.4 H
02:35PM LDT -0.7 L
08:47PM LDT 5.1 H

03/28/2010 Sunday
02:50AM LDT 0.2 L
08:47AM LDT 5.4 H
03:10PM LDT -0.5 L
09:18PM LDT 5.5 H

Ventura Surf Forecast - for Friday - 3/26/2010

Make sure to read the full region forecast it has more complete details on the incoming swell and regional conditions. Click here for the full forecast www.socalsurf.com.

More WNW-NW swell (280-300) and local WNW-NW windswell will push in on Friday while the background SW swell (195-215) slowly drops off.

Sizewise look for most spots to hold in the chest-shoulder high range with some inconsistent head high sets pushing in on the lower tides. The standout NW facing breaks and the best combo spots will be mostly in the shoulder-head high range but with some overhead sets mixing in. The shape will be a bit swampy through the morning…but things should improve pretty fast as the tide drops.

It looks like winds will be pretty steady/strong just a ways out to sea…but the nearshore stuff should be a bit cleaner than what we saw on Thursday. Look for variable N-NW winds around 5-10 knots for the morning (more northerly than anything right around sunrise)...so look for the cleanest conditions at spots that have a little more protection from those directions. The winds will shift more WNW-NW around 10-20 knots for the afternoon.

Here are the tides…

03/26/2010 Friday
01:11AM LDT 1.6 L
07:02AM LDT 5.3 H
01:58PM LDT -0.7 L
08:17PM LDT 4.5 H

Ventura Surf Forecast - for Thursday - 3/25/2010

Make sure to read the full region forecast it has more complete details on the incoming swell and regional conditions. Click here for the full forecast www.socalsurf.com.

New NW energy (290-300) and local windswell fill in throughout the day while the SW swell (195-215) starts winding down. Unfortunate it looks like winds will get a jump on things early so conditions don’t look very good.

Sizewise look for most spots to hold in the chest-shoulder high range while the standout NW facing breaks and the best combo spots see some head high+ sets. Expect the surf to be a bit inconsistent and have some issues with the big tide swing...so we got that going for us too.

Winds will be out of the W-WNW around 10-knots for the morning and then will increase 15-25 knots+ by the afternoon.

Here are the tides…

03/25/2010 Thursday
12:07AM LDT 2.3 L
05:59AM LDT 5.0 H
01:18PM LDT -0.5 L
07:49PM LDT 4.0 H

Ventura Surf Forecast - Weekend Waves - 3/20-3/21/2010

Make sure to read the full region forecast it has more complete details on the incoming swell and regional conditions. Click here for the full forecast www.socalsurf.com.

Saturday we will have a mix of WNW-NW energy (sort of a hodgepodge of local windswell, fading NW energy, and some other random crap getting swirled in for good measure). For some of the summer spots there will be a bit of S-SW swell (180-200) sneaking in as well. Look for wave heights to be in the waist-chest high range for most spots on Saturday. The top breaks will be a bit bigger…holding more in the waist-shoulder high range on the sets.

Sunday a new WNW-NW swell (285-300) will mix with the fading S-SW swell (180-200). The average WNW facing spots will stay in the waist-chest high range but sets will have a little more punch and be a bit more consistent. Summer spots will drop to mostly knee-waist high.

Both days look pretty clean during the mornings. Expect light and variable winds for most spots and a few areas with some very light offshore flow. It looks like we will be fighting a bit of a marine layer…maybe even some patchy fog…so don’t be surprised if visibility isn’t always that good. The winds should stay on the light side through the afternoons on both Saturday and Sunday…but expect the sea-breeze to develop enough to driving some variable 10-12 knot onshore flow into the more exposed spots.

Here are the tides…

03/20/2010 Saturday
07:17AM LDT 0.4 L
01:23PM LDT 2.7 H
05:54PM LDT 2.0 L

03/21/2010 Sunday
12:37AM LDT 5.0 H
08:30AM LDT 0.5 L
03:14PM LDT 2.4 H
06:13PM LDT 2.4 L