Ventura Surf Forecast - Waves for the Weekend - 1/16 - 1/17/10

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The W-WNW swell mix (275-300) will hold into Saturday and then mix with a new WNW pulse (280-300) that arrives on Sunday…both are coming in from pretty good directions for Ventura so expect waves showing at pretty much all of the usual winter standouts.

Sizewise we can expect surf in the shoulder-head high range with inconsistent overhead sets at the average WNW facing spots. Top WNW-NW spots will be running in the shoulder-overhead range with inconsistent sets going a couple of feet+ overhead on the lower tides.

Look for clean conditions with E winds around 10-15+ knots for the morning and some gusts near 20+ knots near passes and canyons. It will be pretty chilly in the morning but hopefully it will warm up through the middle of the day. Look for light and variable winds through the afternoon…likely keeping things pretty surfable throughout the day.

Weatherwise look for light and variable winds through early Saturday and only marginal onshore flow for the afternoon. Sunday will start out with light/variable winds as well but S-SSE winds and increasingly cloudy skies will move in through the afternoon. Rain will be coming as well but it looks like heavy stuff will start after sundown.

Here are the tides…

01/16/2010 Saturday
03:19AM LST 2.0 L
09:18AM LST 5.6 H
04:29PM LST -0.5 L
10:48PM LST 3.9 H

01/17/2010 Sunday
03:54AM LST 1.9 L
09:49AM LST 5.3 H
04:54PM LST -0.3 L
11:15PM LST 4.0 H

Ventura Surf Forecast - For Friday - 1/15/10

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The swell will be fading on Friday but the leftovers will still have plenty of size. Look for most spots to hold around the shoulder-head high+ range with sets going a couple of feet overhead at times. The standout South County breaks will be more in the head high to overhead+ range pretty consistently with some bigger waves going a few feet overhead on the best sets. Points and reefs will have the best shape…but the morning tide may make them a little funky at times.

Look for clean conditions with E winds around 10-15+ knots for the morning and some gusts near 20+ knots near passes and canyons. It will be pretty chilly in the morning but hopefully it will warm up through the middle of the day. Look for light and variable winds through the afternoon…likely keeping things pretty surfable throughout the day.


01/15/2010 Friday
02:46AM LST 2.1 L
08:48AM LST 5.8 H
04:02PM LST -0.7 L
10:22PM LST 3.8 H

Ventura Surf Forecast - For Monday - 1/11/10

Plenty of swell sticking around as we head into Monday, though energy and the swell periods will be coming down just a touch in the morning. Most spots will continue to pull in shoulder-overhead surf. Top spots, particularly those in the more-exposed South County, will see consistent head high to overhead+ surf with some occasional waves going a couple feet+ overhead on the biggest sets. The tide will be pretty fat (not with the ph) in the am…so try and pick breaks that can handle a lot of water, and will improve as the tide drops. Points and reefs will continue to offer up the best shape but you might be able to find a fun sandbar if you are not into surfing in a crowded lineup.

Winds look good with light offshore flow on tap for the morning…maybe even moderately offshore near some of the passes and canyons. Look for the winds to increase and shift a little more onshore through the afternoon before possibly laying down again near the sunset.

Here are the tides…

01/11/2010 Monday
12:06AM LST 2.4 L
06:25AM LST 5.7 H
01:59PM LST -0.6 L
08:32PM LST 3.5 H