Ventura Surf Forecast - Weekend Waves - 1/30-1/31/2010

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WNW-NW swell peaks on Saturday and holds into Sunday. Unfortunately both days are going to have morning tide issues thanks to the high-tides that peak right around 8:30-9:30am. Spots that can handle the tide will see some shoulder-overhead surf with sets going overhead+ at times.

As the tide drops, both and Saturday and Sunday, look for the average WNW facing breaks to see consistent head high and overhead surf with sets going 2-3’+ overhead. Shape looks best at the points and reefs but if you have a secret little sandbar it might be worth a look as the tide starts to drain out.

Winds look a little funky on Saturday…sort of variable onshore through mid-morning and then more steadily onshore for the afternoon. Sunday looks much cleaner with offshore flow in the morning and only variable onshore bump setting up later in the afternoon.

Here are the tides…have a good weekend!

01/30/2010 Saturday
02:46AM LST 1.2 L
08:49AM LST 6.8 H
03:51PM LST -1.6 L
10:06PM LST 4.7 H

01/31/2010 Sunday
03:36AM LST 0.9 L
09:36AM LST 6.4 H
04:28PM LST -1.3 L
10:43PM LST 4.9 H

Ventura Surf Forecast - for Friday - 1/29/2010

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6.8’ high tide hitting at 8am pretty much hoses us…there will be some playful WNW-NW swell in the water but it is going to have a hard time pushing through the extra water. Once the tide drops look for most spots to be in the waist-chest high range with some shoulder high sets showing at the standouts. More WNW-NW swell (280-300) begins to fill in through the end of the day…probably getting pretty fun on the afternoon tide push (if the winds hold off)…I wouldn’t be surprised to see some head high+ sets showing before sunset.

Light and variable to light offshore winds for the morning. WNW-NW winds around 10-15 knots expected for the afternoon…possibly lightening up around sundown.

Here are the tides…

01/29/2010 Friday
01:56AM LST 1.5 L
08:02AM LST 6.8 H
03:14PM LST -1.8 L
09:31PM LST 4.3

Ventura Surf Forecast - for Thursday - 1/28/2010

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Overall surf size backs down on Thursday but there will still be enough WNW-NW swell in the water to find a few rideable sections. There is a new little S-SSW swell that will sneak into parts of South County…so expect a few more crossed up peaks forming at the well exposed combo spots, particularly at the beach breaks. High tide swamps us in the morning so you might want to wait for it to back off.

Light and variable to light offshore winds for the morning. Light winds, variable below 10-knots, will be on tap through midafternoon and then may back down a bit around sundown.

Here are the tides…

01/28/2010 Thursday
01:05AM LST 1.9 L
07:15AM LST 6.6 H
02:37PM LST -1.6 L
08:57PM LST 4.0 H