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

Santa Barbara 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...conditions look sloppy too thanks to the winds setting up the windswell. There may be a few semi-protected spots here and there but expect them to be smaller since they won’t be as exposed to the windswell.

Most spots will be in the knee-waist high range with some inconsistent chest high sets on the lower tides. Standouts will have some chest-shoulder high+ waves with a few bigger sets by the end of the day.

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
04:27AM LDT -0.7 L
10:37AM LDT 4.9 H
04:21PM LDT 0.3 L
10:37PM LDT 6.0 H

Santa Barbara Surf Forecast - for Monday - 3/29/2010

SB

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 with the prime portion of the swell coming in 290-300) will be filling in throughout the day. Some of the energy will already be on the rise in the morning but it will be getting bigger as the swell builds and the tide drops off.

For the morning look for most exposed spots to be in the knee-waist high range with some chest high+ sets showing at the top NW spots. Shape will be a bit swampy thanks to the high morning tide. By the afternoon the average spots will be more in the waist-chest high range while the standouts see some shoulder high sets. The local wind and windswell will also be on the rise by the afternoon…so while we get some bigger sets shape will start to get pretty hacked up.

Winds will be fairly light in the morning...with a little bit of a N-NW tint to it...not enough to junk it up but still enough to get some texture on the exposed spots. WNW-NW winds around 13-15+ knots will be on tap for the afternoon.

Here are the tides…

03/29/2010 Monday
03:42AM LDT -0.4 L
09:49AM LDT 5.2 H
03:48PM LDT -0.2 L
10:04PM LDT 5.9 H

Santa Barbara 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-NW swell (280-300) that came up on Friday will hold into Saturday morning and then slowly fade through the day…and continue to fade through Sunday. Weather and winds will be nice…hopefully enough of the surf will hold on so that we get to enjoy them.

Saturday look for the average breaks to hold in the knee-waist high range with some inconsistent chest high sets showing as the tide drops through the morning. Top spots will be in the waist-chest high range with some inconsistent shoulder high sets showing after we get around the tide.

Winds will be NE 10-15 knots on Saturday morning…then turn onshore out of the W-WNW around 10-15 knots for the afternoon.

Sunday will be smaller…mostly knee high surf at the average spots and some waist high+ sets at the standouts. Look for the tide to really swamp things out in the morning but there should be enough swell in the water to find a micro-line to ride once it drops later in the day.

Winds on Sunday will be good…NE around 10-knots for the morning and then W winds around 10-12 knots by the afternoon. Sunny skies and warm beach temps at the more sheltered areas.

Here are the tides…

03/27/2010 Saturday
02:08AM LDT 0.9 L
08:11AM LDT 5.4 H
02:40PM LDT -0.7 L
09:01PM LDT 5.1 H

03/28/2010 Sunday
02:55AM LDT 0.2 L
09:01AM LDT 5.4 H
03:15PM LDT -0.5 L
09:32PM LDT 5.5 H

Santa Barbara 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.

The surf continues to increase as new WNW-NW swell (280-300) and local WNW-NW windswell fill in a bit more. The high tide might be a bit too much for many spots early in the morning but things could be pretty playful as it starts to even out.

Look for most spots to hold in the waist-chest high range on the sets…with a few bigger waves mixing in on the lower tides. The best spots, with the steeper NW exposure, will be in the chest-shoulder high range with some inconsistent head high sets on the lower tides.

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
01:16AM LDT 1.7 L
07:16AM LDT 5.3 H
02:03PM LDT -0.7 L
08:31PM LDT 4.5 H

Santa Barbara 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.

Wave heights come up a bit on Thursday as a mix of building NW swell (290-300) and NW windswell fill in throughout the day. Unfortunately conditions don’t look great since the wind comes right along with the windswell.

Most spots will be in the knee-waist high range with some inconsistent bigger sets pushing in on the afternoon tide push. Standout WNW-NW facing spots will be in the waist-chest high range with some bigger shoulder high+ sets showing by late in the day.

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
12:12AM LDT 2.4 L
06:13AM LDT 5.0 H
01:23PM LDT -0.5 L
08:03PM LDT 4.0 H

Santa Barbara 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.

On Saturday we will see mostly leftover WNW-NW energy…sort of mix of the steeper NW swell from earlier in the week and some of the local windswell that has brewed up the last couple of days. Most spots will be on the small side with surf in the ankle-knee high range with some inconsistent knee-waist high sets. The standout NW facing spots…mostly in south county…will have some more waist-chest high waves showing on the lower tides.

Sunday a new WNW-NW swell (285-300) fills in and wave heights come up slightly…but mostly the “push” and the consistency of the surf will improve. We can still expect a lot of spots to be in the knee-waist high range while the standouts see waist-chest high surf and some occasional bigger sets that sneak in.

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
12:11AM LDT 5.1 H
07:22AM LDT 0.4 L
01:37PM LDT 2.7 H
05:59PM LDT 2.1 L

03/21/2010 Sunday
12:51AM LDT 5.0 H
08:35AM LDT 0.5 L
03:28PM LDT 2.5 H
06:18PM LDT 2.5 L