Saturday will start off with a mix of WNW energy (285-295) from the little pulse of swell that pushed in on Friday. The new NW swell (285-300) will begin wrapping into the area as we move through the day…the swell periods are initially pretty long (over 16-seconds) so the swell won’t show a ton of new size around SB proper...but we will have a few new waves showing at the top spots.
Sunday the NW’er (285-300+) will peak and bring more of the energy in the short-medium period bands, which has a much easier time making it to the Santa Barbara beaches…unfortunately the swell direction is pretty NW, so don’t expect a ton of size.
Waves
Saturday will see surf in the knee-waist high range for the average WNW-NW facing spots…and some chest high sets at the standout breaks through the morning. The building NW swell will start to increase size at the top spots by the afternoon and it looks like there should be some shoulder high+ sets showing before sundown.
Sunday the average spots will be in the waist-chest high range while the standout NW facing breaks will see more consistent chest-shoulder high waves…along with a few bigger shoulder-head high sets at the best breaks. Look for the biggest size through the morning and then a gradual fade as we head towards the end of the day.
Winds
Saturday will see N winds in the 10 knot range for the morning with some stronger gusts near the passes and canyons that end at the beach. Look for NW winds around 10-15 knots by the afternoon.
Sunday will be cleaner with NE winds around 10-14 knots for the morning. Winds shift around to the W-WSW by the afternoon but stay on the lighter side…it may stay rideable (not clean) through the afternoon but still expect some bump.
Santa Barbara Tides
11/07/2009 Saturday
01:51AM LST 3.4 H
05:21AM LST 3.1 L
11:52AM LST 5.7 H
07:45PM LST -0.2 L
11/08/2009 Sunday
03:14AM LST 3.7 H
07:02AM LST 3.3 L
01:08PM LST 5.1 H
08:53PM LST 0.1 L
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