Santa Barbara Surf Forecast - For Tuesday - 1/19/10

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More W swell and rain moving in on Tuesday. Look for building surf at most of the W facing beaches, but poor water quality to go along with it.

Sizewise look for most of the average W facing breaks to hold in the shoulder-overhead range with a few bigger sets mixing in. The standout WNW-NW facing spots down in the south half of the county will be more in the head high to overhead+ range with a few sets going a couple of feet overhead and bigger by the end of the day.

S-SE winds and rain will be on tap for the morning, winds holding around 10-15+ knots for the early part of the day. Look for more S-SSW’erly flow by the late afternoon and winds increasing into the 20-25+ knot range…so most spots will be pretty torn up by then. Even more rain and thunderstorms are expected to hold through Tuesday night.

01/19/2010 Tuesday
05:18AM LST 2.1 L
11:07AM LST 4.4 H
05:49PM LST 0.5 L