Forecast

North California Surf Forecast (Centered on San Francisco)
Day	Trend	Wind (kts)	Details (Swell Number, Swell Size & Period, Arrival Time and Profile)	Waves (Set wave max face height)	Swell Direction
Friday 2/3	Down some	NE 5 early	Swell #2 fading from from 4.8 ft @ 14-15 secs	7.0 ft	282 degrees
Saturday 2/4	Up slightly	E 5 early	New local Gulf swell building to 7.0 ft @ 14 secs	9.5 ft	286 & 293 degrees
Sunday 2/5	Up some	E 10 early	Possible new local gale swell 7.5 ft @ 15 secs	11.0 ft	285 & 296 degrees
Monday 2/6	Down some	SE 10+ early	Local swell fading from 5 ft @ 13 secs	6.5 ft	293 degrees
Tuesday 2/7	Down	S 20 early	Local southwest windswell 7.0 ft @ 10-11 secs	7.0 ft	250 degrees

 

Extended Outlook

Another gale tracked from the dateline to the Gulf of Alaska Wed with seas 26-30 ft. Swell arrival on Sat (2/4). And another tiny gale is forecast just off the North CA coast Fri-Sat with seas to 27 ft , setting up possible swell for Sunday. And yet another stronger gale is forecast pushing from Japan crossing the dateline Fri-Sat (2/4) with 34 ft seas, fading then redeveloping into a large complex gale circulating and filling the Gulf of Alaska just off California with 40 kt winds and 26 ft seas over a broad area, then and moving onshore Tues (2/7) with wind and rain and snow in higher elevations. And yet another one is forecast right behind tracking from the dateline to a point just north of Hawaii with 41 ft seas late Mon (2/6). No shortage of swell potential. Looks like the Active Phase of the MJO is having some positive affect as it tries to make headway into the West Pacific.

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