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Thursday 11/20 10:00 am |
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SURF:
4-5 ft | SURF | : SWELL | | •4-5 ft | : 5 ft WSW @ 6 sec | •1-2 ft | : 1 ft WNW @ 16 sec | •1-2 ft | : 1 ft SW @ 12 sec |
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| Best Swell Direction: W, SW |
More Information | Rate Accuracy of This Model
Surfline's LOLA Swell Model is the ONLY global swell model that can separate individual swells to accurately calculate surf heights for any location on Earth. Every surf spot will only have a limited range of swells that produce good surf at that location. Compare the LOLA swell forecast with a spot's "Optimal Conditions" information and your own local knowledge to score the best surf.
The "Swell Rose" above is the only one of it's kind in the world. This shows the directions of all the incoming swells
(N=0° East=90° etc). If you mouse over the swell rose you can see detailed raw numbers of the underlying swells.
US Weather data comes from the WeatherUnderground array of personal weather stations. Data is near realtime. International weather comes from LOLAs high resolution models or WUG where possible.
Tides are generated using the most excellent Xtide system.
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USER SURF REPORTS:
(Also upload reports from your phone using the mobile site: mobile.surfline.com)
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| LOLA SWELL (ft) |
11/20 10:00 am |
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Wind:
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23.0
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MOSTLY CLOUDY
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55°F |
| Water: |
53°F |
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MCECC1
(0 mile)
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Location: Humboldt | 11/20 | | 06:36AM : 5.82ft. | | HIGH | | | 11/20 | | 12:27PM : 2.65ft. | | LOW | | | 11/20 | | 05:54PM : 5.08ft. | | HIGH | | | 11/21 | | 12:28AM : 0.83ft. | | LOW | | More Tide Info |
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| Best Wind: NE
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Best Tide: MEDIUM TO HIGH |
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NEAH BAY
as of 6:00 AM PST
on 11/20
2ft @ 10sec from West
1ft @ 14sec from West
A:49°F W:49°F
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CAPE ELIZABETH
as of 6:00 AM PST
on 11/20
4ft @ 5sec from SE
1ft @ 11sec from West
1ft @ 16sec from SW
SE@28kts
A:51°F W:52°F
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GRAYS HARBOR
as of 8:00 AM PST
on 11/20
4ft @ 5sec from South
1ft @ 15sec from West
1ft @ 10sec from West
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CHANGE BUOY LOCATION
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CHANGE BUOY LOCATION
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CHANGE BUOY LOCATION
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For higher resolution buoy data, go to the LOLA Buoys tab in the forecast section.
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The famous Katin Pro Am Team Challenge, January 20 – 24, 2009 in Huntington Beach (North Side) is ON! The event that brings the future of surfing mixed with current and past pro surfers in a camaraderie driven format. Who has the best team? Who will win the overall title along past winners such as: Kelly Slater, Shaun Tomson, and Tom Curren… For Entry’s go to: katinusa.com, - look for the “red” Katin Team Challenge in the right corner. Click “Entry Form,” fill in your information and email back. Limited space available.
Shark Alert: On October 6th, Jon D. was surfing at Linda Mar Beach between San Francisco and Half Moon Bay, when he spotted a big, white-bellied sharky. Please exercise caution when surfing in the area, andreport any shark sighting, encounter, or attack to the Shark Research Committee.
Paul Ferraris just put up an all new website with tons of recent work. Link over http://www.paulferraris.com/ and check it out.
So, what’s your surf spot worth? Help us find out. Researchers at UCLA are conducting a survey of surfers who surf at California surf spots to evaluate their worth. You can help by visiting this link and filling out the survey: http://www.beachology.com/surf. Your participation can help us better protect and manage California surf spots in the future.
On Sunday, Sunday, November 16th, The Surf Talk Radio Network sits down with Chris Malloy. A travel segment to El Salvador follows. Listen online 8am PST at www.thenewq1045.com for more info go to www.surftalkradio.com
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