Good morning, I'm your National Weather Service San Diego surf forecast for Thursday, April 30th and Friday, May 1st.
Let's start with Orange County. Today you're looking at small waves in the one to three foot range with low rip current risk. The swell is coming from the southwest at 220 degrees. Water temps are running 59 to 65 degrees, so a wetsuit might be your friend out there. Tides at Newport Beach show a low of minus point three feet early this morning at 4:28, followed by a high of 3.8 feet around mid-morning at 10:34. An afternoon low of 1.2 feet comes at 3:51 PM, then the tide peaks again with a 5.6 foot high around 10 o'clock tonight.
Moving into Friday for Orange County, conditions remain essentially the same with one to three foot surf, though you could see some sets pushing up to four feet. Rip current risk stays low and there's no thunderstorm threat. The swell direction shifts slightly to 260 degrees. Newport Beach tides will bottom out at minus point five feet around 5 o'clock in the morning, with highs of 3.6 feet late morning and 5.6 feet late evening.
Now let's head down to San Diego County. Today looks similar to Orange County with one to three foot waves and low rip current risk. Water's a bit warmer down here, 63 to 65 degrees. The swell's coming from 260 degrees. La Jolla tides mirror what we're seeing up north with that early morning low at 4:22 and highs throughout the day.
But here's where things get interesting for Friday in San Diego County. The rip current risk bumps up to moderate, meaning life threatening rip currents are actually possible out there. Keep an eye on that. Waves pick up to two to four feet with that swell now coming from 280 degrees. So if you're heading to the beach Friday, pay attention to those rip currents, stay aware of what the ocean's doing, and always swim near lifeguard stations.
No thunderstorm activity expected either day, so at least we don't have to worry about lightning. Overall, it's looking like a nice spring swell pattern moving through with manageable conditions today and slightly more energetic waves Friday, especially south of the Orange County line.
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