Good morning, this is your Sunday May 3rd surf zone forecast for Orange County and San Diego County coastal areas, brought to you by the National Weather Service San Diego.
Let's start with Orange County where conditions today look pretty mellow. You're looking at small surf, just one to three feet, which makes for a nice easy paddle out. The water temperature is sitting in that comfortable mid-60s range at 61 to 67 degrees, so you might want to think about a light wetsuit if you're sensitive to the cold. Rip currents are low risk today, so that's good news. We're expecting a west swell coming in from 270 degrees, and there's no thunderstorm activity expected, so you should have plenty of blue skies to enjoy.
If you're checking the tides at Newport Beach, you've got a low of minus 0.4 feet early this morning at 6:10 AM, followed by a high of 3.2 feet around midday at 12:36 PM. Then another low of 2 feet at 4:56 in the afternoon, and that high tide will come back up to 5.4 feet late tonight at 11:22 PM.
Moving down to San Diego County, today's forecast is pretty similar with small one to three foot surf and low rip current risk. The water is just slightly cooler here, ranging from 61 to 65 degrees. We're still seeing that west swell, this time from 260 degrees, and no thunderstorm potential. Over at La Jolla, your tide chart shows a low of minus 0.5 feet at 6:04 AM, a high of 3.1 feet at 12:31 PM, another low of 2 feet at 4:51 PM, and a high of 5.3 feet at 11:14 tonight.
Looking ahead to Monday, both areas are expecting to stay pretty consistent. Orange County will see slight shrinkage in the swell down to one to two feet, still with low rip current risk and that west swell from 270 degrees. San Diego County should hold steady with one to three foot surf and a slight shift in the swell direction coming from 280 degrees. Water temperatures will remain in that comfortable 60s range across both areas.
The tide schedule for Monday at Newport Beach shows a low of minus 0.3 feet at 6:49 AM, a high of 3 feet at 1:25 PM, another low of 2.2 feet at 5:18 PM, and that evening high of 5.2 feet at 11:52. Over in La Jolla, expect a low of minus 0.3 feet at 6:42 AM, a high of 2.9 feet at 1:20 PM, a low of 2.2 feet at 5:12 PM, and a high of 5.1 feet at 11:43 PM.
So bottom line, we're looking at small, mellow conditions across Southern California with light winds and consistent west swell. Perfect conditions if you're just getting into surfing or if you're looking for a relaxing session in the water. No dangerous rip currents to worry about and clear skies expected. Get out there and enjoy it while it lasts.
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