Good morning surfers, this is your Northern California surf forecast for Friday and Saturday, April tenth and eleventh.
Starting with Sonoma and Marin County beaches, Friday's looking fun with waves building to five to eight feet. There's a chance of thunderstorms rolling through, so keep an eye on the sky. Expect mostly cloudy conditions with a chance of showers, temperatures hovering between fifty-four and sixty-five degrees. Winds will be light, coming from the southeast at nine miles per hour. The water's temperature data is missing from our report, so you might want to check locally before paddling out. High tide hits at five thirty-three in the morning and again at eight fifty in the evening, with a low around one o'clock in the afternoon.
Saturday sees the swell dropping down to three to six feet with southerly winds picking up to nineteen miles per hour by afternoon. Clouds will stick around with rain and showers expected throughout the day. It'll be cooler, ranging from fifty-two to sixty-three degrees. Only a slight chance of thunderstorms this day.
Over in San Francisco and San Mateo County, Friday's offering four to seven foot surf, definitely more consistent than the north. Water temperature's holding around fifty-eight degrees. You're looking at mostly cloudy skies with showers likely, and temperatures in the comfortable range of fifty-five to sixty-eight degrees. Southerly winds start at ten miles per hour and bump up to thirteen by mid-afternoon. Again, watch for that chance of thunderstorms.
Saturday's similar story with three to six foot waves and increasing south winds that'll reach twenty-four miles per hour. Temperatures stay in the mid-fifty to mid-sixties range with rain and showers ongoing.
Santa Cruz County Friday features three to six foot waves with water temps between fifty-eight and fifty-nine degrees. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, highs between fifty-five and sixty-five. South winds start at eleven and build to fourteen miles per hour. There's that chance of thunderstorms to monitor.
Saturday sees identical wave heights with stronger winds pushing twenty-three miles per hour by afternoon. Slightly cooler at fifty-three to sixty-three degrees with rain and showers continuing.
Finally, down in Monterey Bay and Big Sur, Friday's bringing three to five foot surf with the warmest water temps of the forecast area, fifty-nine to sixty degrees. Mostly cloudy with showers likely, temperatures ranging from fifty-eight to sixty-eight degrees. South winds begin at ten and increase to sixteen miles per hour. Again, keep an eye out for possible thunderstorms.
Saturday's swell stays small at three to five feet with south winds becoming stronger at twenty-one miles per hour. Expect mostly cloudy skies with ongoing rain and showers, temperatures between fifty-six and sixty-seven degrees.
Overall, it's a pleasant spring swell for Friday before conditions get a bit wetter and windier Saturday. Thunderstorm potential
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