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Articles by Adam Wright

Adam has been a professional meteorologist and surf forecaster since 1999 and has worked for many of the popular surf sites including Transworld SURF, Surfline, Wavewatch, and FuelTV. Currently he is the Chief Forecaster for Solspot.com and is responsible for letting us know when we should ditch the computers for either a quick session or epic trip.

The short-period W-WNW swell peaks overnight into Monday while more S-SW swell starts to arrive…unfortunately it looks like the winds may push onshore early.

The short-period W-WNW swell peaks overnight into Monday while more S-SW swell starts to arrive…unfortunately it looks like the winds may push onshore early.

Monday will have more swell as the lumpy energy from our weak cold front peaks and a new round of Southern Hemi swell fills in fast. Winds while mostly light, will start to push onshore early and it looks like the morning surf will be more textured and bumpy than the last couple of days. Unfortunately those winds will stick around most of the day so plan on riding with some chop out there.

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New W medium period W swell arrives Easter Sunday…along with a chance of rain, but surprisingly lighter winds.

New W medium period W swell arrives Easter Sunday…along with a chance of rain, but surprisingly lighter winds.

Sunday may end up being more of a surf day than the original wind forecasts were showing the last couple of days. A new lump of medium/short-period W swell arrives from our cut-off low-pressure as well as the chance for some rain, but the winds look fairly light in the morning, which while we might see some texture many spots will likely remain surfablable for the first part of the day.

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Saturday, while mostly clean in the morning, is looking pretty meager

Saturday, while mostly clean in the morning, is looking pretty meager

Saturday will start off cleaner than the rest of the weekend, with mostly light winds, but it will also be the smallest as our beaches try to pull in the tiny mix of leftover combo swell energy.

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Smaller waves will on tap as the last bit of our combo swell fades out…but more S-SW and W swell (along with some weather) for early next week.

Smaller waves will on tap as the last bit of our combo swell fades out…but more S-SW and W swell (along with some weather) for early next week.

Friday and Saturday are looking smaller as the S-SW swell and fading WNW-NW swell finally drop off. Conditions will keep it semi-rideable but it looks like a good time to break out the big boards. By Easter Sunday a cold front is forecast to slip over the coast possibly bringing some rain as well as a lumpy boost of W-WSW swell. At the same time a new S-SW swell will begin moving in from the Southern Hemi and both swells will start to peak as we move into early next week. Fortunately it does look like the weather improves after Monday and bigger swells from both sides of the Pacific will start to arrive later in the week…so the beginning of April will likely see another good run of combo swell.

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A few rideable peaks showing through the morning before the tide and onshore winds slow it down.

A few rideable peaks showing through the morning before the tide and onshore winds slow it down.

Friday will see smaller, but still semi-surfable waves at the well exposed surf breaks. Conditions will be mostly clean in the morning with just a couple of small pockets of onshore texture…but surf shape will be on the slow side as the mix of swells backs down and the tide fills in.

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Surf Photos – Weekend Combo Swell Fun – Photos by John Salanoa

Surf Photos – Weekend Combo Swell Fun – Photos by John Salanoa

It sure is nice to have a swell show up on time. It is even nicer when two swells show up on time with a little more juice when you were expecting. In fact about the only thing better is when the weather is nice, the swells show up on time, and they hang out for a few days. Give a big shout out to John Salanoa for sitting out a few sets to get some good shots of the action.

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Socal’s surf continues to back down on Thursday…it will still be rideable but you might want to break out the small wave gear

Socal’s surf continues to back down on Thursday…it will still be rideable but you might want to break out the small wave gear

The surf continues to slow down on Thursday while overcast skies, some areas of drizzle and pockets of fog grey-out the morning. Look for a few rideable waves at the top SSW-NW combo spots but overall it will be softer and smaller than earlier in the week.

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The swell mix gets smaller on Wednesday, but cleaner conditions and a bigger dawn patrol window will keep the top spots playful.

The swell mix gets smaller on Wednesday, but cleaner conditions and a bigger dawn patrol window will keep the top spots playful.

Wednesday will be another good beach day with sunny skies burning off our morning overcast. Our surf will be fun as well despite the slowly fading wave heights as the swell slowly drops off through the day.

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The surf slowly fades through the rest of the week and the weekend but don’t worry it will be coming up fast next week.

The surf slowly fades through the rest of the week and the weekend but don’t worry it will be coming up fast next week.

Good sized punch of S-SW swell hit the region over the weekend and has been slowly backing down the last couple of days. Unfortunately for the short-term forecast this trend is forecast to continue…the swell will continue to dwindle as we head toward the end of the week and will remain pretty small over the upcoming weekend. Don’t stress too much though…a couple of storms have already rolled through our swell window and will have waves building in fast early next week and it looks like some even bigger swell forming up out in the long-range charts.

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Tuesday will see our S-SW swell slowly fade, but clean conditions and a playful leftover NW swell will keep things fun.

Tuesday will see our S-SW swell slowly fade, but clean conditions and a playful leftover NW swell will keep things fun.

Tuesday will be another decent surf day with a mix of crossed up combo swell, light morning winds, and nice beach weather once the early morning marine layer burns off. The morning high tide will still have some spots starting off a little slow, but the lighter winds will likely let us wait out the worst part of the tide and find better shape once it starts to drop.

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