Free Surf 57

Weekend Forecast for 5/30-6/10.



East Coast Overview: Pretty quiet weekend: The Bermuda high is trying to get organized, the typical dominant swell producer this time of year. But it is to be positioned too far to the south and east, not really having any influence and not generating the standard southeast windswell one would hope for. Instead a persistent southwesterly flow is to be in control of the entire East Coast, generating only offshore winds and maybe just a hint of something rideable at exposed south facing break up into the Northeast.

Southeast: No rideable surf is forecast Saturday or Sunday with light winds and glassy conditions.

Mid-Atlantic: Saturday shin high south-southwest short period windswell is the best expected an only at exposed south facing breaks. And even that is to be gone by Sunday.

Northeast: Saturday possible shin to knee high south-southeast short period windswell is expected at top south facing breaks, dropping to shin high at best on Sunday. Maybe something to ride with a longboard.

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West Coast Overview: Swell drought for the weekend: High pressure off Cape Mendocino that has been bathing the Central Coast in persistent north winds and short period north windswell is to be all but gone. And virtually nothing has stirred in the South Pacific for a while now, resulting in no southern hemi swell pushing up into our area. So this looks like a good weekend to take care of business. Probably not a bad idea cause the models are suggesting better things are a brewin’ down south.

Pacific Northwest Overview: Quiet weekend: No real swell producing weather systems are occurring or forecast to occur that could put decently rideable swell into the coast. Only a small area of high pressure is expected to be ridging into Northern British Columbia late Saturday and early Sunday generating 20 kt north wind and mostly bypassing the Pacific Northwest. Limited sideband energy from this fetch is to provide whatever there is to ride. Saturday thigh high west short period windswell is forecast in Washington and knee high in Oregon with textured conditions. Sunday possible knee to thigh high northwest short period local windswell is possible in Washington and only knee high in Oregon.

Northern CA: Saturday no rideable surf is expected with calm winds early and glassy conditions early. Sunday things improve marginally with low odds of knee to thigh high west windswell and clean conditions.

Central CA: Saturday and Sunday no rideable windswell is forecast.

Southern CA: Saturday and Sunday no rideable surf from any direction is forecast. This looks like a good weekend to take care of those summer projects you’ve been neglecting to start.

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Hawaii Overview: North Shore to do alright, everything considered: Another cutoff low is forming 900 nmiles north east of Hawaii with a short burst of up to 40 kt northeast winds forecast on Friday, possibly generating seas to near 20 ft. The bulk of this swell is to arrive after the weekend, but windswell from the early phases of this gale are to be hitting exposed north facing breaks for the weekend. Take this for all it’s worth cause it’s the best swell expected in the North Pacific for the weekend. And a small pulse of weak background southern hemi swell is also expected to be hitting the South Shore at the same time, good for some longboard action. So there are options.

North Shore: There’s decent odds on Saturday of waist to near chest high north windswell pushing into exposed breaks, building to chest high on Sunday. It may be small but compared to anywhere else this is to be the best thing going.

South Shore: Small knee to thigh high southwest southern hemi swell background swell is expected Saturday dropping to the knee high range on Sunday.

East Shore: That same north windswell that’s to be hitting the North Shore is to be making for some rideable surf on the East Shore. Saturday windswell is to produce surf near chest high coming out of the north building in solid at chest high on Sunday.