CRNW Surf Forecast and Reports of 2016-0601 and -0602 (Wed/Thu)

Wed: Was it 15 sec behaving like 7.5 or 7.5 behaving like 15 sec? Also ten to twelve ft walls breaking across the Cove fifty to a hundred yds out.Maybe 4 to 8 ft between Northside Rock or around there. Stuff was bouncing all around. Many of my better waves were clean, fast drops and a turn, not much else, but that was okay. It was just so confusing swell/surf, a mix of three things which really kind of was messing up the main swell. I did get a cover up on an angled take-off and a couple of rides with some turns.

Thu: More of the same today for an hour of mid-tide. As the tide filled it the surf improved and some takeoffs near The Wash and directly in line at Northside Rock, not the earlier confusion with "near breaking" on the northern line of reef at Northside Rock. We are kind of spent. Surf was a little smaller from yesterday.

  Model Cycle: 2016 JUN 02 06Z          
  Time Zone: GMT - 6 hours              
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             SURF    SURF DIR   SEAS  PERIOD   WIND    WND/DIR
             (ft)       (deg)   (ft)   (sec)   (kts)     (deg)
            -------  --------  -----  ------  -------  -------
6/2    6am   3 -  7   SW 212    4.5    14.4    2 -  4  ESE 110 THU
6/2   12pm   3 -  7   SW 211    4.4    14.2    4 -  5  SSW 203
6/2    6pm   3 -  7   SW 214    4.3    13.8    5 -  7  SSW 191
 
6/3    6am   3 -  6   SW 211    3.9    13.5    4 -  6   SE 137 FRI
6/3   12pm   3 -  6   SW 211    3.8    13.3    6 -  9  SSW 196
6/3    6pm   3 -  6   SW 213    3.9    12.9    9 - 12   SW 224
 
6/4    6am   2 -  5  SSW 209    3.7    12.5    8 - 11   SE 141 SAT
6/4   12pm   2 -  5   SW 210    3.8    12.3   11 - 15  SSE 161
6/4    6pm   2 -  5   SW 210    3.8    12.0   11 - 15    S 177
 
6/5    6am   3 -  6   SW 214    3.7    14.6    8 - 11  SSE 153 SUN
6/5   12pm   3 -  7   SW 215    4.3    14.4   12 - 16  SSE 156
6/5    6pm   1 -  3   SW 227    5.0     6.6    8 - 12  SSW 198
 
6/6    6am   2 -  4   SW 229    5.0     7.0    6 -  9  SSE 168 MON
6/6   12pm   2 -  4  WSW 232    5.0     7.1    7 - 10    S 189
6/6    6pm   2 -  4  WSW 237    4.9     7.0    6 -  8  WSW 236
 
6/7    6am   2 -  4  WSW 241    4.8     7.0    4 -  5  SSW 197 TUE
6/7   12pm   1 -  3  WSW 244    4.7     7.1    9 - 12    W 260
6/7    6pm   1 -  3  WSW 253    4.7     7.1    9 - 12    W 267
 
6/8    6am   1 -  3  WSW 255    4.3     6.9    8 - 11  WSW 249 WED
6/8   12pm   1 -  3  WSW 256    4.5     6.7   12 - 16  WSW 245
6/8    6pm   1 -  3  WSW 247    5.3     6.2   14 - 19    W 268
 
6/9   12am   2 -  4  WSW 251    5.2     6.5    9 - 13  WNW 282 THU

SHORT TERM FORECAST (through SUNDAY, June 5th)  
Highlights: Steadily fading SSW swell.     

The current SSW swell (220-205) is winding down to finish out this week. Thurs/Fri we expect to still see good size though, with chest-head high to slightly overhead surf at many exposed breaks through the region. Standout deepwater spots will still be running a few feet overhead on sets Thursday.

Less size for this weekend with knee-waist high waves becoming the norm, although Saturday will still see some lingering chest high sets at standouts.

Wind/Weather: Wind will be generally light in the early mornings for the next several days. Onshore flow develops by mid mornings and continues for the afternoons. A few spots may see a clean up in the evenings. Most of the region will see partly to mostly cloudy skies each day. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are likely and keep in mind that passing or nearby showers and thunderstorms can temporarily affect/change local wind conditions.    


EXTENDED FORECAST (MONDAY, June 6th, and beyond)    
Highlights: Modest SW swell for the work week; another good run of Southern hemi swell due to start back up around the 11th.
  
South Pacific Swell: The 6th-10th will be relatively slow overall, with just a modest pulse of SW-SSW swell (220-200) keeping things rideable. Mainly offering knee-waist zone surf, with top spots hitting chest high or so on sets. 

However, there's renewed storm activity in the SW Pacific now with a pretty open storm track due to keep a series of storms moving out from under New Zealand the next several days. 

That puts building SW-SSW swell (225-205) for the 10th-12th with potential for fairly solid size surf as the swell tops out around the 13th-15th time frame. Reinforcing SW-SSW swell is also possible for the 16th-17th. We'll be monitoring those storms as they develop through this weekend, so stay tuned for more details as we gather more real-time data.