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Surf Report & Forecast for Aug. 13-14

Knee to waist high with short peaky rides.

Patience is a virtue if you're going to paddle out and wait for a chest-high set. Long-period SW is still the dominant swell with a dash of NW windswell in the mix. 

Conditions are mostly clear. Winds are light, 5-knots, increasing to 10 knots by early afternoon. 

Today's tides:

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High: 10:10 a.m. at 4.5 feet
Low: 3:30 p.m. at 1.6 feet
High: 9:30 p.m. at 6 feet

Sunset: 7:37 p.m. 

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Water temp: 65

Tomorrow's outlook: Long-period SW swell sticks around. Look for mostly 2-3 foot waves with the occasional chest-high set to make it worth the paddle out.

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