large system bearing down on California

This storm, which still hasn’t actually formed, has been a consistent feature on the forecast charts for the past several days and the odds are that it will begin developing in the next 24 hours.

At this point we can expect a very large, and very stormy, W swell (260-300) for Northern and Central California. This storm swell will begin moving in late Saturday and will eventually peak on Sunday. We can expect junky waves in the 10-15’+ range for all exposed areas. Deepwater standout spots will have sets going 20’+ (and probably bigger) as the swell peaks. Conditions will not be great for surfing…storm winds around 30-40 knots are expected to arrive along with the swell. There may be a few pockets of rideable conditions in select areas but in general don’t expect much from this swell.