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North Pacific Swell Alert – Large WNW swell forecast for Later this Week

2012-01-04T11:52:00.000-08:00

Unless you were living in a sea-cave being raised by your evil dolphin family…you probably already know that there has been a strong storm forecast to brew up in the North Pacific and that it will be sending us some swell relatively soon. I have been watching this storm for the last 7+ days and have had it in the long-range forecast but have been staying on the conservative side in

Last week of "What's in Adam's Stocking"!

2011-12-21T11:35:00.000-08:00

It’s been a great December and we are kicking this week off with some great prizes and some great waves – hallelujah! Pay extra attention to our Facebook wall this week. We’ve got some very cool prizes every day. We’ve got stuff from Volcom, Oakley, Foam E-Z, Vita Coco and of course yours truly Solspot. Stay tuned to the daily Southern California Surf forecast on Solspot.com for all

Free HD Surf Cam #22, Das River Jetties. « Solspot

2011-10-24T09:04:00.000-07:00

Free HD Surf Cam #22, Das River Jetties. « Solspot Solspot is stoked to announce our newest sponsor McKenna VW (a great place to buy a VW but the worst to drive past while playing “bug punch”). That's right, Surf City VW has joined the Solspot family and you know what that means. Sponsors keep the site free, sponsors make the site better! With the addition of McKenna VW we are launching FREE HD

Ocean Science 101: Upwelling, Downwelling, and other random acts of shrinkage

2011-09-14T20:54:00.000-07:00

I’ve been getting a lot of questions this summer about upwelling and downwelling and while I have written a lot about the effects of these phenomenon I haven’t really took the time to sit down and explain exactly what they are…so here it goes, I will try not to get two nerdy in the explanation but hey no promises. Upwelling Most of you know or have heard the term upwelling and that it

New swell and a new FREE HD Surf cam… Solspot is showing our O-Face :)

2011-08-30T23:54:00.000-07:00

In case you live under a rock and you haven’t heard, there is new swell on the way. The swell starts to trickle in on Wednesday and goes off Thursday and stays with us through the weekend. Time to think about cancelling that trip to Vegas for your fantasy draft and think about surfing. In other news we are launching our 17th FREE HD Surf Cam. Oh yeah, O…O…O…Oceanside you are up on deck. The

Solspot announces FREE surf cam #16 – The HB Waterfront Cam! « Solspot

2011-08-17T10:13:00.000-07:00

Solspot announces FREE surf cam #16 – The HB Waterfront Cam! « Solspot We've got HB covered...good shots of both the North and South sides of the Pier, a whole stretch of city beach that no one has, and now thanks to the Waterfront Hilton we have a great overview of the whole area. Check out the camera when you have a chance.

Boo overpriced surf cameras. Hooray FREE HD Malibu Surf Cam!

2011-08-09T16:59:00.000-07:00

Solspot is giving you longboarders (and shortboarders when the swell is PUMPING) something to cheer about. We just lit up our FREE HD Malibu camera. We’ve got to give a special shout out to our friends at Red Stripe and Jeremiah Weed. When we get sponsors to support the site we use that money to make the site better. Next time you’re thirsty grab a 6’r of Red Stripe or a couple of those big ol’

New Hi-Def Huntington Beach Surf Camera...great views of the Southside of the pier and down the beach

2011-07-16T11:26:00.000-07:00

So its been a few weeks since we’ve launched a new FREE HD Cam but we’ve been working tirelessly and are super stoked to announce a partnership with Wahoo’s. Cam #13 is our Wahoo’s Fish Tacos Cam. She’s live and looking ridiculous! We argue its the best cam in North OC - no joke. She pans up to south side HB pier then all the way down to Beach Blvd. It’ll take a good 6 minutes to get the entire

Where did the forecast go?

2010-11-15T18:43:00.000-08:00

Hey guys…I know most of you already know where to find the forecasts now that they are over on Solspot.com…our new, much more powerful site.But just in case some of you new visitors googled in…I wanted to make sure that you can find all of the new cool stuff. This blog isn’t updating the forecast anymore, all of that has been pushed over to the new site. Here are a few of the links that will

Movember...where moustaches join the fight against cancer

2010-11-06T10:34:00.000-07:00

Hey gang! This Movember I’ve decided to donate my face to raising awareness about cancers that affect men. My commitment is the growth of a moustache for the entire month of Movember, which I know will generate conversation, controversy and laughter (really I am thinking that it will cause more laughter than anything).I’m doing this because: • 1 in 2 men will be diagnosed with cancer in his

Monday’s Surf – Still surfable…but the winds are getting their funk on again

2010-09-19T22:48:00.000-07:00

Monday looks rideable…even surfable if you are in the right place…but unstable morning winds, a high morning tide are going to hamper conditions for some spots.In the water we are going to have a mix of slowly fading S-SSW swell (180-200) and increasing NW windswell.Average S facing spots will be in the waist-chest high range with a few shoulder high sets at breaks with a little more combo

Southern California Long Range Forecast 09/09/10

2010-09-09T17:55:00.000-07:00

Finally the small slop is going to take a break…conditions are going to start cleaning up and a new S swell will start to arrive over the weekend. It won’t be much, but it will be an improvement over the last few days (or weeks depending on where you live). After this S swell fades a much stronger S-SW swell (180-210) starts to arrive later next week and it looks like plenty more on tap after it

Surf for Thursday - Revenge of the Fuglies

2010-09-08T16:32:00.000-07:00

Thursday is not looking like much of a surf day.We are going to see a mix of mostly leftover Southern Hemi S-SW swells (180-225) and some background NW windswell. The wind is what really looks funky…the various wind models are all over the place with the COAMPS calling for some rather strong looking onshores for the morning and the NWS/NOAA coming with lighter/more manageable winds. I have a

Surf for Tuesday – More Eddy lameness

2010-09-06T20:35:00.000-07:00

Tuesday doesn’t look very surfable…most areas are going to have to deal with a mix of onshore texture from the eddy and a small, inconsistent S-SW swells and generally those things don’t work together very well. Get the full forecast over at www.solspot.com Tuesday's Full Forecast

Southern California Long-Range Forecast 09/06/10

2010-09-06T13:51:00.000-07:00

Holy weaksauce Batman! Most of this week is going to be weak and textured…the combo of eddy and small S-SW swells will keep the surf in the “marginal” range through Thursday. Fortunately the weather and the swell start to slowly improve on Friday and will continue to get better through the weekend. Long-range is looking A LOT BETTER thanks to a re-energized South Pacific and a series of SSW-SW

Southern California Long-Range Forecast 09/02/10

2010-09-02T17:17:00.000-07:00

Guys...the long range forecast is up over at http://www.solspot.com/you can go find it pretty easy on the homepage...or go directly to it herehttp://surf.solspot.com/content/long-range-forecast/adam-wright/please-save-us-from-the-small-surf

Thursday’s Surf – Weak but rideable swell blend

2010-09-01T17:29:00.001-07:00

Thursday will be surfable…but like the last couple of days you won’t be dealing with a ton of swell…just a combo of soft/weak S-SW swells and local NW energy.In the water we are going to have a mix of S and SW swells (spread all over 180-220) as well as some background NW windswell…again nothing all that exciting, but still sometimes fun if your spot can combo the swells up properly.Get the full

Waves for Wednesday - Small and Clean with a few nuggets still hiding out there

2010-08-31T17:37:00.000-07:00

Waves for Wednesday - Small and Clean with a few nuggets still hiding out thereWednesday will be a surf day…not a great surf day, not a big surf day…just sort of slow and fun, with sunny skies, and clean morning conditions.Our swell will be a mix of overlapping S through SW swells (180-220) from a few small storms in the South Pacific. I am even seeing some long-period SW energy (220) on a few of

Southern California Long-range Surf Forecast – 8/30/2010

2010-08-30T17:00:00.000-07:00

The latest long-range surf forecast is up over at solspot.com...Things look playful and clean for the next couple of days with weaker waves due by the end of the week.Here is a link to the new forecast...http://surf.solspot.com/content/long-range-forecast/adam-wright/weak-mix-of-small-southern-hemi-energy-and-local-windswell

My Name is (Hurricane) Earl gets ready to rip the East Coast a new one…

2010-08-30T16:39:00.001-07:00

Now I don’t cover a ton of East Coast stuff…but occasionally there are some storms that are just too good to pass up. Hurricane Earl is one of them.Right now Major Hurricane Earl (Category 4) is pushing just to the NE of Puerto Rico and is basically scaring the poop out of most of the Northern Caribbean.His forecasted track over the next few days isn’t very reassuring either…Get the rest of the

Surf for Monday – Early Morning Session

2010-08-29T17:24:00.000-07:00

Monday looks surfable and fun for the morning…onshore winds push onshore around 9-10am…so you are going to want to surf early.In the water we will have a mix of overlapping S-SW swells leftover from the weekend…and some new S swell (175-185). NW windswell holds in the background…but still won’t be generating a ton of surf.Make sure to check Solspot.com for the full forecast...http://

Sunday’s Surf – A few fun ones in the morning

2010-08-28T15:14:00.000-07:00

Sunday will be surfable in the morning…in fact the good S facing spots and the good combo breaks could be pretty fun as they mix with a rising, but not too fat tide, and light winds.Swellwise we can expect a mix of dropping S-SSW swell (180-190), background SW energy (210-220), some steady NW windswell, a touch of new, but still small S swell (175-185 showing mostly long-period energy on the

Saturday’s Surf – Stupid Eddy

2010-08-27T17:41:00.001-07:00

Saturday won’t be much of a surf day. So I will give you the full forecast today...but make sure to check out the cool wind forecasts we have up at www.solspot.com The biggest issue is the return of the eddy…seriously it is almost September…this is getting ridiculous. Well ok now that I think about it really the eddy is the only issue we have on Saturday. There will still be some mixing S-SW

Southern California Long Range Surf Forecast 08/26/10

2010-08-26T23:19:00.000-07:00

The surf will back down as we head into the weekend but another couple of pulses from the S and SW will keep the surf from dropping too fast. A little more windswell, and a touch of tropical swell from Hurricane Frank (the Tank), will help round things out. Overall expect smaller, but still potentially playful surf (if you bring the right gear, and attitude).Short Range (next 4 days) Friday – (

Tropical Alert – Frank upgraded to Hurricane Strength

2010-08-25T20:00:00.000-07:00

Frank made the Jump to Hurricane Strength today…and even moved into the Baja Sur swell window (well for Cabo and the East Cape at least) as he intensified today.The current forecasts have him intensifying a bit more as he tracks more WNW over the next couple of days…with the potential for him to reach Socal’s SE swell window on Friday.Get more details on the big site...http://surf.solspot.com/