Lower Trestles Surf Report & Forecast

Surf Report, Surf Forecast & Surf Cam

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Current Surf Conditions

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Condition Rating

LOTUS Forecast
POOR TO FAIR

Surf Height

4-5FT

Observed

Chest to head

Smart Cam

Swell

2.8FT16s
SSW201º
1FT16s
S170º
1.1FT10s
S185º
LOTUS Forecast

Wind

5KTSWSW

10kts gusts, Onshore

Model Forecast
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Tide

4.4FT

Temperature

63°F

spotName Wind & Weather
66ºF

3/2mm wetsuit

Matt Kibby

South Orange County Forecast

Matt Kibby

Today

Fun waves off new round of S swell. Early window before tide goes negative looks best.

Dawn-10am: More waist-chest high waves on tap, pushing head-high to overhead+ for better spots throughout the day. Enough tide first thing for some decent corners, draining quickly for dumpier/clampy surf before recovering late AM into midday.

Afternoon Outlook: You'll have more crumble to deal with if you wait for the midday rebound, but it should still be manageable if you can't hit the early window. Breezier afternoon onshores make for a lumpy back half of the day.

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Lower Trestles Surf Guide

Offering forgivably rippable walls going either way, Lower Trestles only closes out on the rarest of swells.

If there's a sniff of south swell in the water, Lowers will welcome it with open arms. But if there's a puff of south wind, Lowers will shut down quicker than 5:00pm on Wall Street.

Don't expect to score Lowers uncrowded either (even on full moon nights). Watch any set roll through and you'll see two (or more) surfers taking off in either direction, which often makes thi... 
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