Fun leftovers today

Fingers crossed for midweek

Potential lengthy flat spell possible

FORECAST OVERVIEW

Late Winter and Early Spring March is notorious for consistent surf but also for weak, seasonal warm fronts, extended periods of rain or wet snow and onshore or sideshore wind. There will plenty of surf but expect periods of time when you will have to wait (or drive) for favorable winds or simply lower your standards. March is also know for having the coldest water temps of the year that gradually warm up as we head deeper into Spring. Keep your fingers crossed that the conditions cooperate as we head into summer. 

Full Moon and Radical Tides

The recent full moon (Saturday) has created radical tide

changes and limited surfability at most spots this

weekend and next week

RIGHT NOW Surf Alert 

This frontal system will continue to slowly pass over the region so we can expect another pulse of SE windswell as well as more rain but and the local winds will lighten and turn from south to west before dawn. Conditions clean up again in NJ just before dawn and should remain fun through the rest of the day but watch the tides. Overnight This frontal system moves out to sea just after sunset and local (WNW) winds will gradually increase, knocking down the surf overnight. 

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TUESDAY Dropping With the frontal system moving out to sea overnight, high pressure will quickly move in behind it and the WNW/NW wind will increase to potentially gale force and this will continue to blow the surf out. Swell drops the flat by midday but with this storm in our swell window in the Western Atlantic, our region could see another pulse of groundswell by midweek. Fingers crossed. 

Check out the 72 HOUR SURF FORECAST below for details.

LONG RANGE FORECAST

MID to LATE WEEK Surf Alert? 

Again, with a frontal system entering our swell window in the Western Atlantic our region could see a fun and potentially solid pulse of E groundswell from it. This is completely dependent on how fast that system moves once it enters the ocean so there's no guarantees. Stay tuned. 

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There's one factor that concerns me is the massive dome of high pressure in the North Pacific that will alter the path of the jet stream and could potentially shut down the parade of storms that have delivered so much swell to our region since October.

Another dome of high pressure in the West and Central Plains may also shut down the storm and swell train later this week. If this stays true then we can expect another short flat spell this weekend. Stay tuned. 

Check out the LONG RANGE FORECAST below for details.

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THE X-FACTOR

Our region has seen a blitz of fun surf since late October, thanks to an active storm pattern in the North Pacific.  Those storms have tracked across the US and delivered at least one swell per week since late Fall and winter. Many of these storms have exited into the Atlantic and re-strengthened in our swell window. So far these have been a consistent source of long-period groundswell after the storms initial impact and resulting swell event.