Surf and Sun

WEATHER FORECAST

After Sunday’s cool and cloudy weather, today’s looking partly sunny

and windy, with highs in the mid-60s in Newport-Mesa. Overnight lows will

be in the mid-40s.

By Tuesday, all should be well, though, with mostly sunny skies and

highs in the low 70s. And on Wednesday, the first official day of spring,

it should be slightly warmer than that. Enjoy.

Information:o7 www.nws.noaa.govf7 .

BOATING FORECAST

The northerly winds will blow 15 to 25 knots in the inner waters this

afternoon, with 2- to 4-foot waves and a west swell of 4 to 6 feet. The

same will be encountered this evening, though winds will lighten up late.

Out farther, the northerly winds will blow 20 to 30 knots early, but

will ease to 15 to 25 knots this afternoon, with 3- to 5-foot waves and a

northwest swell of 8 to 10 feet. The same will be seem by evening, though

the winds will ease a bit to 10 to 15 knots tonight.

SURF

While conditions for today’s surf may not be the healthiest, they are

expect to be in the waist- to chest-high range. The latest northwest

swell can be thanked for that. On Tuesday, however, waves will come in a

bit smaller in the form of knee- to waist-highs. Expect even less on

Wednesday. Another swell should drop by on Thursday.

Water quality:o7 www.surfrider.orgf7 .

TIDES

Time Height

5:36 a.m. 0.85 feet low

11:34 a.m. 3.29 feet high

4:53 p.m. 1.63 feet low

11:25 p.m. 4.64 feet high

WATER TEMPERATURE

In the upper 50s.