Fri Oct 2 (day off) · 6:30–8:00am · 7'4" TJ Twinzer (Gem if it's thigh-high)
Small mixed south: 12–13s SSW (~202°) + 16s SW (~222°) + a little W windswell crossing up the bars. Thigh-to-waist, occasional stomach sets (Ponto cam today: thigh-to-stomach; Surfline 2–3ft+). Calm to light N under patchy fog until ~10am, only light W/NW after. Tide flat ~3ft at dawn, rising to 5.4ft at 1:25pm — surf by ~8am. Runner-up: Tippers (clears all 4 factors, lost on crowd). Water 73°F.
Ponto low-to-mid window (−1 to +3ft)session (6:30–8:00am dawn)tide height
Stoke Meter (6:30am dawn)
South Ponto scores 🟡: optimal SSW, 12–13s with a SW/W combo, ≤5 mph, but the tide starts ~3.1ft (top of its window) and fattens by 8am. Tippers clears all four factors but faces are under 3ft, so it caps at ON too; Ponto takes the closer/less-crowded tiebreak. Blacks, Sunset Cliffs, Oceanside Harbor, and Windansea are excluded — too small.
Days to Watch
Sat Oct 3: light Santa Ana (E 10 mph all day), same small 2–3ft — clean but gusty midday. Sun–Mon: 2–3ft. Tue–Wed Oct 6–7: Rachel S swell, chest to head high at south-facing breaks. Thu Oct 8–Fri Oct 9 (days off): NZ SW 16s + fading Rachel, Cardiff LOTUS 4–6ft — best days ahead.