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Ocean Swim, Thursday, July 21st at HB Tower 9 (City Beach) at 7 am

July 17, 2022 @ 1:00 am - 10:00 am

You’re invited to our ocean swim: meet at (Huntington Beach City) Tower 9 off PCH & Huntington Street. Meet at 7:00am and in the water by 7:10am. Usually done by 7:45ish, depending on length of swim.

Conditions have been good recently, but some caveats:

Waves have been 5-7 feet this past weekend. There has been light to medium fog some mornings.

*Thursday, waves are supposed to be 8+ feet.

Good news: there’s been low wind. And the water has been low to mid 60s. Has felt great. For the experienced, no wetsuit needed.

Oh, and I’m no longer posting the pic of the MagicSeaWeed (MSW) forecast for a few reasons: 

1- MSW almost always overestimates the water temp

2- Wave height forecast has been way off recently

3- MSW has been all over the place with wind direction and speed.

So, I’ll just post what the conditions have been recently.

But, there are large waves likely this week.

Come join us for good conditions!

One Note:

You can wear fins for extra propulsion and confidence through the waves.

We can escort you through the waves if you need help.

Recently, we’ve been swimming ~1,500 yards. If there are enough swimmers, we can break into 2 groups, with one swimming ~1,500 yards and the other 2,000-2,500 yards.

Water might feel a little cool to the uninitiated. So, pack a hot beverage to drink immediately upon exiting the water (not your car). This is more important than drying off. But, definitely dry off once you’ve taken in some hot fluids. At a water temperature of 60+, you should be fine with even tepid fluids.

We look forward to seeing you there!

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  • Date: July 17, 2022
  • Time:
    1:00 am - 10:00 am