Wednesday, February 15, 2012

More swell but also more wind and rain


Greetings Earthlings!  Well, we’ve got plenty of swell but the big wind swell and gusty winds on top of it are making a giant mess of things.  There’s another good sized WNW swell filling in right now (Tues PM) but there’s also another storm front making its way down the coast with more showers and plenty of wind with it.  Look for surf to hit the HH range tomorrow (Wednesday) and slightly bigger further south but it probably won’t be too surfable with 20mph west winds blowing.  Your best bet will probably be in the morning when the winds will be the calmest.  Surf will drop off Thursday with lingering wind chop keeping things messy and lumpy.  The cleanest day of the work week will be Friday but surf will be in the waist high range. Smaller but clean surf for Saturday in the thigh/waist high range with a new WNW groundswell filling in late in the afternoon.  That should really be noticeable Sunday morning with surf picking up into the chest high range for the morning session and peaking in the HH+ range late in the afternoon/evening.  It looks like there are still more storms on the way up in the North Pacific.  The Jet Stream isn’t letting them sit in our window for very long before pushing them up north and out of the “sweet spot” for SoCal swell but we’ll still get some surf regardless. 

The rain and wind we’ve had have made a big ol’ mess of things and conditions won’t be any more desirable tomorrow. Your best bet is early in the day.  With calmer winds overnight the seas might just chill out enough to allow for some surfable shoulders for the morning sesh.  By late morning it looks like winds will kick up and turn things to a tumultuous bowl of wind chop soup. YUCK! We’re also looking at late afternoon showers into Thursday but then some warming and NE winds late Thurs and into Fri.  Mother Nature just can’t figure out what she wants…winter, summer, winter, summer.  Air temps will be the warmest Thurs/Fri (high 60s) with mid-60s for the weekend but sunny skies and light S winds.  Water is amazingly still decently warm for all the mixing and wind we’ve had…high 50s and maybe even a 60 degree reading here and there.  We’re starting to see slightly more extreme tides as we approach the New Moon.  Big highs in the pre-dawn hours (hopefully you’re sound asleep) and a drained out tide late morning and into the midday hours over the next few days.

Whoa…way too many words…bottom line…rainy and windy through Thursday morning.  Winds turn NE and the sun comes out for the end of the week with some fun sizable surf for Sunday.

Go get some work done and dry out that suit!
Mish

Ocean Notes:

1)       With winter finally truly upon us (now that it’s February!) some of you might be sporting the winter sniffles or have that lingering cough…especially if you’re surfing in some of the poopy water out there. Well, if you’re looking for something to do on one of these cold blustery days how about making a batch of your own herbal cough drops!  Yup, it’s easy!  Here’s…cough cough…how… http://www.herbcompanion.com/herbal-living/herbal-cough-drops.aspx

2)      With all of the poopy water running into the stormdrains and into your lineup (and your sinuses) you might want to check out CoastKeeper’s beach status website before paddling out.  Watch out for those stormdrains and lagoon/river mouths… YUCKO!  http://www.sdcoastkeeper.org/learn/san-diegos-waters/coastal-water.html

3)      If you’re thinking about heading to the mountains to do some camping but don’t have the big SUV or RV of your dreams then maybe you can just get this little outfit for the back of your Outback Sport!  This little number from Switzerland is quite an innovation…and for a mere $9400 you can have the coolest campground in CA!  http://manneli.com/movies/tech/Swiss-RoomBox.html

4)      If driving to Trestles is way too far for you to drive for a surf session then perhaps Morocco is a little out of your way but after seeing this video you might just think twice…think Rincon with camels on the beach.  http://www.surfline.com/video/featured-clips/journey-to-morocco_66675

5)      Speaking of travel…here’s a cool site I found recently…parking reservations at airports…REALLY?  Yup, search for parking lots and get cheaper rates when you pre-pay or even just make the reservation.  Reviews too!  Worked well for LAX offsite parking!  http://www.airportparkingreservations.com/

6)      Catch some killer waves last week?  So did a slew of others…check out these sick puppies!  Even my beloved Secret Spot makes an appearance!  http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/showcasing-last-weeks-swell-up-and-down-the-west-coast_66989/

Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with February 14, 2012.

www.saltwatertides.com

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon
           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible
 
Tu  14     High   1:43 AM     4.9   6:34 AM    Rise 12:17 AM      59
    14      Low   9:12 AM     0.6   5:33 PM     Set 10:50 AM
    14     High   3:34 PM     2.6
    14      Low   7:53 PM     2.1
 
W   15     High   3:03 AM     4.9   6:33 AM    Rise  1:21 AM      48
    15      Low  10:46 AM     0.2   5:34 PM     Set 11:44 AM
    15     High   5:38 PM     2.9
    15      Low   9:39 PM     2.3
 
Th  16     High   4:23 AM     5.1   6:32 AM    Rise  2:21 AM      37
    16      Low  11:54 AM    -0.3   5:35 PM     Set 12:42 PM
    16     High   6:40 PM     3.3
    16      Low  11:07 PM     2.1
 
F   17     High   5:31 AM     5.3   6:31 AM    Rise  3:16 AM      26
    17      Low  12:43 PM    -0.8   5:36 PM     Set  1:43 PM
    17     High   7:20 PM     3.7
 

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