Yo ho SoCal! Another beautiful day in Southern California! Today we had some pretty small surf but that’s changing a bit as a new NW swell is filling in for Thursday. We’re not going to see a HUGE change but wave height should bump up a little into the waist/chest range. This swell is a bit steeper so size will definitely vary depending on where you are along the coast…slightly larger further south…slightly smaller further north. The swell will peak Friday late morning with some fun surf in the chest high range and then slowly fade out and will be joined by another small NW to help keep surf in the waist/chest range for Saturday morning before a decent sized shorter period swell moves in Sunday. Surf picks up into the shoulder/HH range so surf should be more consistent but still pretty fun with nice conditions. Monday will see lingering short-period swell early with fading size as the swell back off through the day. Tuesday night and into Wed it looks like we should have a nice NW groundswell. The Jet Stream isn’t letting the storms sit and spin as long as we’d like but the size of the storm looks like it should deliver some slightly more juicy waves. I’ll keep my eye on it and let you know.
Weather is cooperating nicely again with a big high pressure system pushing anything ugly up and over us. A little low pressure system in Baja is also helping drag some NE winds our way…and that can only mean one thing…SUNSHINE! For the next few days we’re looking at warm sunny skies. Today (Wednesday) was actually the warmest day but we’re still expecting low 70s until the weekend. Then we’ll see a few more clouds, maybe a little marine layer and air temps in the high 60s. Light winds out of the east tonight and early morning turning light out of the SW for the afternoon. Look for pretty calm winds through the weekend picking up ever so slightly out of the NW for the first part of next week. Tides are pretty extreme right now with the new moon yesterday. The full morning tide is definitely making a lot of spots a little swampy and the negative afternoon/evening low is great for tidepooling but not to hot at the surf breaks especially with very little swell. Water temps are STILL in the high 50s…not going anywhere except UP unless we have a big offshore Santa Ana kick in.
That’s all she wrote folks! Some fun, not huge surf but great sunny conditions! Gotta love it!
Later!
Mish
Ocean Notes:
1) And we all know the debris from the Japanese tsunami is headed our way but how close is it? Some researchers from Hawaii have modeled how far it’s traveled and which direction it’s going. Should be here in another year or so…beach clean ups here we come! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17122155
2) Have you ever sat on Google Earth and zoomed around the planet looking at crazy remote surf spots? (Well I have!) Now Surfing Mag is having a contest to find those spots and if you win Surfing Mag will TAKE YOU THERE! I’m signing up! http://www.surfingmagazine.com/google-earth-challenge/
3) And of course we have to throw in a little tidbit on green living. Here’s are 5 easy ways to help green your bathroom…no, don’t reuse the toilet paper! http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/home/5-tips-for-a-cutting-edge-green-bathroom.htm
4) Oh, for you camping folks Columbia Sportswear has just come out with an awesome new sleeping back with their famed “Omni-heat” lining. You want to stay warm without having to wear 20 pairs of socks and 15 shirts to bed? This stuff is THE BOMB. I have some jackets with this stuff in it and they are toasty! Check ‘em out… http://www.columbia.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-Columbia_US-Site/default/Search-Show?q=reactor&Submit=Search
5) And here’s a story to learn from…Junk is BUNK…do meth and you’re gonna pay. Just as Anthony Ruffo…famed Maverick’s surfer. He hit the bottom and is heading to jail. Hopefully, this is just part of his turn around. Good story…I hope it ends happily. http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/santa-cruz-surfer-ruffo-to-serve-two-years-in-jail_67277/
6) And we’ll end the day with this great video of some winter swell in Hawaii from Daily Surf Video. If you haven’t already seen this website you’ll be hooked…I promise. http://www.dailysurfvideos.com/videos/beautiful-days-in-hawaii-north-shore-2012-706
Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with February 23, 2012.
www.saltwatertides.com
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
Th 23 Low 3:34 AM 0.6 6:24 AM Rise 7:02 AM 0
23 High 9:40 AM 5.0 5:41 PM Set 7:40 PM
23 Low 3:54 PM -0.1
23 High 10:12 PM 4.8
F 24 Low 4:10 AM 0.6 6:23 AM Rise 7:33 AM 3
24 High 10:14 AM 4.4 5:42 PM Set 8:36 PM
24 Low 4:19 PM 0.4
24 High 10:39 PM 4.7
Sa 25 Low 4:49 AM 0.8 6:22 AM Rise 8:04 AM 8
25 High 10:49 AM 4.0 5:43 PM Set 9:30 PM
25 Low 4:42 PM 0.9
25 High 11:08 PM 4.6
Su 26 Low 5:32 AM 1.0 6:21 AM Rise 8:37 AM 14
26 High 11:28 AM 3.3 5:43 PM Set 10:25 PM
26 Low 5:02 PM 1.4
26 High 11:39 PM 4.4
M 27 Low 6:25 AM 1.2 6:20 AM Rise 9:13 AM 21
27 High 12:19 PM 2.8 5:44 PM Set 11:19 PM
27 Low 5:18 PM 1.8
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