Hola So Cal! Ah, such small surf. At least we had some nice weather to go along with it. Some knee/waist high surf this weekend but things are going to change with the lingering S groundswell delivering waves to the better summer spots in the waist/chest high range for tomorrow morning. That swell will fade out through the next few days but it’s the small NW wind swell and short low pressure system that’s going to change up the weather for Sunday. The wind swell will see waves in the waist high range with light winds all day but much cooler air temps. NW wind swell Knee/waist high surf for Mon-Wed while a new and slightly better angled SW ground swell will start to show mid-Wed. We’ll see more size showing up at the beach for the evening sessions (very inconsistent) and hitting eh chest/HH range by Thursday morning. Remember, south groundswells are pretty inconsistent so be patient. This swell has more W in it so S and W facing breaks will see better action than the current swell. Swell peaks late Thursday and into Friday with surf still in the chest/HH range for Saturday and then waist high by Sun. The hiccup will be the incoming foul weather forecasted for next weekend. It might be a matter of timing and getting it early before it gets messy. I think we’ll have a day or two of good surf before that weather moves in though. Hopefully that will bring in some warmer water too.
Weather wise we’ve used up our warm sunny day passes so we’re heading back into springtime weather with much cooler days and even a chance of drizzle Sunday night and into Monday. WSW winds picking up Sun and turning WNW for M-W with calm mornings. We’ll see a few more clouds early Sun but mostly sunny, more clouds Monday and then sunny but air temps in the mid to low 60s most of the week. The next foul weather system moves in Fri and at this point there’s a high probability of showers through the weekend and into next week. Of course S winds will pick up as well. Water has dropped a few degrees so bundle up if you’re hitting the brine any time soon. And the tides are starting to mellow out a little but we’re still seeing a drained out low in the wee hours of the morning pushing to the late-morning high and back out again for the late afternoon session.
Some fun early S swells to keep us busy til the rains come!
Lates,
Mish
Ocean Notes:
1) Looking for some good but responsible seafood recipes? Look no farther…the Monterey Bay Seafood Watch program has some great recipes and combines it with their responsible seafood program – Seafood Watch (which you should all have as an app on your phone). So, what will it be…clams? Halibut? Scallops? http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/cr/cr_seafoodwatch/recipes/default.aspx?c=ln
2) Love it when a no-name guy, Jeff Rowley, (well, not known by many YET!) is killin’ it on the big boy breaks! Insane? Got major cajones? Or the next cover of Surfer Mag? http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/jeff-rowley-interview_67940/
3) Here’s a sweet one that’s about 15 years late…some of us were surfing HH shore pound yeeeeeeeeeears ago! Leave it to the cute blond kid at Pipe to claim the glory! Still, I guess it’s pretty cool… http://surf.transworld.net/1000144126/press-releases/loyal-to-the-doyle/
4) And speaking of being nice to the planet…did you know that SDG&E has tons of free seminars to help you become more energy friendly? Check out their long list of seminars…free…yes, I said, FREE! https://seminars.sdge.com/iebms/coe/coe_p1_all.aspx?cc=coe&oc=05
5) Last but not least…kick back and click away…check out the best waves of the winter from the North Shore…try not to drool while you watch this… http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/wave-of-the-winter-overall-finalists_67832/
Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with March 10, 2012.
www.saltwatertides.com
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
Sa 10 Low 4:09 AM -0.4 6:05 AM Set 7:16 AM 96
10 High 10:19 AM 4.7 5:54 PM Rise 8:57 PM
10 Low 4:06 PM 0.3
10 High 10:29 PM 5.6
Su 11 Low 6:02 AM -0.4 7:04 AM Set 8:59 AM 91
11 High 12:11 PM 4.0 6:54 PM Rise 11:06 PM
11 Low 5:42 PM 0.8
M 12 High 12:12 AM 5.5 7:02 AM Set 9:46 AM 83
12 Low 7:03 AM -0.1 6:55 PM
12 High 1:15 PM 3.4
12 Low 6:23 PM 1.5
Tu 13 High 1:04 AM 5.2 7:01 AM Rise 12:13 AM 74
13 Low 8:18 AM 0.1 6:56 PM Set 10:39 AM
13 High 2:44 PM 2.9
13 Low 7:18 PM 2.0
W 14 High 2:11 AM 4.9 7:00 AM Rise 1:15 AM 63
14 Low 9:50 AM 0.2 6:57 PM Set 11:37 AM
14 High 4:50 PM 2.9
14 Low 8:54 PM 2.4
Here's a fun one from my friend Kemi down in Mainland Mex...taken Jan 2010...WOW!
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