Some fun SW on the way!

Allo allo allo!  Some actually pretty fun surf out there today…not the cleanest surf I’ve ever seen but still some better size than we’ve seen in the past.  That being said Tuesday we’ll see the left overs of the steep NW groundswell and even steeper SW groundswell.  Look for waves in the knee/waist range…about the same for today…maybe a smidge smaller.  For Wed morning we’ll see similar size with some new SW ground swell showing up through the day.  Keep in mind it’ll be inconsistent so keep your eyes open.  Surf will bump up through the day to about chest high.  For Thursday we’re looking at some chest/shoulder high surf with some outstanding HH sets.  This should be the best day with the peak of the swell and the cleanest conditions.  Surf holds for Friday (but conditions don’t...maybe the morning session will be good) with similar size through most of the day.  Then it tapers off through the weekend with waist/chest for Saturday and knee/waist for Sunday.  Look for pretty ugly conditions over the weekend though.  Looks like some WNW wind swell for the start of next week and slightly better conditions. 

The rest of this week thru Thursday will look a lot like today with partial sunshine and air temps in the mid to low 60s.  Winds will be calm in the mornings and then turn moderate out of the NW by midday.  Look for pretty cloudy nights so temps will stay fairly warm (low/mid 50s).  Friday will be our turn around day with SW winds picking up and chances of showers later in the afternoon/evening and then showers and gusty S winds for Sat and Sun.  This is a pretty wet storm with rain totals in the 1-2” range along the coast and 3-4” in the mountains.  This will be great for the local snow resorts as snow levels will also drop.  Helloooooooooooo fresh pow pow!  Scattered showers into Monday and then some clearing for the middle of next week.  Tides are moving a fair bit in the wee hours of the morning and fairly drained out for the dawn patrol and then not moving much through the daylight hours.  Look for more extreme tides towards the end of the week with negative tides midday by Thursday.  Chilly water too…keep that rubber on.

I’m tired…no ocean notes today…

Ok, just one…too good to pass up…

Thanks for this bit of surf porn Surfline!  East Coast killer surf in review (since when does the East coast include Puerto Rico?)… http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/east-coast-winter-in-review_67941/

One from my files. Bet you wish you had been there...December 11, 2009...Cardiff.

 

Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with March 13, 2012.

www.saltwatertides.com

Day        High   Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

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

Th  15     High   3:39 AM     4.7        6:58 AM    Rise  2:12 AM      52

    15      Low  11:21 AM     0.0          6:57 PM     Set 12:37 PM

    15     High   6:30 PM     3.2

    15      Low  10:51 PM     2.4

F   16     High   5:10 AM     4.7         6:57 AM    Rise  3:02 AM      41

    16      Low  12:29 PM    -0.2          6:58 PM     Set  1:39 PM

    16     High   7:19 PM     3.6

Sa  17   Low  12:16 AM     2.0           6:56 AM    Rise  3:47 AM      30

    17     High   6:22 AM     4.9           6:59 PM     Set  2:41 PM

    17      Low   1:18 PM    -0.4

    17     High   7:54 PM     4.0