Some wind swell but more SW swells coming!

Hola folks!  We’re looking to see a little more surf Saturday and conditions should be a little bit cleaner as the winds subside and turn a little easterly to help conditions.  There’s a new WNW moving in tonight with surf bumping up into the waist/chest high range.  There is a fair amount of wind swell mixed in so it will still have some bump to it but it should be cleaner than what we’ve seen over the past few days.  Swell peaks overnight into Sunday with those waist/chest high waves and tapers off over the course of the day.  We’ll see some wind and decreasing surf Sunday afternoon (why not hit the Encinitas Street Faire!) and even smaller surf for Monday.  Tuesday (May 1) looks like a new SW ground swell should help out things a little with surf picking up into the waist/chest high range with the occasional bigger set at the better summer spots.  That swell will peak late Tues and fade Wed with waist/chest surf to start the day and some background WNW windswell.  Looks like mostly smaller waist high NW windswell for Thursday with signs of new but steep SW groundswell late in the day.  That new SW groundswell fills in Friday and surf bumps back up into the chest high range with some larger (and inconsistent) sets throughout the day.   The better summer spots will definitely see the majority of this steeper S swell.

On the weather front we’re looking for a nice day Saturday starting with some sunshine and light east winds early in the day becoming west later in the afternoon. Increasing clouds for Sun and Mon with some fairly gusty winds for Sunday afternoon.  A little system moves through Monday and Tues as we see chances of drizzle on both days and most likely some S winds and a mix of sunshine and clouds.  Air temps in the mid60s tomorrow and slightly cooler for the rest of the week with a bit of warming for next weekend starting Friday.  The tides aren’t moving a lot as we’re between New and Full moons.  We’ll see a little push as the tide moves to the medium low mid-morning and as it hits the medium high late afternoon.  Water’s warming up…low 60s everywhere…woohoooooo!

Let’s pray for more S swells and warming water!

Happy surfing everyone!

Mish

Ocean Notes:

1)       So much fun stuff to do over the next few weeks…we’ll start with the Creek to Bay Cleanup. If you’re reading this Friday night or early Saturday morning you can still get in on this massive SD County-wide cleanup!  For a site near you click here: http://www.creektobay.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=2

2)      And it always feels like the kick off to summer when the Encinitas Street Faire rolls around.  This weekend the Faire will be going on with 450 vendors and food booths, rides for kids and live music!  Not to mention Stone Brew will be there in the beer garden next to the live music.  The Coaster stops one block away…check it out!  http://www.encinitas101.com/events/26th-annual-streetfair/

3)      Ok all you goofy footers…here’s your new favorite wave…machine barreling left in…drum roll please…NAMIBIA!  Don’t worry it’s only a 36 hour drive from the airport in Cape Town. http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/spot-check-skeleton-bay-namibia_69446/

4)      And if you’re doing a little spring cleaning and need to make some space on your surf racks for some new sticks then take your old ones to the Patagonia Board Swap next Saturday, May 5^th.  You never know what you might find…or who might buy your old sticks!  http://www.patagonia.com/patagonia-san-diego-2185-san-elijo-avenue-cardiff-by-the-sea-california-92007

5)      We’ll end this report with the hottest 15 minutes in surfing right now…the move Code Red…appropriately names for THE DAY at Teahupoo when the Aug 2011 Billabong Pro contest was put on hold because it was TOO BIG.  You know someone was gonna ride it.  Well, sit back and watch…these waves will blow you away!  http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=uIBgWI_BTyM

 

Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with April 28, 2012.

www.saltwatertides.com

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

Sa  28     High   1:41 AM     4.1   6:04 AM     Set 12:55 AM      34

    28      Low   9:30 AM     0.6   7:29 PM    Rise 11:50 AM

    28     High   4:58 PM     3.2

    28      Low   9:31 PM     2.8

Su  29     High   3:14 AM     3.9   6:03 AM     Set  1:33 AM      44

    29      Low  10:33 AM     0.6   7:30 PM    Rise 12:50 PM

    29     High   5:41 PM     3.7

    29      Low  11:03 PM     2.3

M   30     High   4:43 AM     3.9   6:02 AM     Set  2:09 AM      54

    30      Low  11:26 AM     0.5   7:30 PM    Rise  1:51 PM

    30     High   6:15 PM     4.1

Tu   1      Low  12:07 AM     1.6   6:01 AM     Set  2:45 AM      65

     1     High   5:56 AM     4.0   7:31 PM    Rise  2:55 PM

     1      Low  12:12 PM     0.5

     1     High   6:48 PM     4.7

W    2      Low  12:59 AM     0.8   6:00 AM     Set  3:20 AM      75

     2     High   6:57 AM     4.1   7:32 PM    Rise  4:00 PM

     2      Low  12:54 PM     0.5

     2     High   7:22 PM     5.2