Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Small SW and NW wind swell


Cheers San Diego!  We’ve had some patchy surf with some pretty fun windows over the past few days.  That SW is definitely on the outs right now with some left over NW wind swell also in the mix.  Knee to waist high surf this afternoon with the occasional belly button high set here and there.  Look for more smaller leftovers Thursday morning with knee/waist high surf.  The afternoon should see a small WSW filling in that will show up a little better Friday morning and peak in the chest/shoulder high range early in the afternoon.  That short lives surf will leave us some smaller but fun waist/chest high surf for Saturday and smaller for Sunday.  Expect some NW wind swell to be mixed in there as well…more lumps and bumps.  We should see the beginning of some new and prominent wind swell for the start of next week and into the middle of the week.  The southern hemi is quieting down for a bit so it seems the Spring winds might by our only hope for sizable surf next week.  Stay tuned!

We’re still looking at some nice weather…not too hot, not too cold…along the beach anyway. Early morning patchy marine layer with clearing midday for Thurs and sunny skies and earlier clearing for Fri and Sat with marine layer returning for Sunday.   Air temps in the mid60s along the coast.  We’ll continue to see some SW winds tonight and throughout Thursday.  Slightly gusty SW winds for Fri and Sat.  Funky little eddies sitting offshore this time of year eh?  Well, at least the water’s warming up…low to mid 60s in SD county.  Tides aren’t too bad but should start to get a little extreme over the weekend.  The biggest tide swings luckily are happening overnight as we approach the new moon on Monday.

That’s all she wrote folks!  Crystal ball is closed for this entry!

Lates!
Mish

Ocean Notes:

1)       This Sunday evening (:30pm) will be a cool solar eclipse.  The trick is to be someplace that doesn’t have a marine layer (so, not the SD coastline) and is high up (again, not the San Diego coastline).  And don’t stare at the sun as the eclipse is going on because you’ll burn your eyeballs!  Get “eclipse sunglasses” or watch it through a pinhole in a piece of cardboard shining on the ground (stare at the ground not thru the pinhole).  Click here for more info!  http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/may/12/how-prepare-big-eclipse-may-20/?sciquest
2)      Ripping and shredding…if you like those two things then watch the final day of surf at the Billabong Pro…congrats AGAIN to Jon Jon.  He’s making his move Slater…whatcha gonna do about it? http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Vr5d7dRaxoo
3)      Got nothing to do this weekend?  Why not run a triathalon? Or bike race for 103 miles? Or the Bike Paddle and Swim? All of this AND the Sports Expo can be found at the Encinitas Sports Festival at Moonlight Beach Saturday and Sunday.  Details here… http://encinitasrace.com/esff.html
4)      And speaking of biking…this Friday is BIKE TO WORK DAY!  All over SD county will be Pit Stop stations for free drinks snacks and encouragement as you peddle your way to work.  Check out www.iCommute.com for more info and you can even sign up to win prizes!
 

 


Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with May 17, 2012.

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon
           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible
 
Th  17      Low   2:15 AM     0.2   5:48 AM    Rise  3:41 AM      14
    17     High   8:23 AM     3.6   7:43 PM     Set  5:06 PM
    17      Low   1:36 PM     1.4
    17     High   7:58 PM     5.3
 
F   18      Low   2:48 AM    -0.1   5:48 AM    Rise  4:14 AM      8
    18     High   9:02 AM     3.6   7:44 PM     Set  6:00 PM
    18      Low   2:07 PM     1.6
    18     High   8:26 PM     5.5
 
Sa  19      Low   3:19 AM    -0.3   5:47 AM    Rise  4:50 AM      4
    19     High   9:39 AM     3.6   7:44 PM     Set  6:54 PM
    19      Low   2:36 PM     1.6
    19     High   8:54 PM     5.6
 
Su  20      Low   3:51 AM    -0.5   5:46 AM    Rise  5:30 AM      1
    20     High  10:15 AM     3.6   7:45 PM     Set  7:47 PM
    20      Low   3:06 PM     1.8
    20     High   9:23 PM     5.6
 
M   21      Low   4:23 AM    -0.6   5:46 AM    Rise  6:13 AM      0
    21     High  10:51 AM     3.5   7:46 PM     Set  8:39 PM
    21      Low   3:36 PM     1.9
    21     High   9:52 PM     5.6
 

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