Tuesday, June 5, 2012

New NW wind swell and some smaller surf ahead


Madames et monsieurs…well, the wind wasn’t actually as horrible as the wind charts made them out to be…some winds for sure but also some pretty fun surf.  That S swell is still on the fade and the new NW wind swell is building quickly.  Buoys are jumping with surf for Wednesday looking to be in the HH+ range.  The swell peaks midday with some consistent and sizable waves…wind conditions don’t look too bad so it should be a fun day of surf.  Surf backs down Thursday with lingering NW wind swell in the chest high range and further still for Friday in the waist high zone.  We should see a little hiccup of new SW ground swell Friday with very inconsistent waist high waves showing up at the south facing spots.  Looks surf gets pretty small for the rest of the weekend with lingering S swell.  Waves in the knee/waist high range for Saturday and Sunday.  Looks like we should see some small SW groundswell for the start of next week.  No huge storms in the southern hemi but one looks like it spun just long enough to send us a little something to kick off our week.

The winds and steep full moon tides will be the deciding factor for Wed with some early but SE winds all night and into the morning and then picking up out of the west midday.  Looks like the midmorning winds will be the lightest.  Looks for some bump on the super early dawn patrol waves not to mention the drained out tide.  Luckily we’ll see some more sunshine tomorrow with decent air temps in the high 60s.  Looks for a similar pattern for Thursday and Friday with a big more marine layer in the early AM and late evening.  Big singing tide with an early negative low and medium high midday going to a medium low a few hours before sunset.  Water’s feeling nice especially midday with some sunshine on your back. 

Don’t forget the SPF!
Au revoir!
Mish

Ocean Notes:

1)       Here’s a great read from the NY Times… "The Darker Thrills of EcoTourism" from today’s paper.  Author recounts thee travels of Andrew Blackwell, a Brooklyn-based author and journalist, who highlights the not-so-green parts of our planet exposing the uglier side of what humans are doing to our planet.  It’s a far cry from the pristine beaches we seek out.  An eye opener for sure!

2)      Whatcha doing this Saturday?  Come check out the Carlsbad Beach Fest!  It’s got everything from a Triathalon, K, surf contests, SUP races, Zumba-thon, booths, activities for kiddies, food court, beach clean up, sand art, live entertainment and of course drawings and prizes.  What else would you want to do?  It’s a mile of summery beach fun!  Check it out!

3)      And if you hadn’t heard…this past Saturday President Obama declared June National Ocean Month!  Read more to find out what exactly the administration is going to do to celebrate…head to Disneyland? 

4)      Life in Tavarua now is mighty fine right now...especially if you’re John John Florence.  If you don’t believe me just check out these pics from Surfer Mag's coverage or just watch the final heat online!

5)      And for those of you looking for a nice new screen savers to drool over check out these entries to Surfing Mag’s Follow the Light contest.

6)      And if you like Shipsterns down in Tazzieland here is some great footage of the spot a little more calm but fun.

Tides for Point Loma starting with June 6, 2012.

www.saltwatertides.com
Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon
           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible
 
W    6      Low   5:36 AM    -1.5   5:41 AM     Set  8:04 AM      97
     6     High  11:59 AM     4.0   7:55 PM    Rise 10:15 PM
     6      Low   5:04 PM     1.7
     6     High  11:08 PM     6.2
 
Th   7      Low   6:24 AM    -1.1   5:41 AM     Set  9:10 AM      91
     7     High  12:52 PM     4.0   7:55 PM    Rise 10:58 PM
     7      Low   6:01 PM     1.9
     7     High  11:59 PM     5.5
 
F    8      Low   7:13 AM    -0.6   5:41 AM     Set 10:15 AM      84
     8     High   1:47 PM     4.0   7:56 PM    Rise 11:35 PM
     8      Low   7:07 PM     2.1
 
Sa   9     High  12:54 AM     4.9   5:41 AM     Set 11:16 AM      75
     9      Low   8:03 AM    -0.1   7:56 PM
     9     High   2:45 PM     4.1
     9      Low   8:26 PM     2.2
 
Su  10     High   1:58 AM     4.1   5:41 AM    Rise 12:09 AM      65
    10      Low   8:55 AM     0.5   7:57 PM     Set 12:14 PM
    10     High   3:43 PM     4.3
    10      Low   9:56 PM     2.0

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