More SW and warm water ahead!

So, how’s your week going?  Getting some surf?  There’s more on the way!  We’re seeing some nice SW swell around town and peaking tomorrow (Sunday) with some fun chest/shoulder high waves.  There were some nice HH+ waves farther up north in the OC/LA area.  It’s also getting backed up by the storm formerly known as Hurricane Gilma.  She took a nice northerly turn and threw some fun hurricane energy our way.  That will help with size Sunday and will taper off on Monday.  The good news is that we’re looking at continuing energy from the SW with more chest/shoulder high surf through Monday with probably some slightly bigger sets at the top summer spots.   Continuing into the start of Tuesday before it starts to back down.  Waist/chest for Wednesday morning and then back into the knee/waist range with some chest high sets for Thursday.  Then we’re seeing the next nice SW ground swell make an appearance.  We’ll start seeing the long period stuff late Thursday but Friday and Saturday will return to chest/shoulder high waves with better sets for the more southerly facing summer breaks and with plenty of surf for the weekend.  I’m also keeping and eye on tropical storm Hector who’s moving out from under the tip of Baja but projecting surf more westerly and needs to move more northerly to really give us any surf.

The weather looks like it’s going to cooperate and stay nice and warm with a slight cooling trend from the low 80s to high 70s along the coast by midweek.  Still seeing some early morning marine layer a few clouds by sunset.  Calm mornings with midday breezes picking up out of the west.  Doesn’t look too bad but things will have a little bump on them in the afternoon.  Water temps are a tremendous 70s-72 degrees all along the coast.  For those fishermen out there the tropical species are starting to show up!  Just make sure you are mindful of the new Marine Protected Areas around town.  It’s not worth the $5000 ticket!  Tides are pretty flat for the first part of the day with more water movement in the second half of the day.  The high tide around sunset is slowing things down a little so prepare for that if you head out for a sunset session.  That will get more extreme as we move through the week.

Looks like a fun weekend of surf and even some nuggets of surf through the week.

Have fun and lather up that SPF!

Ciao!

Mish

Ocean Notes:

1)       With fishing season going full throttle please be mindful and aware of the new marine protected areas along the coast.  If you have a fishing license it’s your responsibility to know the law.  Check out the Department of Fish and Game Marine Life Protection Act website with links to the mobile app of protection areas and Southern California page of maps and regulations.  It’s a minimum of $5000 if you get caught.

2)      And don’t forget about beach water quality. Here’s a great sight to bookmark…Coastkeeper’s San Diego County Beach Status website.  It’s got up to date information on beach closures and warnings. 

3)      And as we cruise through August some folks are staring at “Back to School” sales with great dread…or not.  How about throwing some green into that backpack?  Here are 9 eco-savvy school supplies from Treehugger.  There are actually a lot more green school supplies out there too.  These days the big name companies like Staples, Target and Office Depot have green alternatives to many supplies.  Just look around.

4)      Getting down to all things surf…here’s a great new flick that premiered last week…Fox’s new movie No Filter .  But be warned…it’s only good if you like killer surf with guys rippin’ on it!  J

5)      San Diego hasn’t seen a ton of good swell this month yet BUT other spots along the coast and farther south certainly have!  Surfline’s got the proof Just click here and enjoy!

Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with August 12, 2012.

www.saltwatertides.com

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

Su  12      Low   1:14 AM     0.8   6:11 AM    Rise  1:34 AM      30

    12     High   8:03 AM     3.4   7:37 PM     Set  3:59 PM

    12      Low  12:09 PM     2.7

    12     High   6:30 PM     5.1

M   13      Low   1:48 AM     0.4   6:11 AM    Rise  2:25 AM      22

    13     High   8:25 AM     3.6   7:36 PM     Set  4:45 PM

    13      Low  12:59 PM     2.4

    13     High   7:14 PM     5.4

Tu  14      Low   2:18 AM     0.1   6:12 AM    Rise  3:19 AM      14

    14     High   8:47 AM     3.9   7:35 PM     Set  5:29 PM

    14      Low   1:40 PM     2.1

    14     High   7:53 PM     5.7

W   15      Low   2:47 AM    -0.2   6:13 AM    Rise  4:17 AM      8

    15     High   9:11 AM     4.1   7:34 PM     Set  6:09 PM

    15      Low   2:17 PM     1.8

    15     High   8:29 PM     6.0

Th  16      Low   3:15 AM    -0.4   6:13 AM    Rise  5:17 AM      3

    16     High   9:36 AM     4.4   7:33 PM     Set  6:47 PM

    16      Low   2:54 PM     1.5

    16     High   9:05 PM     6.1