More Miriam swell and new WSW groundswell!

Surf’s up!  That first NW groundswell made a lot of people very happy in SD County!  We’re looking at the tail end of that swell for Thurs combo’d with some relaxed Hurricane Miriam swell that’s missing most of SD because she took a steeper turn N before starting to poop out. Surf Thurs should be in the waist/chest range with some bigger sets at the better N. County south facing beaches.  Friday we’ll see a little hiccup from Miriam as she throws a bit more swell our direction (but again, missing a lot of SD County).  The good news is that we’re going to see the start of a nice WSW groundswell that should send surf to most of SD starting with super inconsistent waves in the waist/chest range late Fri.  By Saturday we should see more surf in the chest/shoulder range and then, as the swell peaks Sunday morning we’ll have some nice shoulder/HH surf throughout town with the better HH+ sets coming in at the better summer spots.  The jet stream looks like it’s dipping south and could throw some shorter period NW swell our way Sunday to mix in with that S swell.  South swell surf holds into Monday as we welcome October with some fun chest/shoulder high surf.  Another WSW groundswell makes an appearance Tuesday with more of the same chest/shoulder high surf with some HH/+ sets at the best summer spots. 

Some funky weather on the way with plenty of warmth but early morning fog for the rest of the week and into the weekend, some clouds Thurs and Fri with a slight chance of sprinkles Friday.  Light east winds Thurs AM turning light to moderate out of the west.  Hurricane Miriam is breaking up and will probably drag a lot of moisture (humidity) our way as her leftovers head north over Baja over the next few days.  Then, by Sun and for the first half of next week we’ll see some Santa Ana like conditions as we see a high pressure system set up and we have some nice offshores and sunny hot (80s again!) days.  Water temps are in the low 70s in N. County with some cooler high 60s south of LJ.  That steep SE hurricane swell will push water offshore bringing the cooler water to the surface.  That upcoming WSW should help warm things up again.  Tides are going to really be cruising as we have a Full Moon Sunday.  Look for the dawn patrol to see a little push from the big high tide before things slow down and then bottom out in the mid-afternoon before swinging around for a sunset session tide push.

I’m thinking Monday or Tuesday next week would be an optimal day to be (cough cough) sick.

Happy surfing everyone!

Mish

Ocean Notes:

1)       Haiti is banning plastic bags and foam products?  Yup, they’re going to try at least!  If they can do it why can’t we?

2)      Time to get those winter suits ready for double session cold water action!  Drag it out of the closet and head on over to the Swell Stuff in their new location just a few blocks south of their old location in Leucadia, 948 N Coast Hwy 101.  And you can pick up a slightly used full suit for a dry (and warm) second session, a super warm handmade beanie or really super cool Cinch Sac to change on and keep that wetsuit clean and your car dry!

3)      Gotta give the groms some love…the Oakley Pro happens next weekend in Indo!  Wow, if they had these contests when I was a grom I might have at least tried to go pro!  LOL! Check out the preview for the World Junior Championship  and see who’s going to be challenging Slater when he goes for #15 or #16 in a few years!

4)      Oui oui…it’s time again to be heading to Ze Souse of France for some killer waves.  Here’s some nice footage of fun French beach break.  

5)      Bruce Irons...Mainland Mexico…yeh, you know you want to watch it!

6)      What’s better than old 16mm longboard flicks?  NEW 16mm longboard flicks!   Check out some of the best…ridin’ and glidin’…catch “Bootlegg” by George Trimm.

Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with September 27, 2012.

www.saltwatertides.com

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

Th  27      Low   2:00 AM     0.1   6:41 AM     Set  4:20 AM      88

    27     High   8:21 AM     5.2   6:38 PM    Rise  5:08 PM

    27      Low   2:15 PM     0.9

    27     High   8:22 PM     5.4

F   28      Low   2:32 AM     0.2   6:42 AM     Set  5:19 AM      94

    28     High   8:49 AM     5.4   6:37 PM    Rise  5:41 PM

    28      Low   2:53 PM     0.6

    28     High   9:02 PM     5.2

Sa  29      Low   3:01 AM     0.5   6:42 AM     Set  6:17 AM      98

    29     High   9:16 AM     5.6   6:36 PM    Rise  6:13 PM

    29      Low   3:28 PM     0.3

    29     High   9:39 PM     5.1

Su  30      Low   3:28 AM     0.8   6:43 AM     Set  7:13 AM      99

    30     High   9:42 AM     5.7   6:34 PM    Rise  6:47 PM

    30      Low   4:03 PM     0.2

    30     High  10:15 PM     4.7

M    1      Low   3:54 AM     1.2   6:44 AM     Set  8:10 AM      99

     1     High  10:08 AM     5.6   6:33 PM    Rise  7:22 PM

     1      Low   4:38 PM     0.3

     1     High  10:51 PM     4.3