Messy start to the week with sunshine and surf ahead!

Howdy So Cal!  Some funky surf out there this weekend along with drizzly conditions.  We had some decent overnight drizzle/rain in parts of the county so heads up on the run off locations.  Surf looks like it’s going to remain in the knee to waist high range for Monday with a little NW wind swell and little change for Tuesday.  Look for a small SW to fill in late Tuesday with some waist high surf for Wednesday afternoon.  We’ll also see some more NW wind on Wed/Thurs with size picking up into the waist /chest range with some shoulder high sets possible for Thursday as the swell peaks at the better winter spots.  Things back down a little Friday with wait/chest the norm as conditions also clean up for the end of the week.  The start of the weekend’s looking pretty small with the last of the NW and SW swell putting out knee to waist high surf.  The good news is that it looks like we’re going to catch some NW groundswell from a storm that’s swinging low out of the N. Pacific.  Of course, if you’re looking for the BIG stuff I’d head to the Islands for this one…it’s gonna land right in their swell window with a BANG!

Weather is going to continue to be kind of ugly for a few days with west winds over night and cloudy and cooler (high 60s) Monday and Tuesday with slight chances of showers.  Wed looks to start to clear up with sunnier skies and a few degrees warmer.  The end of the week should see mostly sunshine and clear skies with air temps back into the high 70s and low 80s by Saturday.  Expect some cool nights this week though…definitely Fall weather!  Water temps are cooling down with mid to upper 60s around town.  The midday tides aren’t doing much with the big swing happening overnight.  Look for more water movement later this week with a dawn patrol high tide moving out to a more significant low in the early afternoon and a little tide push for the evening session.

Slow and messy start to the week but some fun surf to look forward to this weekend along with nice weather!

Happy Monday!

Mish

No Ocean Notes today…sorry!

Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with October 22, 2012.

www.saltwatertides.com

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

M   22     High   5:11 AM     4.0   6:59 AM     Set 12:13 AM      47

    22      Low  10:15 AM     2.7   6:07 PM    Rise  1:59 PM

    22     High   4:08 PM     4.6

    22      Low  11:09 PM     0.4

Tu  23     High   6:05 AM     4.5   7:00 AM     Set  1:15 AM      58

    23      Low  11:42 AM     2.2   6:06 PM    Rise  2:36 PM

    23     High   5:30 PM     4.6

W   24      Low  12:03 AM     0.5   7:01 AM     Set  2:16 AM      68

    24     High   6:44 AM     4.9   6:05 PM    Rise  3:10 PM

    24      Low  12:43 PM     1.6

    24     High   6:36 PM     4.6

Th  25      Low  12:47 AM     0.6   7:02 AM     Set  3:14 AM      77

    25     High   7:17 AM     5.2   6:04 PM    Rise  3:43 PM

    25      Low   1:29 PM     1.0

    25     High   7:29 PM     4.6

F   26      Low   1:23 AM     0.8   7:03 AM     Set  4:11 AM      85

    26     High   7:47 AM     5.5   6:03 PM    Rise  4:15 PM

    26      Low   2:09 PM     0.5

    26     High   8:14 PM     4.6