Cccccccold and small...but wait...!

Yoweee Zing Powee!  Cccccccccold enough for ya’?  Well, at least the surf is totally flat so we’re not missing any life altering waves but that will all change…eventually.  We’re looking at pretty flat conditions for awhile though…a little WNW in the knee high range at best for Tues with some equally as small S that will pass SD County up and hit LA at the most.  I’m not going to get lured into the frigid waters over that swell.  Wed and Thursday are looking toe high with some ankle slappers as is the start of Friday.  Looks like midday Thurs we should see some new NW but it’s a small one and things will really only pick up to knee/thigh high as it peaks midday.  The good news is that although Sat starts out small we’re looking at a new and EXTREMELY long period WNW to roll into town.  Surf will start to pick up midday but the periods will be so long that we won’t really see much until Sunday.  Then for Sunday we’re looking for things to bump up into the chest/shoulder high range with some HH sets.   Consistency should be better by late Sunday.  Monday starts out with chest/shoulder high surf and slowly tapers off to about chest high and then slightly less for Tuesday.  Not much action after that but there will always be more surf…eventually.

The weather is the big news maker of course with below freezing temperatures at the coast for the past few mornings and more freezing temps on the way.   The lows are supposed to creep up into the low 30s but the super dry NE winds are keeping the wind chill factor down in the upper 20s on the coast Tues and Wed mornings.  Daytime highs after we all thaw out a little will hit the mid50s Tues and then up to the mid/upper60s for the rest of the week and even low 70s for the end of the week/weekend.  Clear skies will give us more of those gorgeous green flash sunsets.  Nighttime temps will be back above freezing too but best to keep those tropical plants covered through Thursday.  Water temps are also pretty darn brisk with mid50s all along the coast.  We’re still seeing some pretty racy tides too with highs late morning and the near 0.0’ low just after sunset.

Time to hit the YMCA heated pool to keep those paddling arms in shape!  Stay warm and healthy everyone! 

I’m out!

Mish

Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with January 15, 2013.

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

Tu  15      Low   5:14 AM     1.4   6:52 AM    Rise  9:16 AM      12

    15     High  11:13 AM     4.9   5:06 PM     Set  9:42 PM

    15      Low   5:46 PM    -0.1

W   16     High  12:23 AM     4.5   6:51 AM    Rise  9:51 AM      20

    16      Low   6:15 AM     1.6   5:07 PM     Set 10:41 PM

    16     High  12:05 PM     4.0

    16      Low   6:27 PM     0.5

Th  17     High   1:13 AM     4.5   6:51 AM    Rise 10:24 AM      29

    17      Low   7:29 AM     1.7   5:08 PM     Set 11:38 PM

    17     High   1:09 PM     3.3

    17      Low   7:11 PM     1.2

F   18     High   2:09 AM     4.4   6:51 AM    Rise 10:59 AM      39

    18      Low   9:04 AM     1.6   5:09 PM

    18     High   2:41 PM     2.8

    18      Low   8:04 PM     1.7

Sa  19     High   3:11 AM     4.5   6:51 AM     Set 12:34 AM      48

    19      Low  10:45 AM     1.3   5:09 PM    Rise 11:35 AM

    19     High   4:49 PM     2.7

    19      Low   9:13 PM     2.1