Yes yes, bigger
swell is on the way BUT it’s not going to be Richter down here like it is at
Pipeline right now or Mavs on Sunday for THE contest (see Ocean Notes below). Of course, the big question is WHEN WILL IT
SHOW down here and how big will it be?
Well, don’t bother waking up early Saturday unless you just want to SUP
on the same knee high surf we’ve had the past few days. Conditions are gorgeous and water is unbelievably
clear but it’ll start small. At the time
I’m writing this (10:30pm Friday night) the SF buoy is only 3.3’ @25
seconds. That means the swell is
juuuuuuuust barely starting to hit up there.
So, a small start to the day Saturday
but things should pick up to waist/chest high by sundown BUT the swell will be
incredibly inconsistent. That means lots
of lag time to chat with all your new friends in the line up. By Sunday
morning we’re looking at slightly more consistent swell and chest/shoulder high
surf (and probably a billion people in the line up). Perfect conditions with very little wind and plenty of sunshine.Surf peaking late Sunday night in the HH/OH
range with spots in the southern end of the county picking up a bit more swell
and top winter spots.
Still plenty of
swell and much better consistency for Martin Luther King Day (Monday) in the HH/OH range and ever so
slowly tapering off. Tuesday surf backs off more noticeably with
waist/chest high surf around town and even more so on Wed with waist high surf. The
good news is after a day or so of rest we get more NW swell! Look for a new swell to kick in around Thursday morning with some waist high
surf to start the day and picking up into the chest/shoulder high range by the
end of the day. Friday surf looks to increase in size with some SW ground swell (Hun?)
in the background. The NW will
definitely dominate but the SW will show.
Unfortunately it looks like we might have some inclement weather for the
end of next week as well so wind and windswell might be an issue. I’ll see how that unfolds early next week.
How about this
weather? Weren’t we all just complaining
about how Arctic it was and winter…blah blah…frost on my car…too much rubber…blah
blah blah? Guess that’s come to a
screaming halt with air temps in the mid70s, clear cloudless skies and hardly a
whisper of wind anywhere. Just slightly
cooler air temps in the mid60s for the weekend before things really warm up
again into the low/mid70s along the coast.
Near zero winds for the weekend and first part of next week and more
cloudless skies. That means some chilly
nighttime temps but we shouldn’t be seeing any frost at least on the
coast. A few more clouds come midweek
before that next weather system moves into town for next weekend. Water temperatures are chilly and in the mid
to low 50s. Higher tides are in the
middle of the night with decent water movement through the middle of the
day. A late morning medium low head to a
medium high just before sunset for a nice little push as that swell fills in
Sat night. Tides become more extreme
through the week as we head towards the full moon.
Looks like the
North Pacific storm train is on the roll so look for more surf in the coming
weeks.
See you at the
beach!
Mish
Ocean Notes:
1)
While
most of our gardens are hibernating Surfrider is hosting the Green
Gardens Group for one of their intensive training events Feb. 4-9th. This is the professional version of green
gardening! Looks like a really neat
event! AND don’t miss the clean up at
Moonlight Beach this Saturday at 9am!
2)
We all
HATE to pay for luggage but have the board bag fees even more! Here’s the latest breakdown on board breaking…er…
baggage
handling fees for the different airlines.
3)
Say “big
winter swell” and you automatically think…CARIBBEAN
right? What? Yup…check out this awesome killer Caribbean swell!
4)
And of
course Surfline is always a key spot to check for the latest insane photos of
lineups around the world. This month’s January
F-Stop doesn’t disappoint!
5)
This
swell is anticipated to light up Northern Cal’s
famed Mavericks this weekend with heats starting at 8am on Sunday for the Maverick's Invitational . Yeh, I wasn’t invited either but I’ll gladly
watch online!
6)
Ok,
now after seeing this video of a guy surfing an
iceberg next to penguins I’ll never complain about cold surf…well, maybe
not never but…
North County Winter Day (minus the swell)
Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with January 20, 2013.
www.saltwatertides.com
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
Su 20 High 4:13 AM 4.6 6:50 AM Set 1:28 AM 58
20 Low 11:54 AM 0.8 5:10 PM Rise 12:14 PM
20 High 6:25 PM 2.9
20 Low 10:25 PM 2.3
M 21 High 5:07 AM 4.8 6:50 AM Set 2:22 AM 67
21 Low 12:38 PM 0.4 5:11 PM Rise 12:56 PM
21 High 7:14 PM 3.0
21 Low 11:26 PM 2.2
Tu 22 High 5:53 AM 5.1 6:49 AM Set 3:13 AM 76
22 Low 1:12 PM 0.0 5:12 PM Rise 1:41 PM
22 High 7:46 PM 3.3
W 23 Low 12:13 AM 2.1 6:49 AM Set 4:02 AM 83
23 High 6:32 AM 5.2 5:13 PM Rise 2:30 PM
23 Low 1:41 PM -0.3
23 High 8:11 PM 3.5
Th 24 Low 12:52 AM 1.9 6:48 AM Set 4:48 AM 89
24 High 7:08 AM 5.5 5:14 PM Rise 3:22 PM
24 Low 2:09 PM -0.6
24 High 8:35 PM 3.7
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