Small but fun S for awhile

Oh the surf gods love us again!   We’re finally seeing some surf again as we have some combo swell along the local beaches.  We’re seeing some SW swell and steeper SE hurricane swell giving us some inconsistent but fun waves in the waist high range but definitely some chest high+ sets at the better summer spots.  We’ll see a little more consistency as Hurricane Kiko moves farther north but her energy will poop out quickly as she hits the cooler water.  Expect waist high waves with the occasional chest high set around town for Sunday and into Monday, dropping off a little Tuesday and even more so Wed.  Tues we should also see some NW windswell help things pick up around town.  Late Thurs we’ll see another steep S swell with waves in the thigh/waist high range into Friday and Saturday.  Both of those days will also have some NW wind or short period groundswell in them which will help boost size to waist high at least!  On the long range calendar we’re actually looking at some activity in the North and south that should send us more waves in another week to 10 days.  Will keep you posted!

Hot enough for you?   My electricity bill is jumping logarithmically as I type and my AC keeps me cool.  Unfortunately it looks like things are going to stay pretty much the same for the next week with mostly sunny skies, a few morning and evening clouds (for nice sunsets!) and air temps in the low 80s along the coast.  As that Hurricane Kiko turns into a tropical storm and moves north it’ll keep our humidity levels up there.  Winds will remain about the same too…very mild with calm glassy mornings and a little breeze in the afternoon.  Water temps are staying cool in the mid60s and some cooler temps in the southern end of our county.  We’re starting to see some big tide swings as we move into next week and the upcoming new moon.  The biggest swings are overnight so we won’t see them but come Tuesday and into Wed we’ll see a pretty full mid morning high tide drop to a decent low mid-afternoon and then zip back up to a big high a few hours after sunset. 

Looks like some smaller but still fun surf to be had for the upcoming week.  Anything to keep up in the ocean eh?

Stay wet San Diego!

Mish

Thursday's sunset...a real doozy!

 

Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with September 1, 2013.

www.saltwatertides.com

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

Su   1      Low   1:53 AM     0.4   6:24 AM    Rise  2:57 AM      19

     1     High   8:22 AM     4.0   7:14 PM     Set  4:48 PM

     1      Low   1:28 PM     2.1

     1     High   7:35 PM     5.3

M    2      Low   2:20 AM     0.2   6:25 AM    Rise  3:51 AM      12

     2     High   8:43 AM     4.3   7:12 PM     Set  5:25 PM

     2      Low   2:03 PM     1.7

     2     High   8:10 PM     5.5

Tu   3      Low   2:46 AM     0.1   6:25 AM    Rise  4:46 AM      6

     3     High   9:05 AM     4.6   7:11 PM     Set  6:00 PM

     3      Low   2:36 PM     1.5

     3     High   8:44 PM     5.6

W    4      Low   3:12 AM     0.1   6:26 AM    Rise  5:42 AM      2

     4     High   9:29 AM     4.8   7:10 PM     Set  6:34 PM

     4      Low   3:10 PM     1.2

     4     High   9:18 PM     5.6

Th   5      Low   3:38 AM     0.2   6:27 AM    Rise  6:39 AM      0

     5     High   9:54 AM     5.1   7:08 PM     Set  7:08 PM

     5      Low   3:44 PM     0.9

     5     High   9:52 PM     5.4