Clean and small still but wind and SW on it's way!

Hump there it is!  Hump Day has arrived!  As we hurdle ourselves into the second half of the week we’re looking at the second half of the NW pseudo-groundswell and the start of some steep S swell.  For Thursday we’ll see more waist/chest high surf for most of the day with size tapering off a bit by sunset.  Tides will definitely be playing a big role in wave quality and size.  That background S will be pretty non-existent for most spots with an occasional little peeler at the best summer spots.  Friday things look to really taper off from that NW with thigh/waist high surf and knee/thigh high by sundown.  Still some steep S in there too.  Saturday and Sunday we’ll see some new but weak pseudo-short period groundswell.  Surf will only be in the thigh high range. 

Sunday we’re looking at the onset of some NW windswell with small surf around most of town.  There should be a new SW groundswell filling in though so perhaps by late Sunday we should see some waves out of the S from that.  Monday thru Wednesday the surf will be a combo of W wind swell and that SW groundswell.  Waves increase a tad from thigh high Monday to hmmmmmmmmmm…waist/chest by Wed at the better summer spots.  Looks like some funky weather might drop in for a visit late Monday and into Tues/Wed so conditions might not be ideal as far as winds go.  Interestingly enough it looks like that SW swell and another one behind it should provide for some fun surf after those funky winds depart.  There’s a little activity up north as well…good sign!

Weather wise we’re looking at a slight warming trend for the weekend  as we go from daytime highs in the mid60s to the low 70s for the weekend.  Looks for early AM clouds and spotty sunshine midday before those clouds take over fro the evening hours.  The first part of next week temps will take a dip again and that weather system will pass thru with morning clouds, midday sunshine but gusty onshore winds late Monday and through Tuesday.  Daytime temps look to warm up for Halloween with some chilly nighttime temps in the mid/low 50s for trick or treating!  Water temps are holding in the mid-60s.  We’re seeing some minor tidal movement during the morning hours with a medium low early morning, a high tide midday.  We’ll see more water movement as the tide moves to a pretty low tide in the late evening a hour or so after sunset. 

Soak up the clean conditions while we have ‘em.  Nothing stellar on the radar but winter isn’t upon us yet!  Maybe get the SUP out and paddle a few miles to stay in shape!

Stay wet San Diego!

Mish

Cardiff evening session

Oct 2013

Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with October 23, 2013.

www.saltwatertides.com

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

W   23     High  12:55 AM     3.5   7:00 AM     Set 11:12 AM      85

    23      Low   5:26 AM     2.6   6:07 PM    Rise  9:49 PM

    23     High  11:46 AM     5.1

    23      Low   7:08 PM     0.7

Th  24     High   2:05 AM     3.3   7:01 AM     Set 11:58 AM      78

    24      Low   6:07 AM     3.0   6:06 PM    Rise 10:40 PM

    24     High  12:29 PM     4.6

    24      Low   8:10 PM     1.0

F   25     High   3:44 AM     3.3   7:01 AM     Set 12:40 PM      69

    25      Low   7:28 AM     3.3   6:05 PM    Rise 11:32 PM

    25     High   1:32 PM     4.2

    25      Low   9:21 PM     1.2

Sa  26     High   5:15 AM     3.6   7:02 AM     Set  1:18 PM      60

    26      Low   9:30 AM     3.3   6:03 PM

    26     High   3:03 PM     4.0

    26      Low  10:29 PM     1.2

Su  27     High   5:55 AM     3.9   7:03 AM    Rise 12:26 AM      51

    27      Low  11:05 AM     2.9   6:02 PM     Set  1:55 PM

    27     High   4:31 PM     3.9

    27      Low  11:22 PM     1.1