Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Late season SW fun on the way!



How fun was that?  Hope you all got a little taste of that NW swell!  Great conditions if you hit it on the right tide.  That swell is just about pooped out with a few leftovers with a ton of NW wind swell now on top of it.  Luckily there are the very beginnings of the next SW groundswell just starting to show on the buoys.   Thursday will see mostly the NW wind swell in the waist high range.  By the end of the day we’ll a bit more NW wind swell but size will pickup into the waist/chest range.  Friday the NW wind swell will continue with waist/chest high waves and more background SW groundswell in the waist/chest range with some slightly bigger sets at the better south facing beaches.  That south peaks through the night Friday and into Sat. Sat morning surf should be pretty fun with much less NW wind swell and mostly SW groundswell.  Size holds in the chest/shoulder high range for the day and into Sunday. Size drops a little Sunday…waist/chest and then waist with chest high sets to kick off the work week on Monday.  Waist high by Tuesday.  Wednesday it looks like the small stuff starts off the day but another SW groundswell starts to fill in.  Looks like the Southern Hemi is spitting out some pretty nice swell because there’s more SW groundswell on its way!

Funky Fall weather continues as we have a low pressure system cruising through town tonight, teeny chance of drizzle overnight and into Thursday morning then sunshine with a few clouds.  A little patchy marine layer later in the day and into Friday then clear skies as a Santa Ana sets up.  You know what that means…dry sunny skies, howling offshore winds and HOT weather for the weekend! Air temps in the high 60s Thurs but high 70s starting Friday and  low 80s through the weekend.  It also means so cool dry nighttime temps in the high 50s…brrrrrrrrr!  Should be pretty awesome out with the clear skies and full moon Saturday night (hmmmmmm, and swell peaking Friday night…interesting!).  Water temps in the high 60s around most of the County with cooler temps south of Pt. Loma…Coronado area to IB.  Expect some major water temp cooling after those howling offshores this weekend.  Enjoy the warm water while you can!

We’ll I think we’re in for some fun late SW groundswell as those Santa Anas kick in this weekend!

Stay wet San Diego and remember to share!
Mish


Ocean Notes:

1)      Mais ous!  Check out the rockin’ Hossegor waves going on right now for the Quicksilver Pro.

2)    Just wanted to share one of my favorite spots to shoot surf pics.  Can anyone guess where it is?  Thanks Magic Seaweed!

3)    Things are heating up in Tahiti but not in a good way.  Locals vs. Nonlocals.  This could get ugly AND dangerous!  

4)    On a more positive note check out this awesome documentary photography by Joni Sternbach.  She uses a 19th-Century lens and creates some really neat photos of modern day surfers.
 




 Devon Howard setting up for the Green Room 
January 2010

Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with October 3, 2013.

www.saltwatertides.com
Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon
           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible
 
Th   3      Low   2:29 AM     0.6   6:45 AM    Rise  5:26 AM      5
     3     High   8:46 AM     5.3   6:31 PM     Set  5:41 PM
     3      Low   2:53 PM     0.5
     3     High   9:00 PM     5.2
 
F    4      Low   2:56 AM     0.7   6:46 AM    Rise  6:25 AM      1
     4     High   9:12 AM     5.6   6:29 PM     Set  6:17 PM
     4      Low   3:29 PM     0.2
     4     High   9:38 PM     5.1
 
Sa   5      Low   3:25 AM     0.8   6:46 AM    Rise  7:26 AM      0
     5     High   9:41 AM     5.9   6:28 PM     Set  6:55 PM
     5      Low   4:07 PM    -0.1
     5     High  10:19 PM     4.8
 
Su   6      Low   3:54 AM     1.1   6:47 AM    Rise  8:29 AM      0
     6     High  10:12 AM     6.0   6:27 PM     Set  7:38 PM
     6      Low   4:49 PM    -0.2
     6     High  11:03 PM     4.4
 
M    7      Low   4:25 AM     1.5   6:48 AM    Rise  9:32 AM      4
     7     High  10:46 AM     6.0   6:26 PM     Set  8:25 PM
     7      Low   5:36 PM    -0.1
     7     High  11:54 PM     4.0

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