Sunday, December 8, 2013

A little chilly surf!



Salutations!  A new NW wind swell is on its way in with some waist/chest high surf along the coast for Monday morning.  The not-so-good news is that we’re looking at some NW winds to kick up as well and a blustery day will make mincemeat out of whatever swell there is.  Tuesday the swell backs off rather quickly with waist high to start the day and ankle/knee high to end the day.  Wednesday is looking up for some new waist high surf out of the NW that should stick around all day and half way through Thursday.  The second half of Thursday things taper off and Friday we’re back into the really small stuff with knee high surf and interestingly some background SW swell…yes, SOUTHWEST swell. The better summer beaches will really only see an occasional waist high set out of it but we’ll take anything at this point eh? Saturday we’ll see some SW in the morning but for the most part we’re looking at NW wind swell in the knee high range that will move on into Sunday.  The tail end of Sunday should see some new NW groundswell making its way onto our shores.  At this point it’s looking like waist high waves at best but we’ll have to re-evaluate in a few days. 

Weather wise we’re looking at some pretty chilly weather with the dawn and sunset patrols taking a beating!  Brutally chilly air temps in the mid to low 40s a night and east winds overnight make for insanely cold dawn patrols this week.  Daytime temps along the coast only make it up into the low 60s. Skies will be clear so at least we’ll see sunshine all week.  Monday will have some significant west winds with gusts up to 25mph.  Through the week middays it looks like we’ll have some moderate westerly winds.  Water temps are consistently in the low 60s which will feel warm compared to the brisk morning and evening air.  Tides are fairly flat for most of the day with a medium low first thing in the morning moving to a medium high just after midday/mid-afternoon before moving out to a pretty low tide a few hours after nightfall.

Tough call on the surf with a little bit to work with and some chilly winter air temps. Best bring some rubber to the beach this week!

Stay wet San Diego!
Mish

Ocean Notes:
1)      I don’t know about you but I NEVER get tired of seeing perfect…or near perfect Pipeline even if there are 70 guys out. 

2)    Star Trek meets Foodieville.  A group in Barcelona is working on a 3D printer that prints…yes, “fresh” food.  Beam me…and my pizza…up Scotty!

3)    Stick this one on your calendar…December 18th is the Surfrider Volunteer Appreciation Party Stone Brew in Liberty Station.  Want to thank Surfrider’s Volunteers for your clean water and clean beaches?  Hit up the holiday party and get some beverages, tasty treats and live homegrown music!

4)    Tired if flat surf?  Head to the mountains to keep those legs in shape!  Mammoth has 12-16” of freshies to give them a nice 25-30” base!  Get carving San Diego!  For current conditions click here.

5)    And just in case you didn’t know…tulips aren’t the only thing going on in Holland !  How about some mega-cold waves!  Ok, so maybe December in Lake Michigan might be better than Holland but who knew?

Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with December 8, 2013.

www.saltwatertides.com
Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon
           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible
 
Su   8     High   1:48 AM     4.3   6:40 AM    Rise 11:18 AM      30
     8      Low   7:18 AM     2.3   4:43 PM     Set 11:20 PM
     8     High   1:06 PM     4.4
     8      Low   7:54 PM     0.3
 
M    9     High   2:53 AM     4.6   6:40 AM    Rise 11:55 AM      41
     9      Low   8:55 AM     2.0   4:43 PM
     9     High   2:34 PM     3.9
     9      Low   8:55 PM     0.7
 
Tu  10     High   3:52 AM     4.9   6:41 AM     Set 12:22 AM      52
    10      Low  10:25 AM     1.5   4:43 PM    Rise 12:31 PM
    10     High   4:07 PM     3.6
    10      Low   9:55 PM     1.1
 
W   11     High   4:44 AM     5.2   6:42 AM     Set  1:22 AM      63
    11      Low  11:35 AM     0.9   4:43 PM    Rise  1:07 PM
    11     High   5:31 PM     3.5
    11      Low  10:50 PM     1.4
 
Th  12     High   5:29 AM     5.5   6:43 AM     Set  2:21 AM      72
    12      Low  12:28 PM     0.3   4:44 PM    Rise  1:44 PM
    12     High   6:37 PM     3.6
    12      Low  11:38 PM     1.6
 

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