Plenty more good surf on the way!

Oh boy…what a few days it’s been.  Surf is up. Crowds are up…and unfortunately attitudes are up too!  There were a lot of folks jawing for waves out there this week. Hopefully you all had some fun ones!  There’s plenty more where that came from!  Friday morning we’re looking at slightly smaller surf to star the day.  By small I chest to shoulder high through the morning.  Buoy reading show that we should see some VERY INCONSISTENT bigger sets in the morning but the real stuff will pick up later in the afternoon.  By sunset we’ll see waves in the HH to OH+ with the bigger waves in the southern half of the county and at the winter wave magnet spots.  Saturday morning we’re going to wake up to some OH to OH++ around most of San Diego.  Expect some DOH sets at the best winter breaks. The swell peaks mid-morning and then tapers off to HH/OH by nightfall but still packing a punch.  The jet stream whisks that storm to the north pretty quickly so size will back down Sunday.  Look for the HH/OH first thing in the morning with some decent consistency and shoulder/HH with HH+ sets by nightfall. 

There’s another smaller WNW swell for Monday.  Waves start in the shoulder/HH range and then the swell starts to fill in mid-morning.  Swell peaks midday with HH+ sets and with lots of west in this swell most of SD County will see plenty of fun surf all day.  Size backs off Tuesday morning with shoulder/chest high surf for most of the day.  The next WNW fills in right after that for Wednesday with waves bumping back up into the HH/slightly OH range by midday as that swell peaks and then backs off again.  Not a lot of major activity in the northern hemi after that.  A few smaller storms but definitely much calmer than this week. 

We’re looking at some pretty dense morning fog for the next two mornings and slightly cooler air temps in the high 60s/low 70s along the coast.  A bit more clearing for the weekend with air temps in the low 70s but warming up into the high 70s and sunny by Tuesday thru Thursday.  Friday looks pretty cloudy with a wee chance of moisture but I wouldn’t put money on it!  Evening winds look light for the next few nights with E winds on tap for Friday and then some slightly more typical light to moderate NW winds for the weekend and the start of the work week.  Water temps are looking about average or even a bit on the warm side for late Jan…high 50s/60.  Tides are starting to swing a bit more as we approach next week’s new moon.  Not much movement Friday but the late morning low gives way to a very early morning high and near negative to negative midday lows through the weekend and into next week.  The draining out morning and sunset medium high tide push will help that incoming swell on Fri PM and Sat AM.

Looks like plenty more swell!  Play nicely out there and stay wet San Diego!

Lates,

Mish

Ocean Notes:

1)      Friday the Body Glove Maverick's Invitational is ON!!!  The big waves and great conditions should make for some outstanding competition! Watch it live!

2)    You have to see some of the big waves coming through Hawaii the past few days.  It’s just amazing what these guys put their bodies through!  Laird was out towing Peahi and took a digger…I mean, a REALLY BIG DIGGER!

3)    Don’t count CA out of the big wave picture!  With near perfect conditions and plenty of sunshine the photogs were almost as happy as the surfers up and down the coast!

 

January 21, 2014 Secret Spot

Photo: Mishfish Photos (that's me!)

Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with January 24, 2014.

www.saltwatertides.

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

F   24     High   2:45 AM     4.4   6:49 AM    Rise 12:25 AM      54

    24      Low  10:04 AM     1.3   5:14 PM     Set 11:33 AM

    24     High   3:56 PM     2.7

    24      Low   8:39 PM     1.9

Sa  25     High   3:52 AM     4.8   6:48 AM    Rise  1:26 AM      43

    25      Low  11:17 AM     0.6   5:15 PM     Set 12:19 PM

    25     High   5:33 PM     2.9

    25      Low  10:05 PM     2.0

Su  26     High   4:54 AM     5.2   6:48 AM    Rise  2:29 AM      32

    26      Low  12:11 PM    -0.2   5:16 PM     Set  1:11 PM

    26     High   6:36 PM     3.2

    26      Low  11:16 PM     1.9

M   27     High   5:49 AM     5.8   6:47 AM    Rise  3:31 AM      22

    27      Low  12:57 PM    -0.9   5:17 PM     Set  2:10 PM

    27     High   7:22 PM     3.7

Tu  28      Low  12:15 AM     1.6   6:46 AM    Rise  4:31 AM      13

    28     High   6:39 AM     6.3   5:18 PM     Set  3:15 PM

    28      Low   1:40 PM    -1.4

    28     High   8:03 PM     4.0