Small surf...springtime conditions.

Surf is holding steady at…well, small.  Wednesday we’re looking at the leftovers of the steep south swell and some small NW windswell.   Surf at the better summer spots max out at in the waist high range while the west and north facing beaches will be in the knee/waist high range.  The south is still on the inconsistent side for another day and the NW is, well, just tiny with very little energy.  Thursday is about the same with a new smaller south swell in the waist high range and some background WNW.  Friday it looks like the smallest day with super small SW and WNW.  Saturday we’ve got some WNW and some new SW.  Surf looks to be in the waist high range but missing a lot of SD County.  This SW is also pretty steep so the better summer south facing spots will see the biggest waves.  Sunday the swell fills in with a some slightly bigger surf…waist/chest and slightly more consistent chest high sets.  The swell peaks late in the afternoon and Monday starts off with similar sized waves that will be tapering off through the day.  The west and north facing beaches will be pretty small…knee/waist high.  Tuesday will see a little more WNW windswell and the tail end of the old SW…waves in the knee/waist high range.  A new SW looks to fill in later in the day so hopefully we’ll see a bit more waves at the summer and west facing beaches.

The weather over the upcoming week is fairly typical for springtime.  We’ll see a little AM marine layer with a little clearing by midmorning and air temps in the mid-60s.  A bit more clearing for the weekend with similar air temps and a little warmer for the start of next week.  Winds out of the SW midday and fairly calm at night. Air temps are still a little on the cool side with high 50s along most of the coast.  Tides are low first thing in the morning and moving up to a medium high by late morning and then back down to a medium low by late afternoon.  We’re coming off the full moon (Did you catch the Blood Moon eclipse?...see below) but these spring tides aren’t too extreme.

Looks like some small surf…hopefully a little warmer water after some steep south swells push past us.

Stay wet So Cal!

Mish

 Blood Moon Eclipse 4-14-2014

Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with April 16, 2014.

www.saltwatertides.com

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

W   16      Low   4:36 AM    -0.6   6:18 AM     Set  7:12 AM      99

    16     High  10:50 AM     4.1   7:20 PM    Rise  9:04 PM

    16      Low   4:13 PM     1.1

    16     High  10:31 PM     5.6

Th  17      Low   5:18 AM    -0.6   6:17 AM     Set  7:58 AM      97

    17     High  11:36 AM     3.9   7:21 PM    Rise 10:05 PM

    17      Low   4:45 PM     1.4

    17     High  11:07 PM     5.5

F   18      Low   6:05 AM    -0.5   6:15 AM     Set  8:49 AM      92

    18     High  12:29 PM     3.5   7:21 PM    Rise 11:04 PM

    18      Low   5:22 PM     1.7

    18     High  11:48 PM     5.3

Sa  19      Low   7:01 AM    -0.3   6:14 AM     Set  9:45 AM      85

    19     High   1:36 PM     3.2   7:22 PM

    19      Low   6:10 PM     2.1

Su  20     High  12:40 AM     5.0   6:13 AM    Rise 12:00 AM      77

    20      Low   8:08 AM    -0.1   7:23 PM     Set 10:45 AM

    20     High   2:59 PM     3.1

    20      Low   7:25 PM     2.4