End of steep south and small SW on the way

Alrighty then!  We’re seeing the tail end of the swath of steep souths that peaked yesterday but will dip only slightly on Tuesday.  Still plenty of steep south but seen really only at the best summer breaks in SD County and North County SD.  The best stuff (that we’ll see in the mags) is found north of Dana Point in the OC area.  SD is looking at waist high around most of the county with the summer spots and North County spots seeing some chest/shoulder high waves.  OC will still see plenty of HH/OH waves for Tuesday and LA will be slightly smaller if you head too far north.  Wed we’re still waking up to steep south but by nightfall it will have dropped off a foot or so.  Thursday looks like a mix of small NW windswell and the tail end of S swell.  Look for most of So Cal to be seeing waist high waves with chest high in the northern regions. 

Friday and into Sat look like the smallest days with knee/waist high around SD and waist high in OC and LA.  Some NW windswell will give SD some consistent but small waves as the S poops out.  Some new SW swell with great angle for most of So Cal looks to fill in late Sat and into Sun.  Unfortunately the energy isn’t quite as good as this last swell so look for mostly waist with the occasional chest high set for Sun and Monday.  This swell will combo with more WNW windswell so most spots in SD will continues to see waist high through Tuesday and slightly smaller for with less influence from the NW windswell in the OC/LA areas.  Unfortunately Tropical Storm Fausto is heading NW and is well out of our swell window.  Hawaii should pick up some fun South Shore swell though if you’re heading in that direction.  In fact, Hawaii is getting a much more direct hit from all of these south swells lately.  So jealous!

Weather will cool down a bit through the week with daytime air temps in the mid-70s along the coast and mid-60s at night with some patchy fog in the early morning and late night.  A little south wind tonight may put a little bump on the water for the morning and through Tuesday but otherwise calm mornings and light onshore winds by the afternoon for the rest of the work week.  Tides are hitting a medium high in the early morning with a medium low midday and back up to a very high tide in the late evening.  The Full Moon is this Saturday…watch out for crazies!  The best news is that the water is an incredible 71-73.5 degrees which is extremely warm (and nice) for July.  Should be interesting to see what September Sessions hold!

Still plenty of fun waves!  Stay wet So Cal!

Mish

Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with July 8, 2014.

www.saltwatertides.com

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

Tu   8      Low   1:08 AM     0.5   5:48 AM     Set  2:17 AM      73

     8     High   7:19 AM     3.2   8:00 PM    Rise  4:18 PM

     8      Low  12:05 PM     2.0

     8     High   6:45 PM     5.7

W    9      Low   1:53 AM    -0.2   5:48 AM     Set  3:06 AM      82

     9     High   8:12 AM     3.6   8:00 PM    Rise  5:20 PM

     9      Low  12:59 PM     1.9

     9     High   7:30 PM     6.2

Th  10      Low   2:35 AM    -0.8   5:49 AM     Set  4:02 AM      90

    10     High   8:58 AM     3.9   8:00 PM    Rise  6:20 PM

    10      Low   1:50 PM     1.7

    10     High   8:16 PM     6.5

F   11      Low   3:17 AM    -1.3   5:49 AM     Set  5:03 AM      96

    11     High   9:41 AM     4.1   8:00 PM    Rise  7:18 PM

    11      Low   2:39 PM     1.6

    11     High   9:01 PM     6.8

Sa  12      Low   3:59 AM    -1.5   5:50 AM     Set  6:10 AM      99

    12     High  10:23 AM     4.4   7:59 PM    Rise  8:11 PM

    12      Low   3:28 PM     1.5

    12     High   9:47 PM     6.8