Lingering NW and then a little SW

Well, how about them apples?  That was a nice "little" NW swell!  It was a little bigger than I expected...that most people expected I think!  Hope you all got a few waves today and this weekend.  I saw some nice sharing going on and plenty of carnage at some of the more crowded breaks.  We’re coming off the NW on Tuesday but should still see some fun waist/chest high waves through the day.  There’s a background SW swell that the summer spots should get some smaller surf from…waist high with some NW mixed in.  Size backs down further on Wednesday to mostly waist high with some more background SW.  The SW becomes a little more dominant on Thurs and Fri with waves in the waist/chest range at the better summer spots with the winter breaks picking up some shorter period NW.  Saturday we’re looking at slightly smaller surf to kick off the weekend with small WNW swell in the knee/waist high range.  There should still be some lingering S in there but nothing to write home about.  Sunday another small NW looks to fill in.  Size picks up a little but there’s not a lot of juice in this one.  Waist/chest high waves at most of SD with OC and LA getting blocked by the island and just not picking up much of the swell.  There are a few nugget storms brewing in both hemispheres but nothing that I would call worth making notes of just yet.

We’re definitely seeing some fall weather these days with cooler daytime temps and definitely cooler nighttime temps.  Look for highs in the low 70s and nighttime lows in the high 50s all week.  More patchy fog and even a chance of drizzle late Tuesday night and into Wed as a little front flies thru. Slightly warmer in OC/LA but also chances of drizzles.  Pretty much the same into the weekend…70s daytime and high 50s nighttime with partial sunshine midday. We’ll see a bit of SW winds for Tuesday and W wind through the evening into Wed.  After that winds look fairly typical with calm overnight and onshore westerly winds picking up late morning and into the afternoon before calming down for the sunset session.  Tides aren’t moving much through the day as we come off that awesome Blood Moon last week.  Medium high mid-morning moves inches down to a medium low mid-afternoon. 

Get on the last bit of that NW and have fun!  Things will quiet down for awhile.

And stay wet San Diego!

Mish

Lines at sunset at a little spot I know of...

Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with October 14, 2014.

www.saltwatertides.com

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

Tu  14     High   3:28 AM     3.4   6:53 AM     Set 12:48 PM      68

    14      Low   7:46 AM     3.1   6:17 PM    Rise 11:35 PM

    14     High   1:56 PM     4.5

    14      Low   9:35 PM     1.0

W   15     High   5:15 AM     3.6   6:53 AM     Set  1:31 PM      59

    15      Low   9:36 AM     3.2   6:16 PM

    15     High   3:23 PM     4.1

    15      Low  10:51 PM     1.1

Th  16     High   6:13 AM     3.9   6:54 AM    Rise 12:28 AM      49

    16      Low  11:15 AM     2.9   6:15 PM     Set  2:10 PM

    16     High   4:49 PM     4.1

    16      Low  11:48 PM     1.0

F   17     High   6:46 AM     4.2   6:55 AM    Rise  1:21 AM      40

    17      Low  12:16 PM     2.4   6:14 PM     Set  2:47 PM

    17     High   5:56 PM     4.2

Sa  18      Low  12:30 AM     1.0   6:56 AM    Rise  2:13 AM      31

    18     High   7:11 AM     4.5   6:12 PM     Set  3:21 PM

    18      Low  12:57 PM     1.9

    18     High   6:46 PM     4.4