Bit of WNW leftover, S and W on the way...

Oh boy!  More good surf this past weekend!  Hope you all got a slice of the action!  There were plenty of WNW waves and plenty of people out there to surf ‘em!  Looks like Monday morning will see the tail end of that swell with some fun HH/OH sets in SD and chest/shoulder for OC and LA.  Size tapers off quickly through the day with the sunset sessions seeing waist/chest with the occasional shoulder high set.  Tuesday drops even a bit more with waist/chest high out of the WNW and a new steep S filling in for OC and LA.  San Diego won’t really be seeing much of that as it flies right by.  Wed looks smaller in SD with the very end of the WNW and some new short period groundswell in the second half of the day. OC and LA will continue to see smaller S.  Things bump up a hair Thursday with that smaller WNW and surf in the waist high range and chest high sets at the better winter spots.  A bit less of that old S for OC/LA as the angle moves easterly from their swell window but a small SW helping to bump up the waves a little.  Halloween Friday stays about the same for both with waist/chest high waves. Saturday there’s a W windswell swell starting to make it’s move and it fills in a bit more late Sat with chest high waves and into Sunday.  Waves bump up Sunday to chest/shoulder high and bit of winds getting on it as a low pressure system moves into town.  Slightly smaller in OC and LA with some island blockage but you’ll still get the weather!

Weather wise we’re definitely moving into Fall/Winter mode as the full suits are out for the dawn patrols and we’re starting to see some beautiful sunsets.  Morning temps are cool and in the low 60s and highs are only making it to the low 70s but we’re still seeing some nice sunshine.  We’ll see sunnier skies by Wed with a little warming and then the morning and evening fog rolls in for the end of the week.  Things cool down a bit for the weekend as a low pressure system moves south for the first time in awhile.  Highs in the high 60s and slightly cooler nights.  To kick off the week the winds look to be light offshore in the mornings and turn westerly in the afternoon. By the end of the week as that system moves south the winds will also become more southerly and even a slight chance of showers for Trick or Treat night and half of the way through Saturday. Water temps are still pretty darn nice for October with low 70s all along the SD coast and high 60s in the LA area.  Tides are swingin’ something nasty with big highs midday and drained out negative lows by sunset.  Looks like the AM sessions will be fun!

Can’t beat these October sessions with overhead waves and water!

Have fun and stay wet!

Mish

Sunday morning session

Sunday sunset

Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with October 26, 2014.

www.saltwatertides.com

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

Su  26      Low   4:18 AM     1.8   7:02 AM    Rise  9:39 AM      4

    26     High  10:39 AM     5.8   6:04 PM     Set  8:25 PM

    26      Low   5:41 PM    -0.1

M   27     High  12:06 AM     3.8   7:03 AM    Rise 10:36 AM      9

    27      Low   4:53 AM     2.2   6:03 PM     Set  9:19 PM

    27     High  11:17 AM     5.6

    27      Low   6:33 PM     0.1

Tu  28     High   1:09 AM     3.6   7:04 AM    Rise 11:31 AM      16

    28      Low   5:36 AM     2.5   6:02 PM     Set 10:17 PM

    28     High  12:04 PM     5.3

    28      Low   7:34 PM     0.3

W   29     High   2:27 AM     3.5   7:05 AM    Rise 12:23 PM      25

    29      Low   6:44 AM     2.9   6:01 PM     Set 11:19 PM

    29     High   1:08 PM     5.0

    29      Low   8:45 PM     0.4

Th  30     High   3:53 AM     3.7   7:05 AM    Rise  1:11 PM      35

    30      Low   8:33 AM     3.0   6:00 PM

    30     High   2:36 PM     4.6

    30      Low   9:58 PM     0.5

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

Smaller but still fun and warm!

Oh boy!  This whole endless summer thing is nice but I think we’re all ready for some winter swell!  Hurricane Simon sent some steep S passing most of SD and hitting OC/LA but we had some pretty fun surf over the past weekend.  We’re seeing the rail end of it for Wed morning and it drops off significantly from waist/chest at the better summer spots to knee high later in the day.  The good news is that the southern hemi is throwing a little something our way so surf will hit the waist/chest high range again by Thursday morning.  This next SW has much better angle than the previous swell so more of So Cal will see it.  Swell peaks Thursday and we’ll probably see a hint of NW windswell as well.  Friday things back down a little with waist high waves around most of town and slightly bigger sets at the summer spots.  Saturday the SW drops off and a NW groundswell delivers some surf to the winter breaks for the second half of the day. 

Sunday we’ll actually see some small SW. It’s not really aimed our direction and the energy level isn’t so hot so we’re looking at maybe some waist high waves out of that. Monday another NW ground swell makes it way into town. Winter breaks will see more swell in the waist/chest range.  It’s nothing huge but there’s plenty more activity in the Northern Hemi and it’s still early! Size holds for Tuesday and becomes more westerly. That means a little more closed out at the west facing beaches but still plenty of fun.  Looks like the southern hemi is squeaking out another ground swell but it’s a solid 10 days away so it’s no “gimme”.  The northern hemi, as I mentioned, is starting to crank up and will hopefully start firing some doozies at us. I think we’re due for a good winter of surf. Something tells me…it’s just a gut feeling.

Weather is hot and sticky! Holy hurricane weather Batman!  Post-tropical depression Simon is taking a turn east at least but like Hurricane Odile is dragging some of that heat and humidity up with him.  I think the worst heat is past us now (I hope) and we’ll see a slight cooling trend through the weekend.  Then things heat up yet again for the start of next week.  Wind patterns look pretty typical with calm and slightly offshore winds overnight and westerly mild to moderate breeze in the afternoon.  Water temps are back up after that nice boost of S swell.  We’re looking at low 70s along most of the SD and OC coast and slightly cooler in LA and down south of Pt. Loma.  Tides are swinging big time with tonight’s huge full moon.  Pretty spectacular stuff if you can stay awake long enough to watch the full lunar eclipse Wed at 3am PST.  Huge full mid-morning tides with negative lows late afternoon.  Lots of water movement all day so watch those tides as they’’ll make a big difference in your session.

Looks like more fun but not huge surf!

Stay wet So Cal!

Mish

A preview of winter surf - unknown surfer at Secret Spot

(Jan. 2010)

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

www.saltwatertides.com

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

W    8      Low   3:12 AM     0.2   6:48 AM     Set  6:59 AM      99

     8     High   9:28 AM     6.3   6:25 PM    Rise  6:45 PM

     8      Low   3:50 PM    -0.5

     8     High  10:05 PM     5.2

Th   9      Low   3:49 AM     0.6   6:49 AM     Set  8:04 AM      99

     9     High  10:04 AM     6.3   6:23 PM    Rise  7:28 PM

     9      Low   4:35 PM    -0.5

     9     High  10:53 PM     4.9

F   10      Low   4:25 AM     1.1   6:50 AM     Set  9:08 AM      97

    10     High  10:41 AM     6.2   6:22 PM    Rise  8:14 PM

    10      Low   5:22 PM    -0.3

    10     High  11:43 PM     4.4

Sa  11      Low   5:03 AM     1.6   6:51 AM     Set 10:10 AM      92

    11     High  11:20 AM     5.9   6:21 PM    Rise  9:02 PM

    11      Low   6:12 PM     0.0

Su  12     High  12:40 AM     4.0   6:51 AM     Set 11:07 AM      85

    12      Low   5:43 AM     2.1   6:20 PM    Rise  9:52 PM

    12     High  12:01 PM     5.4

    12      Low   7:09 PM     0.4