Monday, January 26, 2015

Still more swell before it quiets a little.



So, are we happy now?  WHAT A WEEKEND OF SURF!  Holy offshore and perfect Batman!  I hope you all got some great waves and didn’t mind that you had to share them with a few friends.  We’ve got more surf on tap for Tuesday but conditions have certainly deteriorated compared to Sat and Sun.  Either way we’ll see a quick little NW adding energy to give the remaining swell a little boost.  Still some shoulder/HH waves around SD County and a waist/chest for OC/LA.  Waves thru the day as things start to clean up (except the water quality…YUCKO!).  Wednesday we’re still looking at chest/shoulder high waves to start the day and backing off to waist/chest in SD by the end of the day.  Thursday sees waist/chest thru the day. Friday is the smallest day of the week with another little southern storm front moving in.  Look for funky windswell in the waist high range that continues on into Saturday.  There’s another smaller NW that should still in late Sat and into Sun.  Not a huge improvement in size but a little more energy and waves in the waist/chest high range through the day with some slightly bigger sets at the better winter spots.  There’s a bit more angle on this one so expect OC and LA to see less of this swell.  Monday things back off as the system heads out of town and things clean up but wave size drops off to waist high.  The North Pacific is full of surprises this winter.  Some interesting energy spinning around on the west side.  Will keep an eye on it and let you know.

The weather couldn’t have been more perfect for that last swell. That’s all a distant memory now as we deal with showers across SD County tonight. There was enough rainfall to create that every so popular runoff we love to hate.  Be smart and keep your distance from stormdrains, river, bay and lagoon mouths for at least 72 hours.  As the system swings over us tonight we can expect clearing and sunny Tuesday with air temps back up into the upper 60s for a few days and then it’ll cool down as that next system rolls into town late Thurs and into Friday.  Winds will remain mostly E/SE for the next few days.  Slight chance of rain at this point from the next southerly system Friday but clearing for the weekend with partial sunshine Sat and clear skies Sunday.  Water temps seemed to have dropped a few degrees and are sitting in the low 60s/high 50s.  We’re approaching more extreme tides through the week.  We’re looking at a low late morning tide with a medium late afternoon/early evening high tide.  The low goes negative by midday Thursday. 

Be wary of water quality. We’ve had some spikes of bacteria at some of the local beaches and with the stormwater runoff it’s definitely advisable to be smart where and when you surf.

Otherwise…stay wet So Cal!

Mish





Last daylight set yesterday January 25, 2015.  
 I stopped counting at 15 waves in this set…not too shabby.



Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with January 27, 2015.

www.saltewatertides.com
Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon
           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible
 
Tu  27     High   2:51 AM     4.9   6:47 AM     Set 12:24 AM      46
    27      Low   9:57 AM     1.0   5:17 PM    Rise 11:40 AM
    27     High   3:59 PM     2.9
    27      Low   9:07 PM     1.6
 
W   28     High   4:00 AM     5.0   6:47 AM     Set  1:25 AM      57
    28      Low  11:21 AM     0.5   5:18 PM    Rise 12:24 PM
    28     High   5:44 PM     3.0
    28      Low  10:24 PM     1.9
 
Th  29     High   5:03 AM     5.2   6:46 AM     Set  2:22 AM      67
    29      Low  12:22 PM     0.0   5:18 PM    Rise  1:11 PM
    29     High   6:52 PM     3.3
    29      Low  11:31 PM     1.9
 
F   30     High   5:56 AM     5.3   6:45 AM     Set  3:17 AM      76
    30      Low   1:07 PM    -0.4   5:19 PM    Rise  2:00 PM
    30     High   7:37 PM     3.6
 
Sa  31      Low  12:24 AM     1.8   6:45 AM     Set  4:08 AM      84
    31     High   6:41 AM     5.5   5:20 PM    Rise  2:52 PM
    31      Low   1:44 PM    -0.7
    31     High   8:12 PM     3.8

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