Hola
amigos! Sorry, stepped out for a little
breather and wasn’t able to get to a computer to pump out a forecast for y’all
til now. We’ve got a nice but steep S
groundswell starting up right now. It’s
super inconsistent seeing as it’s traveling many thousands of miles to get
here. Surf is hitting the waist/chest
zone with spots north of O’side are seeing some bigger sets in the shoulder
high range as we see that swell fill in Tuesday. In between we’ll still see some shorter
period surf in the waist high zone out of the S but that’s even more steep than
the new swell. Look for that S to stick around for awhile as
it peaks Wed with some shoulder high
surf and probably some HH sets at the best summer spots. That swell will fade ever so slowly with
waist/chest surf for Thurs and waist
high for Friday. Friday we should also see a hint of short period NW swell which
will help the west and north facing beaches with some waist/chest high surf. The smallest surf looks like Saturday with some knee/waist high
surf. Sunday a new and fairly energetic looking SW swell will start to
fill in. This looks to have some very long period surf for Sunday and really
pick up Monday and Tuesday. While this swell is still a ways away we’re
hoping for some solid SW groundswell with better angle for more beaches and
some HH+ surf.
On
top of the SW swell train heading right for our station it looks like the few
weeks of S swells has really pushed some warm water our way. Water temps are in the mid60s already and
with more S swell, well, I’m hoping for even warmer water! The not so good new is that we’re still
having some overcast weather with patchy fog tonight with some clearing along
the coast and then patch again in the evening.
This pattern’s going to hang out for most of the week with Wed being the
warmest (and sunniest) day until the weekend rolls around. Look for some low 70s most of the week to
mid70s (Wed). Low 70s but more sunshine for
the weekend. More good news…not to much
wind in the forecast. A slight bit of west
winds tomorrow afternoon, calm in the late afternoon/evening and early morning
and turning out of the SE for Tues and Thurs afternoon. As we’re coming off that Super Moon Saturday
we’re seeing some pretty drained out tides in the early morning with a medium
high and light tide push midday before
turning around to a medium low in the late afternoon/evening.
Looks
like some fun surf and maybe, dare I say, it’s shaping up to be a nice summer of
surf!
Enjoy
it!
Mish
Ocean
notes:
1)
For
those of you who might have forgotten it’s Mother’s Day this Sunday. Luckily it’s
not too late to get your Mom a little token of your affection. Peruse through Treehugger’s list of ideas (http://www.treehugger.com/slideshows/culture/green-gift-guide-mothers-day/)
or just check out these local gems made of sea glass by a local North County
ripper (and Mom!) http://www.wix.com/poppydeanda/goldenpoppydesigns#!
. You can stop off at the airport,
Encinitas or Carlsbad
if you want to see them in a shop.
Trust me, they’re beautiful and capture a bit of the ocean’s energy in
every piece.
2)
If
you’re interested in a good read, sometimes quick, sometimes longer, sometime
political, sometimes artistic then check out “Jim’s blog”. It’ll keep you in touch with all that goes on
with the ocean. http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog
3)
And
now for some surf porn…Trestles, south swell…if the term “A-frame” gets your
heart beating a little faster then click here.
http://www.surfermag.com/photos/lowers-pro-finals-day/#04c86283d7
4)
And
we’ll thank Surfline yet again for providing this delightful collage of
gorgeous pics of Mex. Most of us have
been there. Most of us can tell a few
wild stories of “what happened in Mex…” and most of us can’t wait to go back. http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/best-bet-may-mexico_70018/
Tides for La Jolla (Scripps
Institution Wharf)
starting with May 8, 2012.
www.saltwatertides.com
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
Tu 8 Low 5:46 AM -1.5 5:55 AM Set 8:13 AM 95
8 High 12:18 PM 3.9 7:36 PM Rise 10:47 PM
8 Low 5:09 PM 1.7
8 High 11:30 PM 6.0
W 9 Low 6:41 AM -1.2 5:54 AM Set 9:18 AM 89
9 High 1:21 PM 3.7 7:37 PM Rise 11:39 PM
9 Low 6:07 PM 2.1
Th 10 High 12:24 AM 5.4 5:53 AM Set 10:23 AM 80
10 Low 7:40 AM -0.7 7:38 PM
10 High 2:33 PM 3.6
10 Low 7:20 PM 2.4
F 11 High 1:28 AM 4.9 5:52 AM Rise 12:24 AM 71
11 Low 8:44 AM -0.2 7:39 PM Set 11:27 AM
11 High 3:48 PM 3.8
11 Low 8:52 PM 2.4
Sa 12 High 2:45 AM 4.2 5:52 AM Rise 1:02 AM 60
12 Low 9:49 AM 0.2 7:39 PM Set 12:28 PM
12 High 4:55 PM 4.0
12 Low 10:32 PM 2.2
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