SW ground swell and NW wind swell for this week

Hola hola eh!  Sup So Cal?  Hope you’ve been catching some sliders lately.  It’s been small with mostly NW wind swell but there are still been some pretty fun waves.  We’re looking at a little more NW wind swell Saturday morning in the waist high range and the occasional chest high set.  For Sunday we’ll look for it to taper off a bit and deliver mostly knee/waist high waves.  Late Sunday look for some long period (that means inconsistent) SW ground swell to fill in. We’re looking at size to bump up to chest high by Monday morning (remember, it’ll be inconsistent) and the swell will continue to fill in through the day.  Swell peaks with some fun shoulder/HH waves and some HH+ at the stand out south facing summer spots by late in the day.  Holding S swell first thing in the morning before more NW wind swell kicks in as a small weather system drops in to town Tuesday.  The swell looks to fill in through the afternoon and into Wednesday morning as it peaks mid morning in the HH+ range and then starts to back down for the rest of the day.  Thursday seems to be an in between day with some left over wind swell in the waist/chest high range.  Although it’s a week away it looks like some storms down in the Southern Hemi should send us some decent ground swell for the end of next week.  More details as we approach the middle of next week.

We’ve had a variety of weather with marine layer, cool breezes mixed with sunshine.  Look for similar weather Saturday and more sun Sunday and Monday.  By Monday night and into Tuesday that next low pressure system will be making it’s way into town and we’ll see more clouds, a chance of drizzle and those dreaded south winds.  Luckily it’s not going to be one of those crazy wind storms so that sizable NW wind swell might be pretty fun!  Air temps in the mid to upper 60s for the rest of the weekend with only a slight dip in air temps as that system moves through Tuesday and then warming up again for the end of next week (and hopefully more SW groundswell!).  Full moon Monday means big water movement in the tides.  Negative lows over night lead to a medium high tide push for the early morning session.  Medium low midday then spikes up to a pretty high tide by sunset.  Water temps are so nice…mid 60s all around…upper 60s in spots.

Looks like some fun surf coming up. More S swells providing fun surf and warm water!

Yeehaw it’s starting to feel like summahtime!

Mish

Ocean Notes:

1)       To add to the plastic story that seems never ending (have you looked around your house and realized how much plastic there is?)…this inspiring story from some kids up north shows how every little (person) bit of help counts in the battle to clean up the planet.  Kids vs Crayola!

2)       And San Diego Coastkeeper has just released a great new FREE app called The Swim Guide .  It gives you the water quality at most San Diego beaches.  Check the water quality before you drive all the way there to check the surf!

3)      Are you still phasing out those “ole school” light bulbs at your house?  Why not score a cool and hip “GREEN LAMP” to go wit your new energy efficient bulbs?

4)      Surfline’s “ Sequence of the Week ” is a doozy…I would be standing in this barrel too…having a heart attack!

5)      And now for something completely surfy!  The Volcom Pro is back at Tavarua and it looks like there’s going to be some kickin’ swell for the contest that starts Sunday.  Can’t afford a beach front ticket to Fiji?  Well, log on and watch LIVE!

Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with June 2, 2012.

www.saltwatertides.com

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

Sa   2      Low   2:24 AM    -1.0   5:41 AM     Set  3:59 AM      90

     2     High   8:42 AM     3.9   7:53 PM    Rise  6:17 PM

     2      Low   1:44 PM     1.4

     2     High   8:11 PM     6.6

Su   3      Low   3:12 AM    -1.5   5:41 AM     Set  4:52 AM      96

     3     High   9:35 AM     4.0   7:54 PM    Rise  7:25 PM

     3      Low   2:32 PM     1.5

     3     High   8:56 PM     6.8

M    4      Low   3:59 AM    -1.7   5:41 AM     Set  5:52 AM      99

     4     High  10:26 AM     4.0   7:54 PM    Rise  8:29 PM

     4      Low   3:20 PM     1.6

     4     High   9:42 PM     6.8

Tu   5      Low   4:46 AM    -1.7   5:41 AM     Set  6:57 AM      99

     5     High  11:16 AM     4.0   7:55 PM    Rise  9:26 PM

     5      Low   4:09 PM     1.6

     5     High  10:28 PM     6.5

W    6      Low   5:34 AM    -1.6   5:40 AM     Set  8:04 AM      97

     6     High  12:08 PM     4.0   7:55 PM    Rise 10:16 PM

     6      Low   5:02 PM     1.8

     6     High  11:17 PM     6.2