Super steep to start then fun to end the week!

The Eagle has landed!  Well, our next swell is well on it’s way as I’m seeing very long period swell show up along the coast. This steep swell is still making an appearance as there were some very inconsistent but decently sized waves in the waist/chest range late Sunday afternoon.  Monday we’ll see more steep swell with most of the energy passing SD County but we’ll still see some wrapping and the better summer spots will see some waist/chest high swell for early Monday as the swell continues to fill in.  Far N. County and the better summer spots will see some chest/shoulder high surf by the end of the day as the swell peaks with shoulder high waves.  Early Tuesday we should see another steep swell continue the shoulder high waves and possibly some slightly bigger sets.  This is a very steep swell so a lot of SD will not see the bulk of the energy from the swell.  Size tapers off early Wed into the waist/chest high range.  We should see some swinging sets in the waist/chest high range for Wed and early Thursday. Size will then fade Thursday into the waist high range.  Friday it looks like the next SW swell will reach our swell window with much more west in it so more swell for more beaches. We’re looking again at waist/chest high surf mixed with some W wind swell. We’ll see mostly SW swell as it builds Friday and into Saturday in the chest/shoulder high range.  Swell will continue in the same range through Sunday and into the first part of the week.  Models show some potentially fun swell for the rest of that week but it’s a ways off…as usual, stay tuned.

Weather wise we’re looking at some nice weather throughout the upcoming week.  We’re looking at some patchy fog in the mornings and late evenings with hopefully some clearing by midday.  The heat in the eastern part of the county might hinder that and keep cloud cover onshore but we’ll hope for some sunshine by some point midday.  Light winds though the evenings and mild to moderate west winds by midday.  Air temps in the high 70s all week.  Water’s warming up especially as we see the next few S swells pulse into town.  We’re seeing some fairly low but not negative tide in the early morning and swinging up to a medium high tide midday and then draining back out to a medium low right after sunset for the first part of the week.  Not much movement for the second half of the week as we’re mid-cycle between the Full and New moon.

That’s it for today…get some surf this week!

Mish

Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with August 5, 2012.

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

Su   5      Low   5:50 AM     0.2   6:06 AM     Set  9:43 AM      91

     5     High  12:15 PM     4.9   7:44 PM    Rise  9:43 PM

     5      Low   6:08 PM     1.5

M    6     High  12:08 AM     4.6   6:07 AM     Set 10:40 AM      84

     6      Low   6:21 AM     0.8   7:43 PM    Rise 10:15 PM

     6     High  12:52 PM     4.8

     6      Low   7:01 PM     1.6

Tu   7     High  12:54 AM     3.9   6:07 AM     Set 11:36 AM      76

     7      Low   6:52 AM     1.4   7:42 PM    Rise 10:49 PM

     7     High   1:32 PM     4.7

     7      Low   8:06 PM     1.7

W    8     High   1:54 AM     3.3   6:08 AM     Set 12:31 PM      68

     8      Low   7:25 AM     1.9   7:41 PM    Rise 11:25 PM

     8     High   2:21 PM     4.5

     8      Low   9:31 PM     1.8

Th   9     High   3:28 AM     2.9   6:09 AM     Set  1:25 PM      58

     9      Low   8:09 AM     2.4   7:40 PM

     9     High   3:22 PM     4.5

     9      Low  11:13 PM     1.6