Surf
picking up a tad Tuesday with some
new NW shorter period groundswell and some left over W swell. Surf in the waist high range around most of
town with a few standouts at the better winter spots. Weather is gonna be a damper though as
howling winds and more rain blanket the coast.
Wednesday looks like a
significant bump up in size with new NW wind swell and slightly cleaner
conditions most likely later in the day.
Size jumps into the shoulder/HH range, short period and peaking midday
but holding some decent size for early Thursday
in the chest/shoulder range. Friday starts off in the smaller waist
high range but some longer period NW groundswell will start to fill in midday.
We won’t really see size pickup until Saturday
morning though with some decent energy coming our way and waves in the
chest/shoulder range. The bulk of this
swell is actually aimed more at the NE side if Hawaii.
They should get hit dead on by that one!
We’ll see plenty of surf through the holiday weekend in the shoulder/HH range, peaking on Monday morning. It even looks like Santa might deliver more
NW for Christmas Day…but that’s
still a ways off. For now we’ll just
stick with the nice NW groundswell for the weekend and into the first part of
the week.
Weather
will be a big factor with showers late tonight and all day Wed. We’ll also see some significant winds blowing
all day Tues…starting out of the SW and then out of the W for the rest of the
afternoon. Wed things calm down with mild to moderate winds out of the N and
then E through the night as we see a little Santa Ana type weather (minus the
heat). Mostly sunny Thurs and Fri but nighttime
air temps are the big news…COLD. Low 60s
by day but low 40s and high 30s for Tues and Wed night…then back into the
mid40s for the rest of the week. Those
dawn patrols are gonna be downright chilly!
Bust out the booties! Clouds are
back Sat and showers are back for Sunday along with some S and W wings. Tides are fairly moderate through the
daylight hours this week with medium lows mid-morning and medium highs in the
mid-afternoon. We start to see more
extremes for the weekend though. Water quality is always a
concern this time of year and we’ve had some really significant rain. Be smart about where you surf and where the
lagoon/river mouths and stormdrains are.
My
calls for surf are Thurs AM and Saturday.
Git it!
Mish
Ocean
Notes:
1)
PARKP
PARKO PARKO! Pipemaster
Parko we’ll call him! Sorry Slates…2012
just wasn’t meant to be yours! More glorious Parko
footage!
2)
And the Triple Crown goes to...(drum roll
please)…Seabasss Zietz! Check out the
story with all the details of his victory!
3)
Still
looking for that last minute green gift?
Why not get a GREEN GIFT? Try one
of these cool house
plant suggestions from Treehugger!
4)
One
last Earth friendly note for the holidays… How
to Have a Green Holiday... take a look…one or two tips in there that might
have passed you by!
Remember,
that “first flush” of rain is the worst!
Give it some time before getting back in the water!
Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with December 19, 2012.
www.saltwatertides.com
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
W 19 High 2:17 AM 4.4 6:47 AM Rise 11:19 AM 36
19 Low 8:18 AM 2.1 4:46 PM Set 11:56 PM
19 High 1:53 PM 3.7
19 Low 8:15 PM 0.9
Th 20 High 3:16 AM 4.6 6:48 AM Rise 11:52 AM 46
20 Low 9:56 AM 1.7 4:47 PM
20 High 3:28 PM 3.2
20 Low 9:12 PM 1.4
F 21 High 4:11 AM 4.8 6:48 AM Set 12:52 AM 56
21 Low 11:16 AM 1.3 4:47 PM Rise 12:25 PM
21 High 5:06 PM 3.0
21 Low 10:09 PM 1.7
Sa 22 High 4:58 AM 5.1 6:48 AM Set 1:48 AM 66
22 Low 12:12 PM 0.7 4:48 PM Rise 12:59 PM
22 High 6:23 PM 3.1
22 Low 11:02 PM 1.9
Su 23 High 5:39 AM 5.2 6:49 AM Set 2:42 AM 74
23 Low 12:54 PM 0.2 4:48 PM Rise 1:36 PM
23 High 7:17 PM 3.3
23 Low 11:47 PM 2.1
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