More WNW and some rain too

Hola amigos!  Hope everyone had a chance to enjoy this last swell and the great conditions that came with it.  It wasn’t as big as many predicted (except me!) but there were some really fun sets out there and there’s more on the way.  This evening brought some consistent waist/chest high waves with some solid shoulder high sets.  Expect a little smaller but still super fun for Wednesday as the swell backs off a bit more.  We’ll see a new WNW groundswell late Wed and into Thurs.  Surf bumping back up into the chest/shoulder range with some HH sets late Thurs and into Friday.  Swell looks to peak Fri midday and then taper off fairly quickly through the day Sat. Look for waist/chest for the morning sessions with waist high by sunset…a few slightly larger sets at the better winter breaks and down in the southern half of the county.  We’ll see some rain showers from foul weather Thurs and Fri but luckily the winds won’t pick up too badly.  Sunday it looks like we’ve got another smaller NW groundswell.  This one will pick up midday Sunday from waist high back up to waist/chest by sunset.  Swell peaks early early Monday morning with some chest/shoulder high surf on tap to kick off the work week.  Swell making storms calm down a little and storms are a little more disorganized for the middle of next week but it looks like we might see some surf for the end of next week.

After enjoying this gorgeous week of sunshine and warm air temps we’re looking at some clouds and rain for the end of the week and through the weekend.  Cloudy Wed and Thurs and then chance of showers Thurs evening and through Fri tapering off for the evening.  The Jet Stream is sucking up some southern moisture so the first part of the storm won’t be too cold…high/mid60s during the day and mid 50s at night.  Chances of showers on and off through the weekend as a cold front moves in Sat and air temps drop into the low 60s high 50s for Sat through the middle of next week.  We should see consistent sunshine again by about Tues. Water temps still chilly in the mid/low 50s.  We’re seeing some more extreme tides with a sunrise high tide dripping down to an early afternoon minus tide and then back up with a little push for the sunset sessions.  Full moon’s on Sunday so expect more extreme tides as we get closer.

It’s been a great week of fun surf!  Hope y’all got a taste!

I’m out!

Mish

Ocean Notes:

1)      The Mavs International was held in perfect conditions this past weekend with Peter Mel taking home the big check (which it turns out all of the guys in the final heat agreed to share before the heat started!). Although the swell wasn’t quite as macking as they had hoped the clear skies, sunshine and near zero wind helped make up for it.  Here are some links to the coverage…a photographers dream!  First Surfer Mag.  Then Surfline.  And finally the Maverick's Invitational Official Site for picks, articles and video footage of the Semis and Finals.  

2)    And in case the weather’s got you confused it’s still winter here in the Northern Hemi!  Mammoth has plenty of snow and if you need something to get your cold mountain juices flowing just watch this GoPro video of some fresh powpow boarding in Japan.  Love the wipeouts at the end!

3)    And we’ll end today notes with a feel good story from Hawaii. Check out this dolphin who "asks" SCUBA diver for help to get a hook and line out of its fin.  Very cool video!

Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with January 23, 2013.

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

W   23      Low  12:13 AM     2.1   6:49 AM     Set  4:02 AM      83

    23     High   6:32 AM     5.2   5:13 PM    Rise  2:30 PM

    23      Low   1:41 PM    -0.3

    23     High   8:11 PM     3.5

Th  24      Low  12:52 AM     1.9   6:48 AM     Set  4:48 AM      89

    24     High   7:08 AM     5.5   5:14 PM    Rise  3:22 PM

    24      Low   2:09 PM    -0.6

    24     High   8:35 PM     3.7

F   25      Low   1:28 AM     1.7   6:48 AM     Set  5:30 AM      94

    25     High   7:41 AM     5.7   5:15 PM    Rise  4:16 PM

    25      Low   2:36 PM    -0.7

    25     High   9:00 PM     3.9

Sa  26      Low   2:02 AM     1.6   6:47 AM     Set  6:10 AM      98

    26     High   8:14 AM     5.7   5:16 PM    Rise  5:13 PM

    26      Low   3:03 PM    -0.8

    26     High   9:26 PM     4.0

Su  27      Low   2:36 AM     1.5   6:47 AM     Set  6:47 AM      99

    27     High   8:46 AM     5.7   5:17 PM    Rise  6:10 PM

    27      Low   3:31 PM    -0.8

    27     High   9:54 PM     4.1