Thursday, March 21, 2013

Sizable wind swell then SW groundswell



Hey there!  Hi there!  Looks like we’ve got some jump in surf height today and Friday as a significant WNW wind swell moves on in.  Surf will be fairly consistent and in the chest/shoulder high range for north facing winter beaches with some inconsistent background SW groundswell in the waist/chest range for the more south facing summer beaches.  Wind swell will peak Friday afternoon and fade pretty quickly overnight with wind swell surf in the waist/chest high range for Sat morning.  Saturday afternoon will see some new SW groundswell start to fill in. Again, super inconsistent at first with the swell becoming more apparent by Sunday morning.  Decent energy and surf for summer spots in the chest/shoulder high range with the occasional slightly bigger set at the better summer breaks. 

That swell sticks around Monday with similar sized surf, Tuesday with slightly smaller chest high surf, tapering off more Wed with waist/chest high surf and Thursday the dregs of the swell will hit the waist high range with very little energy.  There’s not much activity in either hemisphere as far as surf generating storms.  We’re looking at a little wind swell for Friday with a little weather throwing something at us but it’s kind of quiet otherwise.

As far as the weather goes it looks like we’re going to see more of that patchy fog in the early mornings and evenings again but clearing to sunshine for most of the days.  Not particularly warm as Spring conditions keep us in the mid60s all weekend.  A little warm up on Monday and Tues before cooling down a few degrees.  Wind patterns look fairly common for Spring time too…calm mornings and mild to moderate SW winds by the afternoon.  That means the morning sessions look to be pretty clean and the afternoon sessions will have some bump on them. 

Tides are starting to get moving as we see a not-too-crazy high tide in the morning and a pretty drained out tide for the early afternoon sessions while the medium high tide fills in for the sunset sessions.  Full moon isn’t until next Tuesday.  Water temps are trying to creep up with these last few S swells. We’re seeing temps in the high 50s.  You could probably get away with a 3/2 if you’re not already in it…ditch the booties unless you’re doing the super dawn patrol or moonlight session. 

Looks like some combo before a nice SW groundswell moves into town to kick off next week.

Stay wet San Diego!
Mish

Ocean Notes:
1)      Lots going on in the surfing world…but we’ll get to that later.  So, check this cool link out…glow in the dark millipedes  have been found on Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay.  Talk about a sci-fi adventure!  Wild!

2)    And seeing as it’s Spring time and all I thought it would be good to pass along the website for the California Native Plant Society .  If you’re doing some landscaping and would like to be more Planet-friendly how about planting what is supposed to be here in the first place!  Sorry, tropical plants and lush lawns aren’t natural habitat in arid ol’ San Diego!

3)    And now…back to surfing…I wish my days in wobbly wind chucky surf looked half this good…John John…North Shore…watch it.

4)    Ok, are you ready for a surf trip of a lifetime?  We’ll Google and Surfing Mag brought back the “Google Earth Challenge ”…find a place on the planet that no one has surfed before, submit the location and Surfing Mag will send you and  a friend (remember who told you about the contest…your friend Mish!) there if you win. It’s just that easy!  You have until next Sunday to enter.  Just email me at least a week before we're supposed to leave and tell me what I need to pack.

5)    And last but not least…the most surfy surfy drooling link of all…a peek at Surfer Mag’s Photo Issue .  Do not click on this link if you do not want to dream about surfing all day!


Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with March 22, 2013.

www.saltwatertides.com
Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon
           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible
 
F   22      Low  12:39 AM     2.0   6:50 AM     Set  3:40 AM      69
    22     High   6:37 AM     4.3   7:02 PM    Rise  2:46 PM
    22      Low   1:25 PM     0.2
    22     High   7:57 PM     3.9
 
Sa  23      Low   1:20 AM     1.6   6:48 AM     Set  4:17 AM      78
    23     High   7:21 AM     4.7   7:03 PM    Rise  3:44 PM
    23      Low   1:55 PM     0.0
    23     High   8:18 PM     4.2
 
Su  24      Low   1:56 AM     1.1   6:47 AM     Set  4:52 AM      86
    24     High   8:01 AM     4.9   7:04 PM    Rise  4:43 PM
    24      Low   2:23 PM    -0.1
    24     High   8:42 PM     4.6
 
M   25      Low   2:32 AM     0.6   6:46 AM     Set  5:27 AM      92
    25     High   8:39 AM     5.0   7:04 PM    Rise  5:44 PM
    25      Low   2:51 PM    -0.2
    25     High   9:08 PM     5.0
 
Tu  26      Low   3:08 AM     0.1   6:44 AM     Set  6:03 AM      97
    26     High   9:17 AM     5.0   7:05 PM    Rise  6:46 PM
    26      Low   3:20 PM    -0.1
    26     High   9:36 PM     5.2

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