Hola amigos! Actually typing this on the way to the airport...gonna be away for a little over a week. The good news for you is that a sweet new SW swell is on it's way. We're looking at some nice groundswell to start filling in late Monday with size picking up into the waist/chest range but very inconsistent for early Tuesday. Swell builds through Thursday peaking early in the HH/OH range at the better summer spots. Swell fades as we approach the weekend with some shoulder/HH to end the week. Still lingering swell through the weekend though.
Looks like we're in for a little fog as things heat up inland this week. Mostly cloudy in the morning with some clearing midday.Low 70s for the first half of the week along the coast. Thursday looks like the best day with air temps in the low 80s. Winds don't look too bad with calm winds in the morning and some mild to moderate winds in the afternoon. Water should warm up too!
Gotta jet!
Stay wet San Diego!
Mish
"Sent from where ever I happen to be right now."
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
SD Surf Film Festival
Now this looks fun! The San Diego Surf Film Festival is coming to town May 8-12th! It’s at Bird’s Surf Shed and will be an event not to be missed! They even added another day because the event last year was so popular! Individual day tickets run form $5 (for Groms)-$20 (for you salty dogs) but a VIP All Access pass is only $100. When did you only pay $100 for this much STOKE? Tickets are going like hotcakes!!! Grab yours now!
“The SDSFF will highlight over 35 international films, a surf art gallery, amazing live music, beach clean- ups, shaping demos and surf expression sessions.”
http://www.sandiegosurffilmfestival.com/tickets/general-admission/
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Monday, April 22, 2013
Giving my blog a little more life!
Revamping
my blog...
I'll still do the forecast and report but the page will be more "LIVE" with local weather updates and continuing ocean notes on things I think are important for a happy surfer...clean water, creatures that live in the ocean, clean planet, good healthy food, planet friendly living and of course great surf stories from around the internet.
We'll start with this story...one with a happy ending after a surfer treads water for 27 hours after falling overboard in Indo. Damn, 27 hours!
http://www.surfermag.com/features/lost-and-found/
Weather update:
Looks like Tuesday night will be kind of windy as that low pressure moves in. Mild to moderate south winds all night and through Wed with winds calming Wed night. That means conditions Wednesday will be messy after the wind blows all night. Slight chance of showers Wed night but otherwise partly sunny both Wed and Thurs during the day. A few clouds for the weekend but warmer air temps.
I'll still do the forecast and report but the page will be more "LIVE" with local weather updates and continuing ocean notes on things I think are important for a happy surfer...clean water, creatures that live in the ocean, clean planet, good healthy food, planet friendly living and of course great surf stories from around the internet.
We'll start with this story...one with a happy ending after a surfer treads water for 27 hours after falling overboard in Indo. Damn, 27 hours!
http://www.surfermag.com/features/lost-and-found/
Weather update:
Looks like Tuesday night will be kind of windy as that low pressure moves in. Mild to moderate south winds all night and through Wed with winds calming Wed night. That means conditions Wednesday will be messy after the wind blows all night. Slight chance of showers Wed night but otherwise partly sunny both Wed and Thurs during the day. A few clouds for the weekend but warmer air temps.
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Steep S and NW windswell then a SW
Fly-by South…that’s what I call it. I’m referring to the SE groundswell that’s passing us by right now. Most spots in SD County are seeing some small NW windswell with a little S if you’re at a good south facing spot, not a lot of energy and a bit less on tap for the start of the week on Monday. Look for waist high from the wind swell around most of the county and waist with occasional chest for the S at the top summer sports. The good news is that a new swell is on tap to fill in late Monday. This is still a pretty steep swell but it has a slightly better angle on it and a bit more energy. That means the better summer spots should see a bit of new S on Tuesday, waist high with building waist/chest high sets. Of course, it will be a typical inconsistent south and again, steep so missing a lot of SD. Swell fills in all day and peaks early early Wed. Look for some more consistent shoulder/HH surf in north N. County at a few select juicy summer breaks along the coast. Things taper off for Thurs with chest/shoulder high surf and then more so again on Friday with surf in the waist high range. By the weekend we’re looking at some pretty small knee/waist high surf at best from a new S and a little NW wind swell as a late season system moves down from the north and stirs things up a bit.
Weather sure was nice this weekend! Unfortunately that’s all about to change. More sunshine and air temps in the mid-60s for Monday and then a few more clouds and slightly cooler air temps for the middle part of the week as that weather system passes though. Believe it or not we even have a chance of showers for Wed night and into Thurs. Look for things to clear up a little for the weekend though. As is par for the course for the Spring doldrums we’re looking at SW winds for a good part of the week. Your best bet will be the earlier session before the winds put some bump on the water. Winds don’t get too out of hand for the first half of the week. I expect them to pick up a bit as that weather front moves through on Wed night so Thursday might not be an optimal day. Will update the weather forecast Wed.
Water temps are still a little brisk with the last bit of wind stirring up the cooler water. We’re still seeing some mid to high 50s along the coast. The lower afternoon tides will definitely bring some of that cold stuff up with the higher tide feeling a few degrees warmer. Interestingly, the buoys offshore are reading in the low 60s. As we head towards the Full Moon this weekend we’re starting to see a bit more tidal movement but nothing horribly extreme. Look for a medium high tide in the early morning dropping out to a near-zero low tide in the early afternoon and rolling back up to a fairly high tide for the evening sessions.
Looks like Tues/Wed are the best days this week for some fun surf! Hit a summer spot for ideal swell direction in SD or head up the 5 to OC/LA!
Short on time tonight…sorry, no Ocean Notes!
Stay wet
Mish
Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf
Day High Tide Height Sunrise /Low Time Feet Sunset Visible M 22 Low 1:34 AM 0.8 6:11 AM Set 3:57 AM 81 22 High 7:35 AM 4.3 7:24 PM Rise 4:27 PM 22 Low 1:34 PM 0.4 22 High 7:57 PM 5.1 Tu 23 Low 2:14 AM 0.1 6:09 AM Set 4:33 AM 88 23 High 8:20 AM 4.4 7:25 PM Rise 5:31 PM 23 Low 2:07 PM 0.5 23 High 8:27 PM 5.5 W 24 Low 2:53 AM -0.5 6:08 AM Set 5:12 AM 94 24 High 9:04 AM 4.5 7:26 PM Rise 6:36 PM 24 Low 2:41 PM 0.6 24 High 8:59 PM 5.9 Th 25 Low 3:35 AM -1.0 6:07 AM Set 5:54 AM 98 25 High 9:49 AM 4.4 7:27 PM Rise 7:43 PM 25 Low 3:16 PM 0.8 25 High 9:35 PM 6.2 F 26 Low 4:18 AM -1.2 6:06 AM Set 6:41 AM 99 26 High 10:37 AM 4.2 7:27 PM Rise 8:51 PM 26 Low 3:53 PM 1.0 26 High 10:13 PM 6.2 Tuesday, April 16, 2013
More windswell then sunshine and S swell!
Geeeeeeeez, this
wind is unrelenting! We’re completely
missing out on the S swell which is also
being bombarded by sizable NW wind swell.
More waning NW wind swell for Wednesday
in the waist/chest range. Still very
short period with more winds, initially out of the NE but then blowing out of
the W…and I mean BLOWING! Both swells
drop a little Thursday, starting in
the waist/chest range and dropping into the waist high range with less wind
swell and even less S swell. Friday is looking cleaner but the
smallest day of swell with the last bits of NW wind swell and S swell giving us
surf in the knee/thigh high range. It is
however forecasted to be about 80 degrees.
As the good weather continues into the weekend we’re looking at a new
small and steep S swell. I’m thinking
this will miss a lot of SoCal. Perhaps
some knee/waist at the better summer spots.
Same for Saturday and Sunday and into the start of
Monday. Towards the end of Monday it looks like we should see
another S swell. This swell looks to
have a slightly better angle then previous swells and a lot more energy. Looking for surf to pick up into the chest
high range with some shoulder high sets at the start of the week. The swell continues with more activity in the
southern hemi.
With all the
blustery winds the surf has been a mess with the occasional clean shoulder here
and there. Look for more of the same for
the next two days. Lots of wind…both NE
and W and cold overnight air temps in the high 40s/low 50s. Things calm down Thursday night as a high
pressure system kicks in and a nice hot Santa Ana kicks in. Light E winds early through Friday with air
temps in the low 80s and humidity dropping.
Gusty E winds Friday night and more sunny skies, NE winds and air temps
into the high/mid 70s for Saturday and Sunday.
Sunny skies but slightly cooler air temps into the work week but no
clouds for awhile. Tides aren’t moving
much through the day with the most movement happening as the mid-morning low
moves up to the mid-afternoon medium high.
Very little…almost no movement in the afternoon/evening. Water temps have dropped a bit after all of
this wind. We’re seeing some high
50s. With more wind I’d expect the temps
to drop a little more.
Looks like the end
of the week and weekend are gonna shape up with some really nice weather with a
little steep surf out of the S.
Stay wet San
Diego!
Mish
Tides
for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with April 16, 2013.
Day High Tide
Height Sunrise Moon
Time % Moon
/Low Time
Feet Sunset Visible
Tu 16 High 12:42 AM
4.2
6:18 AM Set 12:12
AM 25
16
Low 8:23 AM
0.8 7:20 PM Rise 10:48 AM
16
High 3:44 PM
2.9
16
Low 7:12 PM
2.8
W 17
High 1:44 AM
3.9
6:16 AM Set 12:55
AM 34
17
Low 9:38 AM
0.9 7:21 PM Rise 11:41 AM
17
High 5:29 PM
3.0
17
Low 9:26 PM
2.9
Th 18 High 3:16 AM
3.7
6:15 AM Set 1:35 AM
43
18
Low 10:49 AM
0.9 7:21 PM Rise 12:35 PM
18
High 6:11 PM
3.3
18
Low 11:06 PM
2.6
F 19
High 4:45 AM
3.7
6:14 AM Set 2:12 AM
53
19
Low 11:43 AM
0.7 7:22 PM Rise
1:30 PM
19
High 6:38 PM
3.7
Sa 20
Low 12:08 AM
2.0 6:13 AM Set
2:48 AM 62
20
High 5:53 AM
3.9
7:23 PM Rise 2:27 PM
20
Low 12:24 PM
0.6
20
High 7:03 PM
4.1
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Wind swell and then steep south
Greetings
SoCal! Wind swell is the name of the
game for the next few days. We’re seeing
a little bump up in size at least and conditions have been on and off…good and
bad. Look for some waist high NW wind
swell for Sunday and a little more swell for Monday…waist/chest. Looking
for a new S groundswell to start filling in late Monday. Size should start to pickup overnight and
Tuesday morning looks like some super inconsistent chest/shoulder high surf at
the best summer spots. The angle on this
S is aimed pretty steep so most of SD County will probably be missed by this
swell and will see more NW wind swell for most of the week. Tuesday
the peaks in the afternoon with some shoulder/HH surf. Then we’re looking for the surf to back off Wed…starting in the chest/shoulder
range and dropping into the chest high range.
Thursday we’ll keep seeing
more waist/chest high surf to start the day with waist high for the evening
session on into Friday. The southern hemi will be sending another S
swell but the angle is completely wrong for San Diego and even most of OC. North LA maybe but not much more of
SoCal.
Oh Mother Nature
is just cruising through spring weather.
She’s taking her sweet time.
Cloudy skies, more south winds and even a little chance of drizzle is on
the books for the next few days. Tuesday
is the first day that we’ll see a bit more sunshine. Air temps in the low 60s/high 50s thru
Tues. Wed is our turn around day with
sunshine air temps in the high 60s/low 70s around the coast. Thurs and Friday are looking like beach days…high
70s. Slightly lower air temps but still plenty of sunshine for the
weekend. South winds thru Tues and then
more N and W winds take over as that sunshine pushes its way to our coastline. SE
winds forecasted for Monday morning.
S winds slide back into town
Sunday. Tides are moving the most in the
morning with a near zero low tide for the dawn patrol and moving to a medium
high by early afternoon then back out again very slightly in the early evening. Water temps are creeping up ever so slightly…high
50s. Probably a little warm up later
this week as we have some sunshine and that S swell pushes some warm water up.
Finicky conditions
for the next few days but some nice weather on tap for the end of the week with
the tail end of that steep groundswell.
Heading for the
beach next weekend…SPF y’all!
Mish
Tides
for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with April 14, 2013.
Day High Tide
Height Sunrise Moon
Time % Moon
/Low Time
Feet Sunset Visible
Su 14
Low 6:29 AM
0.2 6:20 AM Rise
9:10 AM 11
14
High 12:59 PM
3.1
7:19 PM Set 11:26 PM
14
Low 5:35 PM
2.1
M 15
High 12:00 AM
4.6 6:19 AM
Rise 9:58 AM 17
15
Low 7:20 AM
0.5 7:19 PM
15
High 2:06 PM
2.9
15
Low 6:06 PM
2.5
Tu 16 High 12:42 AM
4.2
6:18 AM Set 12:12
AM 25
16
Low 8:23 AM
0.8 7:20 PM Rise 10:48 AM
16
High 3:44 PM
2.9
16
Low 7:12 PM
2.8
W
17
High 1:44 AM
3.9
6:16 AM Set 12:55
AM 34
17
Low 9:38 AM
0.9 7:21 PM Rise 11:41 AM
17
High 5:29 PM
3.0
17
Low 9:26 PM
2.9
Th 18 High 3:16 AM
3.7
6:15 AM Set 1:35 AM
43
18
Low 10:49 AM
0.9 7:21 PM Rise 12:35 PM
18
High 6:11 PM
3.3
18
Low 11:06 PM
2.6
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