Smaller surf but perfect conditions!

Combo swells is the name of the game this week…and small is the other game.  We’re looking at the tail end of a NW and SW combo Tuesday with waves in the waist high range.  Late Tuesday some SE swell from Tropical Storm (now just a hiccup) Octave so the best summer spots could see some late waist/chest high surf. Wed a bit of NW windswell and some Octave but mostly knee/thigh high around most of the county.  Pretty small stuff that’s mostly NW windswell in the knee high range with fading Octave swell thru Thursday, Friday and Saturday.  Sunday we should start to see the very first arrivals from a new NW groundswell.  This storm looks to carry a bit of size with it midweek next week.  We’ll also see more late SW groundswell kicking in.  It should make for some very interesting and fun surf!  For this week it’s not looking good…nice conditions but pretty small surf.

Weather wise we’re looking at a bit of Santa Ana over the next few days. Expect clear cold nights giving way to gorgeous sunny days and offshore winds.  Offshore winds won’t be crazy but humidity will drop and the fire danger will rise.  These conditions look to last into the weekend with air temps in the high/mid 70s thru the weekend.  Water temps have dropped just a hair but are still in the mid to upper 60s around most of the county with the southern end of the county seeing slightly cooler temps.  Tides will be more extreme this week as we head towards the Full Moon on Saturday.  Big morning high tides will slow what little surf there is down and things will drain out all day for a very low low by early afternoon.  These tides should make for some good daytime tide pooling if you’re in the mood.

 

That’s all she wrote tonight!  Enjoy the gorgeous conditions and stay wet San Diego!

Mish

Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with October 15, 2013. 

www.saltwatertides.com

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

Tu  15      Low   1:03 AM     0.2   6:54 AM     Set  3:31 AM      80

    15     High   7:30 AM     5.3   6:16 PM    Rise  4:15 PM

    15      Low   1:33 PM     0.9

    15     High   7:37 PM     5.2

W   16      Low   1:42 AM     0.3   6:54 AM     Set  4:34 AM      88

    16     High   8:03 AM     5.7   6:14 PM    Rise  4:52 PM

    16      Low   2:17 PM     0.3

    16     High   8:25 PM     5.2

Th  17      Low   2:18 AM     0.5   6:55 AM     Set  5:35 AM      94

    17     High   8:35 AM     6.0   6:13 PM    Rise  5:28 PM

    17      Low   2:58 PM    -0.1

    17     High   9:09 PM     5.0

F   18      Low   2:51 AM     0.8   6:56 AM     Set  6:36 AM      98

    18     High   9:06 AM     6.1   6:12 PM    Rise  6:06 PM

    18      Low   3:37 PM    -0.3

    18     High   9:51 PM     4.8

Sa  19      Low   3:23 AM     1.1   6:57 AM     Set  7:36 AM      99

    19     High   9:37 AM     6.1   6:11 PM    Rise  6:46 PM

    19      Low   4:15 PM    -0.3

    19     High  10:33 PM     4.4