Funday Monday! (and Tuesday!)

Hola!  The buoys are poppin’ and the surf’s bumping up!  A quick NW moved through the SoCal area today (Sunday) but a second a juicier swell is on its way. This swell has a bit more angle to it so the southern half of the county will see much bigger swell as well as the best winter spots.  By Monday morning we’re looking at inconsistent chest high sets with some shoulder/HH high sets. But things quickly build through the day as we see HH/OH by the late morning.  Size holds through Tuesday.  Wednesday morning might see some shoulder/HH sets but size drops off quickly through the day with waist high waves by nightfall.  Thursday looks to be the smallest day with thigh/waist high waves throughout the day.  Very late Thursday and early Friday we will have a new NW fill in.  Size isn’t looking too impressive with waist high waves along the coast…perhaps some bigger chest high sets at the southern half of the county and better winter spots.  The swell peaks overnight with size fading for the weekend…mostly knee/waist high for Saturday and Sunday.  Saturday it looks like there’s some small south that should be filling in.  Look for some inconsistent south waves in N. County and better summer beaches.  Looks like the southern and northern hemisphere are both stirring so we might have some nice combo swells.

Weather wise we are going to see a nice day Monday but significantly cooler and then Tuesday little coastal eddy moves in.  This means a bit of cooling, some chances of drizzle (but hardly measurable), a few more clouds, and some southerly winds for the rest of the week. Air temps drop off from our GORGEOUS 80 degree heat today and see mid to high 60s through most of the week and into the weekend along the coast.  Sunday looks to clear up but still remain in the high 60s.  Water temps have picked up a degree or two and it’s 63/64 along most of the coast. YAY!  After coming off that beautiful full moon the tides are pushing to a medium high mid/late morning and then draining out for a late afternoon low. 

We’ll kick the week off with fun surf!  Stay wet San Diego!

Mish

 Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with March 17, 2014.

www.saltwatertides.com

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

M   17      Low   4:11 AM     0.2   6:56 AM     Set  7:19 AM      99

    17     High  10:18 AM     4.7   6:58 PM    Rise  8:14 PM

    17      Low   4:18 PM     0.2

    17     High  10:34 PM     5.0

Tu  18      Low   4:47 AM     0.1   6:55 AM     Set  7:55 AM      98

    18     High  10:54 AM     4.4   6:59 PM    Rise  9:12 PM

    18      Low   4:44 PM     0.5

    18     High  11:02 PM     5.1

W   19      Low   5:26 AM     0.1   6:54 AM     Set  8:33 AM      95

    19     High  11:34 AM     4.0   7:00 PM    Rise 10:11 PM

    19      Low   5:10 PM     0.9

    19     High  11:33 PM     5.1

Th  20      Low   6:12 AM     0.2   6:52 AM     Set  9:15 AM      90

    20     High  12:21 PM     3.6   7:01 PM    Rise 11:11 PM

    20      Low   5:39 PM     1.3

F   21     High  12:10 AM     4.9   6:51 AM     Set 10:01 AM      82

    21      Low   7:10 AM     0.4   7:01 PM

    21     High   1:23 PM     3.1

    21      Low   6:14 PM     1.7