More SW swell on the way!

Happy August everyone!  The weather’s heating up and it looks like the SW swells are too!  Friday we’re looking at some combo WNW windswell and WSW swell building through the day.  Surf starts out in the waist high range and bumps up to the waist/chest high range with some shoulder high sets late in the day at the better north facing spots.  Saturday will see more of the same waist/chest with slightly bigger sets at the better NW facing spots.  OC/LA will see slightly less of this first swell with more of the WNW showing but some smaller SW squeaking through.  Sunday things taper off early with some residual WNW and WSW on the books. 

Late Sunday is when the next SW groundswell makes it to our swell window.  By Monday morning we’re looking at waist/chest high waves out of the SW in SD and slightly bigger in OC and LA.  Swell peaks late Monday with some fun chest/shoulder high surf along the coast with the best (i.e. bigger) surf at the hot summer spots.  Tuesday sees the back end of that SW swell with waist/chest high surf.  The good news is that the next juicy swell will be showing up late Tuesday and filling in Wed.  Looks like a nice one too…good SW angle and lots of energy.  SD will be seeing solid chest/shoulder high waves by Wed morning and OC will be seeing some shoulder/HH with some OH sets no doubt.  Swell builds with some additional SW adding on late Wed and into Thursday.  Surf looks to be biggest early as the two swells collide…HH/OH along most of the So Cal coast.  Looks like a few more storms brewing down south. Hopefully they’ll pop out from behind Oz and NZ with plenty of energy!

Weather wise we’re looking at more hot and humid weather for a while.  Air daytime temps in the high 70s/low 80s along the coast, humid and a bit more clouds over the weekend.  We also have a slight chance of thunderstorms along the coast.  Of course, last time we had a “chance” of thunderstorms I was dodging lightning bolts at the beach so we’ll see how that pans out.  Winds will also pick up out of the SW over Friday and the weekend as those thunderstorms move in.  We get back to normal westerly winds during the week. Things don’t cool off until next weekend so be ready for HOT.  Water temps are deliciously warm with 72-75 readings along So Cal.  As we come off the New Moon we see a medium low for the dawn patrol, an early afternoon high and then out to a medium low around sunset.

The fun’s about to start!  Giddy up and stay wet So Cal!

Mish

 

Tonight's sunset from Cardiff by the Sea, CA

Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with August 1, 2014.

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Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

F    1     High  12:21 AM     4.1   6:03 AM    Rise 11:11 AM      20

     1      Low   6:41 AM     1.1   7:48 PM     Set 10:56 PM

     1     High   1:26 PM     4.4

     1      Low   7:35 PM     2.0

Sa   2     High   1:10 AM     3.7   6:04 AM    Rise 12:07 PM      28

     2      Low   7:13 AM     1.6   7:47 PM     Set 11:32 PM

     2     High   2:12 PM     4.4

     2      Low   8:54 PM     2.0

Su   3     High   2:26 AM     3.1   6:04 AM    Rise  1:04 PM      38

     3      Low   7:55 AM     1.9   7:46 PM

     3     High   3:11 PM     4.6

     3      Low  10:26 PM     1.6

M    4     High   4:17 AM     2.9   6:05 AM     Set 12:12 AM      48

     4      Low   9:01 AM     2.2   7:45 PM    Rise  2:03 PM

     4     High   4:18 PM     4.9

     4      Low  11:45 PM     1.2

Tu   5     High   6:00 AM     3.0   6:06 AM     Set 12:57 AM      58

     5      Low  10:28 AM     2.4   7:44 PM    Rise  3:03 PM

     5     High   5:23 PM     5.2