Are you ready? We’re getting ready for a solid week of
summer swells! We’ve got groundswell and
hurricane swell and waves in the shoulder/HH range for most of the upcoming
week with a positive outlook after that!
Thursday we’re looking at an
increase in Tropical Storm Lowell swell.
I think Lowell
will have some help from his friend Tropical Storm Karina who has stalled and
is making a U-turn and heading back east.
Waves pick up Friday morning
with waist/chest high fairly consistent waves at the better south facing
beaches. Size bumps up to chest high
with some shoulder high sets at the better breaks by sunset. Size carries
through the night with more chest/shoulder high waves with a bit of a steep
southerly angle on it. A second swell
fills in with a touch more SW in it so more of So Cal will see the second
swell. Size picks up a little with some
HH sets not out of the question for Saturday
with the summer spots still seeing the best size. Sunday
morning will see about the same size but at more beaches as the angle improves
for So Cal beaches. Size drops off to
waist/chest high by Sunday evening.
Monday morning we’re going to start seeing some long period SW
swell. Good direction from this
groundswell with some nice energy and size picking up throughout the day. Expect HH/OH waves by nightfall. Tuesday
morning will be a good day to call in sick as the SW swell maxes out late
morning/midday with the tide push and nice sunny conditions. HH/OH waves throughout the first half of the day
with size tapering off in the second half of the day. Wednesday
looks to be the smallest day of the week…a day of rest…as waist high waves
taper off to thigh high waves out of the SW.
The good news is that it looks like there is more activity and some nice
long period, high energy SW groundswell potentially in the making. I’ll be a bit more on the ball and see where
that goes and let you know the scoop.
Weather wise my
prediction yesterday of S winds and messy conditions pretty much flopped! Crazy mix of thunder, lightning, rain,
rainbows, glassy conditions and sunshine made for a pretty nice day. Beaches in Cardiff were closed during the lightning for
obvious reasons. It looks like we’ll see
mostly sunny skies a little west wind in the afternoon and air temps in the
mid/low 70s. Patchy fog in the early AM
and late PM will give rise to slightly warmer days and sunny skies for the rest
of the week and into the weekend. Looks
like we may see a little N wind Thursday night and into Fri morning so Friday
conditions could start out with a little bump on it. Water is still pretty nice with high 60s to
low 70s around town. Tides are medium
high mid-morning and working their way to a medium low mid-afternoon before
hitting the high tide again just after sunset.
Some fun swell on
the way with cooperative weather and good tide movement though the day. Have fun and stay wet So Cal!
Mish
Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with August 21, 2014.
www.saltwatertides.com
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
Th 21 Low 1:59 AM 0.2 6:17 AM Rise 2:56 AM 19
21 High 8:30 AM 4.0 7:27 PM Set 4:55 PM
21 Low 1:27 PM 2.1
21 High 7:37 PM 5.4
F 22 Low 2:31 AM 0.1 6:17 AM Rise 3:48 AM 12
22 High 8:56 AM 4.1 7:26 PM Set 5:35 PM
22 Low 2:04 PM 1.9
22 High 8:13 PM 5.6
Sa 23 Low 2:58 AM 0.0 6:18 AM Rise 4:40 AM 6
23 High 9:19 AM 4.3 7:25 PM Set 6:12 PM
23 Low 2:37 PM 1.6
23 High 8:46 PM 5.6
Su 24 Low 3:23 AM 0.0 6:19 AM Rise 5:33 AM 2
24 High 9:42 AM 4.5 7:24 PM Set 6:46 PM
24 Low 3:09 PM 1.5
24 High 9:17 PM 5.6
M 25 Low 3:48 AM 0.1 6:19 AM Rise 6:26 AM 0
25 High 10:06 AM 4.6 7:23 PM Set 7:20 PM
25 Low 3:41 PM 1.4
25 High 9:48 PM 5.5
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