Quick update on the upcoming swell...

Quick update on that fun groundswell headed our way.  It’s bombin’ over in Hawaii and that swell should start to show midday Friday. Tomorrow (Thursday) will be the smallest day all week with waist/chest high surf out of the NW. Southern spots will pickup a bit more surf with the northerly angle.  Friday starts out a little slow but things start to pickup in the second half of the day as the long period swells start to show and the size on those sets start to jump up.  Look for inconsistent west chest/shoulder high waves by nightfall. Saturday morning will be the call as the low swings high and pushes swell with it.  Size maxes out midday/early afternoon with some OH+ sets especially at the best spots.  Lots of west so most west facing spots will be closed out.  South and north facing breaks will hold it better.  Even as the swell backs down overnight we should still see fairly consistent HH waves for Sunday morning and through most of the day. Most new NW on the way…will update you on those in a few days but it looks promising for a nice stretch of surf for the upcoming week.

Quick update on the weather too!  Looks like a mild winter Santa Ana is setting up with NE winds tonight and E/SE winds blowing through Friday with some pretty gusty (OFFSHORE) winds.  (Think…BARRELS!!!)  Expect sunshine and clear skies.  Air temps in the high 60s/low 70s for the rest of the week and thru the weekend.  Pretty chilly nights in the mid to low 40s.  We’re experiencing King Tides (meaning the most extreme tides of the year) so that could decide whether you’re getting a big mushy slow take off or a bottoming out barreling thumper during your session.  High tide in the mid-morning leads to a drained out super low tide in the late afternoon for the evening session.  I see some really good windows for great fun surf when that swell shows up.

Have a great time and stay wet So Cal!

Mish

BIG day 5 years ago! 

Andrew Chang at Swamis 

January 24, 2010

Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with January 22, 2015.

www.saltwatertides.com

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

Th  22      Low   3:44 AM     1.0   6:50 AM    Rise  8:15 AM      2

    22     High   9:56 AM     6.1   5:12 PM     Set  8:05 PM

    22      Low   4:39 PM    -1.3

    22     High  11:06 PM     4.7

F   23      Low   4:38 AM     1.1   6:49 AM    Rise  8:57 AM      7

    23     High  10:45 AM     5.5   5:13 PM     Set  9:13 PM

    23      Low   5:22 PM    -0.8

    23     High  11:53 PM     4.8

Sa  24      Low   5:38 AM     1.2   6:49 AM    Rise  9:37 AM      15

    24     High  11:38 AM     4.8   5:14 PM     Set 10:18 PM

    24      Low   6:06 PM    -0.1

Su  25     High  12:45 AM     4.8   6:48 AM    Rise 10:17 AM      24

    25      Low   6:50 AM     1.3   5:15 PM     Set 11:22 PM

    25     High  12:43 PM     4.0

    25      Low   6:56 PM     0.6

M   26     High   1:44 AM     4.8   6:48 AM    Rise 10:58 AM      35

    26      Low   8:18 AM     1.3   5:16 PM

    26     High   2:09 PM     3.3

    26      Low   7:55 PM     1.2