Hiccup of S, then a bit more

There’s a light at the end of the tunnel…and it’s been a long tunnel!!!  We’re looking at a small new S swell to fill in for Friday Funday.  Don’t expect miracles but look for the occasional waist high wave at a south facing beach near you.  Waves stay in the knee to waist range all day then tapers off Sat with the ever lingering NW wind swell on top.  Sunday we’ll see more knee high surf with a bit more NW wind swell Monday.  There could be the occasional waist/chest high wave from the Tropical Depression “Nine” that’s heading our way but the angle is really aimed SE which means it should mostly fly right past us.  The more northerly summer breaks might catch a hint of it.   Otherwise, surf in the knee/waist high range with shorter periods from the windswell.  Tues and Wed is looking knee high again BUT Thursday looks like we’ll have some new SW groundswell and it might actually bump our swell past the waist high range.  We might actually see some chest high surf from this one.  It’s still a week away so we’ll have to see what happens to the storm creating this swell.  Think positive!!!

Speaking of Friday Funday we’re looking at a mighty fine beach day Friday with sunny skies, lots of heat and humidity too!  There’s a wee tropical depression down south that’s making its way towards us and pushing the clouds away and bumping up the tropical humidity for a few days.  Friday and Sat look for mostly sunny skies and air temps in the mid to high 70s.  Sunday and the rest of the week should be in the mid 70s with a few more clouds until Tues then clear skies and sunshine!  We could have a thundershower or two and maybe even the random hail Sunday night and thru Monday but those models are backing off so we might just have some cool looking thunderheads.  Water temps are all over the map with warm water in the low 70s in the northern end of the county and some chilly mid to low 60 degree water down south.  Tides are swinging a lot with the Blue Moon we had last night.  We’re looking at a zero tide an hour before sunrise moving up to a pretty high tide midday and then back out again for the sunset session (good for a Friday evening walk on the beach!) and then back up to a high around midnight. 

Looks like some tiny waves for the gorgeous weekend but hopefully something on the way for the Labor Day weekend!

Stay wet San Diego!

Mish

Ocean Notes:

1)  Tahiti has been seeing some fun waves for the Billabong Pro…nothing monstrous but perfect, beautiful and pro surfers ripping them left and right…well, left anyway.  Check out Adrian Buchan  as he takes out Slater in the finals!

2) Surfrider’s at it again. Always cleaning up our beaches!  Go ahead and join in the fun this weekend in PB!  Click here for more info and details on other beach clean ups this fall!

3)  One of the greatest super foods for surfers to power up before or after a great surf session is beans.  “Bean, beans…good for the heart…” isn’t that how it goes?  Anyway, Treehugger  has some great recipes for beans and lentils.  Fuel up before paddling out!

4)  If you are looking to kill some time check out photographer Rob Gilley’s blog on Surfer Mag’s site.  Not only are there some great photos but some interesting insight as to how surfing has touched people all over the world…how the stoke has fueled folks in all walks of life and in tough times.  Check it out!

5)  This Sunday is the Leucadia Artwalk  from 10am – 5pm.  One of the cool local artists owns Swell Stuff wetsuit sales and repair.  Check out the swell hand knit beanies and other surf accessories while you’re in there.  Wetsuits on sale, consignment shop and even wetsuit recycling!!!  And bonus…local artist Golden Poppy Design  will be at Swell Stuff too!  Awesome handcrafted jewelry from local surfer girl Poppy deAnda.

6)  And to end on something totally surfy…Jon Jon and Buchan in Tahiti…doesn’t get much more surfy  than that right now!

Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with August 23, 2013.

www.saltwatertides.com

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

F   23      Low   5:09 AM     0.0   6:18 AM     Set  9:05 AM      95

    23     High  11:28 AM     5.4   7:25 PM    Rise  9:01 PM

    23      Low   5:32 PM     0.7

    23     High  11:40 PM     5.0

Sa  24      Low   5:44 AM     0.6   6:19 AM     Set 10:07 AM      90

    24     High  12:07 PM     5.3   7:24 PM    Rise  9:38 PM

    24      Low   6:24 PM     1.0

Su  25     High  12:29 AM     4.3   6:19 AM     Set 11:06 AM      82

    25      Low   6:20 AM     1.3   7:22 PM    Rise 10:17 PM

    25     High  12:48 PM     5.2

    25      Low   7:23 PM     1.2

M   26     High   1:28 AM     3.7   6:20 AM     Set 12:04 PM      74

    26      Low   6:58 AM     1.9   7:21 PM    Rise 10:58 PM

    26     High   1:36 PM     4.9

    26      Low   8:37 PM     1.5

Tu  27     High   2:51 AM     3.1   6:21 AM     Set 12:59 PM      64

    27      Low   7:45 AM     2.4   7:20 PM    Rise 11:41 PM

    27     High   2:35 PM     4.6

    27      Low  10:11 PM     1.5

Get on it Wed before the storm!

Just a quick update…get your surf on Wed…rain on the way!  A little bump up in size Wed before the low pressure system moves in and rain and wind make a mess of things.  We’re just looking at new waist high out of the NW and clean with light winds turning south in the afternoon.  Look for showers after 4pm.  Rain all night Wed with gusty south winds really picking up all night.  Rain and thunderstorms throughout the day Thursday and tapering off in the afternoon.  Winds tapering off into the afternoon as well but still blowing a little out of the S.  Still a chance of showers Thurs and then…ironically mostly sunny Friday…but cold!  More chances of showers again over the weekend.  Friday the water will be “poopafied” but there will be some new NW with a new SW filling in for the latter part of the day. Surf in the waist with the occasional chest high set at south facing beaches later in the day.  Also, BIG tide swings will really be affecting the surf with a mega high for the early morning session draining out quickly to a super negative low for the midafternoon session.  That means midday should be juuuuuuuuuuuuust about right!

More updates Thursday…if I’m not out stuck sampling stormwater all night!  (yup, it’s my job!)

Stay healthy everyone…lots of sick bugs going around!

Lates,

Mish

Ocean Notes:

1)       Just gonna focus on the Billabong Pro at Pipe today…here are some clips of some of the days best waves…tooooobs! Sick barrels from Day One! Aaaaaaaaand sick barrels from Day Two!  Man the competition is FIERCE!!!

   

Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with December 12, 2012.

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

W   12      Low   1:05 AM     1.6   6:43 AM    Rise  5:53 AM      3

    12     High   7:31 AM     7.0   4:44 PM     Set  4:24 PM

    12      Low   2:35 PM    -1.7

    12     High   9:00 PM     4.1

Th  13      Low   1:53 AM     1.6   6:43 AM    Rise  6:57 AM      0

    13     High   8:16 AM     7.0   4:44 PM     Set  5:30 PM

    13      Low   3:21 PM    -1.8

    13     High   9:49 PM     4.1

F   14      Low   2:42 AM     1.6   6:44 AM    Rise  7:56 AM      0

    14     High   9:03 AM     6.9   4:44 PM     Set  6:39 PM

    14      Low   4:07 PM    -1.7

    14     High  10:37 PM     4.2

Sa  15      Low   3:34 AM     1.7   6:45 AM    Rise  8:47 AM      3

    15     High   9:51 AM     6.5   4:45 PM     Set  7:47 PM

    15      Low   4:53 PM    -1.4

    15     High  11:28 PM     4.2

Su  16      Low   4:29 AM     1.8   6:45 AM    Rise  9:31 AM      9

    16     High  10:40 AM     5.9   4:45 PM     Set  8:53 PM

    16      Low   5:41 PM    -0.9

Small this week but nice SW for the long weekend!

Yo ho!  It’s been pretty small lately but all is not lost!  For our Labor Day weekend we’re going to have some surf!  Right now we’re looking at very small NW wind swell in the knee high range with some very small and mostly nonexistent steep S swell.  That wind swell will continue through the week until mid/late Thursday.  Late Thursday we’ll start to see some very long period and inconsistent SW swell.  Friday will be our turn around day with long period SW swells moving into our swell window and surf bumping up into the waist/chest high range by morning and picking up significantly throughout the day.  Look for shoulder/HH by sunset with even more swell for Saturday as the swell peaks in the HH+ range.  The angle on this swell will have some nice westerly direction in it so most SD beaches will be getting fun waves through the weekend. Sunday the swell backs down slightly but still be packing some juice along the coast.  The better summer spots will be feisty with OH waves steadily through the day.  Sunday might see some SE swell from Tropical Storm (soon to be Hurricane) Ilena as she moves more northerly and up past Cabo.  Monday will see a wee decrease in size but increase in consistency.   Tuesday will still see plenty of surf in the shoulder/HH range with the combo of two SW and SE swells.  Backing down more on Wed.  Looks like a few smaller S and SW swells following behind but the Friday-Tues swell looks to be the doozy of the bunch.  Lots of swell for all you hungry surfers!

Weather looks to be outstanding for the week and into the long weekend. Plenty of heat for the next few days, cooling down ever so slightly for the weekend.  We’re looking at high 70s again for Tues/Wed with some fairly moderate onshore west winds for Tuesday.  Then things cool down into the weekend…mid 70s and stay in the mid to high 70s for most of next week.  We’re seeing some big tide swings for this week as we approach Friday’s Full Moon…a BLUE MOON I might add…the second Full Moon this month! We’re looking at a medium high tide for the morning session and medium low early afternoon with a big high in the evening and more water movement through the day as we get closer to Friday.  Water temps have dipped a little with water in the 70-73 degree range and even a 69 down Pt. Loma’s way.  Hopefully that big SW will push more warm water back our direction.

Looks like some fun surf on the way for the weekend…wax ‘em if you got ‘em!

Lates,

Mish

OceanNotes:

1)       It’s still two weeks away but don’t forget to put the Paddle for Clean Water on your calendar for September 16^th down at Ocean Beach!  Also enjoy the free breakfast, guest speakers, raffle and participate in the beach clean up! 

2)      While we’ve got some downtime with all this small surf you might as well get all those aches and pains taken care of before the El Nino winter kicks in. Check out Surfer Mag’s Rotator Cuff Rehab article. 

3)      The South Pacific has decided to hit the snooze button during the Billabong Pro.  On the latest day of competition Slater got ousted by…who?  Check out the slashing and ripping in shoulder to head high high barreling waves.

4)      If you haven’t already stood staring at the amazing photographs at this gallery you must check out Aaron Chang's gallery.  He just had his Grand Re-opening and the place is as spectacular as ever!   Beautiful work by an amazing photographer!

5)      And we’ll end with some big waves surfing from down in Peru where the Billabong Pico Alto finished up and Carlos Burle, a familiar face in the big wave arena, took top honors.  Some darn nice waves down there!  You know, it was only 35-40’…child’s play.

Encinitas July 2009

My tide table website was down today so we've only got the tide table this time around...sorry!

Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with August 28, 2012.

www.saltwatertides.com

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

Tu  28      Low   1:53 AM    -0.5   6:22 AM     Set  3:23 AM      84

    28     High   8:21 AM     4.4   7:18 PM    Rise  5:19 PM

    28      Low   1:33 PM     1.7

    28     High   7:46 PM     6.1

W   29      Low   2:31 AM    -0.6   6:22 AM     Set  4:26 AM      91

    29     High   8:53 AM     4.7   7:17 PM    Rise  5:59 PM

    29      Low   2:19 PM     1.4

    29     High   8:31 PM     6.2

Th  30      Low   3:06 AM    -0.5   6:23 AM     Set  5:29 AM      96

    30     High   9:24 AM     5.0   7:16 PM    Rise  6:35 PM

    30      Low   3:01 PM     1.0

    30     High   9:12 PM     6.0

F   31      Low   3:38 AM    -0.3   6:23 AM     Set  6:30 AM      99

    31     High   9:54 AM     5.2   7:14 PM    Rise  7:08 PM

    31      Low   3:41 PM     0.8

    31     High   9:51 PM     5.7

Sa   1      Low   4:08 AM     0.0   6:24 AM     Set  7:29 AM      99

     1     High  10:23 AM     5.3   7:13 PM    Rise  7:41 PM

     1      Low   4:19 PM     0.7

     1     High  10:29 PM     5.3

Last of the SW for a while...

Holy melting surf wax Batman!  The good news is this heat is supposed to break this week (yeh, I know…we really shouldn’t complain) but the bad news is that there’s not much swell going on after Wed.  Today we actually saw some fun SW swell. Monday we’re looking at more leftovers in the waist/chest high range out of the S with some NW wind swell lumped on top.  Tuesday is looking smaller with mostly waist high SW and a bit more wind swell and  Wednesday is looking yet smaller with waist high topping off the better sets.  Thursday look for knee high surf with some very steep SE swell hitting the buoys but missing most of SD County.  This will be another swell to head to OC or LA for with only a few stragglers making it into our swell window for the occasional waist high wave.  Same story for Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  We’ll see some smaller wind swell on top of the near non-existent SE swell but surf will remain in the knee high range with the rare waist high wave. I’m not seeing any big swell makers in either hemisphere.  Storms are sliding off the ice shelf a little too close to Chile to be much use to us and the N. Pac has a few little squeakers that might actually throw more NW at us (El Nino?) in the upcoming weeks.

As I mentioned at the top of the forecast it looks like things might cool down a bit more this week.  Monday and Tuesday look to be warm and sunny again (high 70s along the coast) but then cooling to the mid70s and even low 70s by the end of the week and into next weekend.  We should also have some cooler nights which will make for better sleeping conditions.  Calm mornings with light to moderate SW winds for the afternoon.  The way the moisture is moving around we’re still going to see a lot of humidity so the beach will still be the place to be to cool things off.  That being said the water temps are a warm 72 degrees around town.  As we come off the New Moon last Friday there’s a low tide for the dawn patrol with a moderate high midday and then another decent low a few hours before sunset.  That should help things out with a little tide push for the sunset session.

Hope you all got some fun surf this weekend.  If you or little ones are heading back to school this week farewell to summer…but remember, we do live in Southern California…land of the Endless Summer (well, until El Nino hits!).

Have a great week everyone and please don’t forget to lather on that SPF!

Mish

Ocean Notes:

1)       With all of this sunshine just blazing away and electricity bills soaring sky high perhaps more of you are thinking of going solar. SDG&E is here to help with their FREE Solar for Homeowners - Getting Started seminar.  Why waste a good thing?

2)       And if you don’t already have it on your phone it’s time to download (or update) the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch App.  It’s got up-to-date recommendations for ocean friendly seafood and now has locations of markets and restaurants where you can find sustainable seafood.

3)      While things aren’t exactly pumping down in Tahiti the pros still make it look better than a day in my office at the Billabong Pro Tahiti. How does it compare to yours?

4)      In the upcoming months San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) will be replenishing the sand at local beaches.  They will start moving equipment at IB this week, start moving sand the start of Sept and then work on North County beaches from early Oct to late November.  For more information and updates check out their beach sand replenishment website. 

5)      And we’ll end on a nice surfy surfy note… Bali surf on YouTube!  

 

Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with August 20, 2012.

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

M   20      Low   5:14 AM     0.3   6:16 AM    Rise  9:28 AM      5

    20     High  11:38 AM     5.3   7:28 PM     Set  9:11 PM

    20      Low   5:45 PM     0.9

    20     High  11:47 PM     4.7

Tu  21      Low   5:46 AM     0.8   6:17 AM    Rise 10:33 AM      12

    21     High  12:16 PM     5.3   7:27 PM     Set  9:51 PM

    21      Low   6:43 PM     1.0

W   22     High  12:42 AM     4.0   6:18 AM    Rise 11:39 AM      20

    22      Low   6:22 AM     1.4   7:26 PM     Set 10:34 PM

    22     High   1:02 PM     5.3

    22      Low   7:54 PM     1.0

Th  23     High   1:56 AM     3.4   6:18 AM    Rise 12:45 PM      30

    23      Low   7:05 AM     1.9   7:24 PM     Set 11:23 PM

    23     High   2:01 PM     5.2

    23      Low   9:23 PM     1.0

F   24     High   3:42 AM     3.0   6:19 AM    Rise  1:49 PM      41

    24      Low   8:10 AM     2.4   7:23 PM

    24     High   3:17 PM     5.2

    24      Low  10:57 PM     0.7

Fading SW but more for the weekend!

Aloha all!  Is everyone exhausted from the heat, warm weather and fun surf this past weekend?  We’re just seeing the tail end of that SW swell with some NW wind swell lumped on top for Wednesday.  Surf backing down into the waist high range.  The quality and size will really vary depending on the tides as we near the New Moon on Friday. Thursday the surf backs down even farther to the thigh/waist high range.  Late Thursday we’ll see the start of the next SW swell. This one’s a little more steep than the previous swell but we should still see some fun waves.  Friday morning we’re looking at long interval waist/chest high surf.  Spots farther north and aimin’ south should pick up some pretty fun waves from this swell with slightly bigger sets in the shoulder/HH arena.  Tacked on to this swell will be some smaller FKA Hurricane Hector swell.  Hector came out from under Baja and swung in our general direction but sort of pooped out along the way.  We’ll see most of our energy coming from the original SW with some backup swell from Hector.   Shoulder high by the end of Friday and into Saturday.  Swell peaks Saturday but we’ll still see surf Sunday in the waist/chest range and then slightly smaller for the start of next week.  Looks like some longer period swell with more west in it for the start of next week.  No huge swells out there but it’ll give us something to ride for next week.

The heat’s finally starting to break at the coast.  We’ll be “dropping” down into the high-mid70s for the rest of the week and even slightly cooler (low 70s) for the weekend and next week.  We’ll still see some early morning clouds and late sunset clouds Wed with mostly sunshine Thursday and Fri.  A few more morning clouds coming back for the weekend.  Light and variable winds through the evening and mild for most of the day with a nice breeze by midday.  Water temperatures are a phenomenal 72-74 degrees.  Tides are not moving a lot in the morning hours…a mild high tide mid-morning to a medium low in the early afternoon but the super high tide  in the evening will surely slow some waves down a bit for those sunset sessions.

Count your blessings that it’s only 80 at the coast and 73 in the water…you could be in Phoenix where it’s forecasted to be 111 degrees tomorrow and not an ocean insight!

Mahalo!

Mish

Ocean Notes:

1)       While many cities are banning plastic you can still take your used grocery bags and recycle them at recycling centers at the store.  And what happens after you stuff it into that big cardboard box?  I’m glad you asked…check out this Youtube video showing how plastic bags are recycled.

2)      As many of us are heading to places more tropical, to the in-laws for a visit or just getting away from it all there are a few things you can do to not only cut down on your carbon footprint but save yourself money by not burning electricity when you’re not even home to use it.  Here are a few tips from Earth911.com.

3)      It’s THAT time of year…find a friend who has the biggest flat screen TV and hang on to your seats.  It’s the Billabong Pro at Teahupoo! Last year the surf went RICHTER and the tow session they had during the “too big to surf” stoppage.  The forecast isn’t as good as last year but Teahupoo and pro surfers never disappoint!

4)      And in case you aren’t reading this from Padang Padang…Chris Ward won the Rip Curl Pro there last Friday in some pretty nice conditions.  Here, judge for yourself!

5)      And we’ll end with a clip of summer session a few years ago...Malibu with Joel Tudor and Alex Knost…two guys who really know how to longboard! 

Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with August 15, 2012.

www.saltwatertides.com

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

W   15      Low   2:47 AM    -0.2   6:13 AM    Rise  4:17 AM      8

    15     High   9:11 AM     4.1   7:34 PM     Set  6:09 PM

    15      Low   2:17 PM     1.8

    15     High   8:29 PM     6.0

Th  16      Low   3:15 AM    -0.4   6:13 AM    Rise  5:17 AM      3

    16     High   9:36 AM     4.4   7:33 PM     Set  6:47 PM

    16      Low   2:54 PM     1.5

    16     High   9:05 PM     6.1

F   17      Low   3:44 AM    -0.4   6:14 AM    Rise  6:18 AM      0

    17     High  10:03 AM     4.7   7:31 PM     Set  7:23 PM

    17      Low   3:32 PM     1.3

    17     High   9:42 PM     6.0

Sa  18      Low   4:13 AM    -0.3   6:15 AM    Rise  7:20 AM      0

    18     High  10:32 AM     5.0   7:30 PM     Set  7:58 PM

    18      Low   4:13 PM     1.0

    18     High  10:20 PM     5.7

Su  19      Low   4:43 AM    -0.1   6:16 AM    Rise  8:24 AM      1

    19     High  11:03 AM     5.2   7:29 PM     Set  8:34 PM

    19      Low   4:56 PM     0.9

    19     High  11:01 PM     5.3