Waist/chest surf and sunny skies!

Hola hola ayyyyyyyyyy!  Ah, SoCal comes through again and we kick off the week with clean glassy (small) surf with 70 degree air (let’s not talk about how cold the water is just yet!).  We’ll we’re looking at some small/medium sized SW groundswell filling in on the buoys today and tomorrow (Tuesday).  Inconsistent surf in the waist/chest high range with slightly larger sets at the summer spots.  Between sets is pretty quiet and calm though.  Look for surf to taper off a little after it peaks tomorrow early early.  Waist high for Wednesday before the next little WNW moves in early Thursday.  That swell should bump the surf back up into the waist and occasional chest high range for the day with the swell peaking in the early evening.  Fading surf Friday, back down into the knee/waist high range.  We’ll start to see some small long period SW swell late Friday and through Sat.  Surf really only getting back into the waist/chest range…best of course at the better summer spots since the angle of the swell is a little steep.  Then some small NW trickles in Sunday…and I mean, TRICKLES…for a few days as both hemispheres take a little break for the first part of next week.  Don’t fret though, it looks like we have some pretty nice SW groundswell gearing up down there.  It should make some goofy footers very happy as the summer spots start to wake up and those sand bars start doing their thing.

Well, as Murphy’s Law would have it we’re looking at pretty nice weather this week with clear skies to start the day tomorrow and air temps in the high 60s and low 70s along the coast.  Light winds all day as well. A bit of marine layer Wed early AM and late PM with sunshine and slightly cooler temps (mid60s) midday.  Similar Thursday and then a nice warm up for the end of the week and into the weekend with low/mid 70s and clear skies. Light winds all week with no crazy low pressure systems to get things blowing.  Water temps are still pretty darn chilly with mid50s the norm along most of the coast. Bring all the rubber to the beach...it's COLD!  Tides are starting  to swing a little more as we near Saturday’s New Moon but most of the crazy swings happen overnight with some moderate water movement from the early morning high to the near zero low in the early afternoon. 

Looks like some fun surf with sunny skies!  Enjoy the week!

Aloooooooooha!

Mish

Ocean notes:

1)       We’ll kick these ocean notes off with a little Aloha…how about some gorgeous hula from the annual Merrie Monarch Festival on the Big Island?  There was some seriously beautiful hula going on this past weekend.  The music alone will put you in the Island mood!  Here are the wahines (women) http://www.k5thehometeam.com/category/236812/2012-merrie-monarch-wahine-auana-performances And here are the kane (men) http://www.k5thehometeam.com/category/236813/2012-merrie-monarch-kane-auana-performances

2)      And I couldn’t pass up the Ocean Notes without mentioning EARTH WEEK!  This Sunday is the official Earth Day with a great celebration of our Big Blue Marble (remember that show?) down in Balboa Park on Sunday from 10am – 5pm.  Our Earth Day celebration is the WORLD’S LARGEST Earth Day celebration.   Come on down to check out all the cool booths, kids activities and parade, music, eARTh Gallery, and get your green grub on!  http://www.earthdayweb.org/

3)      Of course we celebrate Earth Day all year long on my blog.  Here’s a cool Earth-friendly tip on “green spring cleaning”!  http://earth911.com/news/2012/03/27/green-spring-cleaning/

4)      Ok, I know it’s only mid-April but you’re gonna thank me for posting this now…get your tickets to the hottest show in town…the San Diego Surf Film Festival held in Bird’s Surf Shed May 11-13^th.  Get your tickets now and thank me later!  http://www.sandiegosurffilmfestival.com/

5)      Another great event going on is the Vintage Surf Swap Meet held at the California Surf Museum in Oceanside April 28^th. Even if you don’t have a classic mahogany alea sitting in your garage rafter you might want to come take a peek at the beauties that will show up at this event.  Get ready for some ooooooooooohs and ahhhhhhhhhhhhs.  More details here: http://www.surfmuseum.org/

6)      I haven’t event gotten to the surf porn yet!  This surfer doesn’t have technically have cajones but I bet some of you wouldn’t paddle out in the stuff she surfs!  I know I wouldn’t!  http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=hzjbw4cab&v=001907B4yRClb-HRAhNFmag2PYLrWDWxq8AP-cJrH4Sw9Kb4Tvphyn8nRkP8DPr3bPHAXtYbLEz-EdXNCCnaL0dMjotBl8CmGJfUjZDIfcFpbGZlR5l2aPIsAxJEYEW0LZi_3p-3v_ldSs%3D

7)      And we all love a good train wreck…Billabong XXL Best Wipeouts…OUCH..MEDIC! http://www.grindtv.com/surf/blog/33324/craziest+big-wave+surfing+wipeouts+of+the+year/

 Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with April 16, 2012.

www.saltwatertides.com

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

M   16      Low   1:08 AM     1.3   6:17 AM    Rise  3:35 AM      25

    16     High   7:03 AM     4.3   7:20 PM     Set  3:31 PM

    16      Low   1:17 PM     0.2

    16     High   7:45 PM     4.7

Tu  17      Low   1:51 AM     0.8   6:16 AM    Rise  4:06 AM      17

    17     High   7:51 AM     4.3   7:21 PM     Set  4:27 PM

    17      Low   1:50 PM     0.4

    17     High   8:11 PM     5.0

W   18      Low   2:27 AM     0.3   6:15 AM    Rise  4:36 AM      10

    18     High   8:32 AM     4.2   7:22 PM     Set  5:22 PM

    18      Low   2:19 PM     0.6

    18     High   8:36 PM     5.2

Th  19      Low   3:00 AM     0.0   6:14 AM    Rise  5:07 AM      5

    19     High   9:09 AM     4.1   7:22 PM     Set  6:16 PM

    19      Low   2:45 PM     0.8

    19     High   9:00 PM     5.3

F   20      Low   3:31 AM    -0.2   6:13 AM    Rise  5:39 AM      1

    20     High   9:44 AM     4.0   7:23 PM     Set  7:11 PM

    20      Low   3:11 PM     1.1

    20     High   9:25 PM     5.4

Macker (and wind) on the way!

Hola amigos!  The buoys are starting to show some long period SW swell so thing will be picking up. We actually had some pretty fun swell today and it was clean all day!  Tomorrow (Saturday) we’re looking at some inconsistent shoulder/HH surf to start the day.  Consistency and size will pick up through the day as the swell fills in and remains in the HH/OH range for Sunday morning. We’ll look for that WNW swell to fill in Sunday as well.   The biggest hiccup will be the weather with some fairly gusty winds looking to blow starting Sat night and through til Monday morning.  That’s going to make a mess of a really nice swell.  Things should really get rockin’ by midday Monday with some well over head sets and getting bigger quickly...no joke!  (April 1^st!)  That swell is moving in and out quickly so by early Monday morning we’re looking at bombers coming through in the double overhead ++ range.  This swell will no only pack a punch but it’s gonna kick some serious a$$ too!  The swell peaks early Monday morning with size fading quickly through the day but we’re still looking at OH surf by sunset.  Tuesday will still have plenty of fun surf in the OH range to start and taper off to HH/shoulder high by nightfall.  By Wednesday we’ll all be able to rest up, lick our wounds and fix all the dings on our boards as we’ll see a new but much smaller SW swell in the waist/chest high range.  Looks like some short period WNW after that to end next week.  Wow, what a week of surf ahead!

Unfortunately the wind is going to make mincemeat out of the surf on Sunday.  While we should see some early AM fog and clearing skies with calm winds most of Saturday day a 30% chance of showers (so, 70% of no showers) and some gusty westerly winds will arrive Sat night.  Sunday is looking at sunny but gusty 15-25mph winds all day.  Such a bummer.  Winds should calm down a bit and will turn and blow out of the SE all night Sunday at about 5mph as we get light Santa Ana conditions.  Hopefully that will clean things up enough to make that macker swell surfable on Monday morning.  Wind will calm down by midday (and air temps in the high 60s) so we should see some decent and clean conditions for the midday/afternoon sessions.  A bit of westerly winds are forecasted for the evening session.  Tuesday looks to be a gorgeous day with sunshine and warm air temps (low 70s).  This will be the nicest day of the week.  Sunshine and some clouds Wed with a cool day Thurs before warming up again for the weekend. Tides are looking to be a factor as we approach the Full Moon at the end of the week.  High tide in the wee hours of the morning will race out to a near zero low tide by mid-morning which means even more water moving with that big swell.  Hope your paddling arms are up to the challenge!  Could see some pretty nice barrels Monday afternoon as things clean up and the tide drains out.  Can't wait to see the photos. 

Be careful if you journey out Monday…be smart.  Surf safely.  Send me photos if you'd like to share them! (mishwoo@yahoo.com)

Lates!

Mish

Ocean notes:

1)       To get you all pumped for Monday I’m just featuring surf porn this time around…surf, surf, and big massive surf.  Let’s start with fun “surfmadness!” shall we?  http://surf.transworld.net/1000141553/features/surf-madness/

2)      Insane waves in Oz with some of the worlds best… http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/exploring-west-oz_68426/

3)      Perfection…Bruce Irons at Pipeline in January… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9z0zuuvq38

4)      And now bigger…epic big Cloudbreak… http://vimeo.com/37717647

5)      And bigger...Nathan Fletcher’s Billabong XXL entry…HUGE Teahupoo!  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HD5fiQVahHY

Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with March 30, 2012.

www.saltwatertides.com 

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

F   30     High   2:32 AM     4.0   6:39 AM     Set  1:33 AM      40

    30      Low  10:42 AM     0.9   7:08 PM    Rise 12:03 PM

    30     High   6:40 PM     2.9

    30      Low  10:04 PM     2.8

Sa  31     High   4:13 AM     4.0   6:37 AM     Set  2:17 AM      50

    31      Low  11:46 AM     0.6   7:09 PM    Rise  1:01 PM

    31     High   6:53 PM     3.3

    31      Low  11:35 PM     2.4

Su   1     High   5:30 AM     4.2   6:36 AM     Set  2:58 AM      60

     1      Low  12:31 PM     0.2   7:09 PM    Rise  2:01 PM

     1     High   7:13 PM     3.7

M    2      Low  12:32 AM     1.8   6:35 AM     Set  3:37 AM      70

     2     High   6:30 AM     4.5   7:10 PM    Rise  3:04 PM

     2      Low   1:08 PM     0.0

     2     High   7:38 PM     4.2

Tu   3      Low   1:18 AM     1.2   6:33 AM     Set  4:14 AM      79

     3     High   7:20 AM     4.8   7:11 PM    Rise  4:09 PM

     3      Low   1:43 PM    -0.2

     3     High   8:05 PM     4.7