More SW on the way...and more!

Aloha all!  Ah, such fun surf lately!  This last swell has been kind to us and it looks like we’re in for a bit more for the rest of this week.  Wednesday we’re looking at more waist/chest high surf out of the SW. The swell has a bit more angle on it so the better summer spots will be catching the remainder of the waves.  Size tapers off through the day but we’re already seeing the first signs of the next WSW swell on the buoys.  We should see more waist/chest high swell from a more westerly direction in the latter half of the day.  Thursday the surf stays in the waist/chest high range with some shoulder high sets at the stand out south spots.  That should see some NW wind swell on top of it so not as ideal as a solo swell but still some fun ones.  Friday will see the peak of the swell as size bumps up into the chest/shoulder range by mid-morning.  There will still be some underlying WNW windswell in there so expect some in between lower energy waves from the north.  Saturday tapers back down to waist/chest high waves for the last day of that swell.  Good news is that Sunday we’ll have a whole new SW swell…slightly smaller with a little less energy at this point but still some fun waves along the So Cal coastline.  Sunday we should see some waist high waves to start the day with waist/chest by Monday.  The really good news is that behind that it looks like we’ve got a few more storms that should produce some really nice SW groundswell…and I mean…NIIIIIIIIIIICE!

The weather pattern is changing a little as that low pressure moves away and the humidity eases up a bit.  We’ll also see a little more sunshine with highs in the low 70s along the coast and a few degrees less for sleepy time overnight.  Winds should be fairly light too Wed with a little more wind Wed night and into Thurs. That means a little texture on the dawn patrol water but overall a pretty nice day with some surf.  Water temps have cooled down with that last sizable NW windswell. South county spots have definitely cooled down and sit in the mid to low 60s. North County is in the high 60s with some cooler temps probably in the morning with the negative low tide and lack of sunshine.  Tides are moving quite a bit with that gorgeous full moon.  Look for the early morning low rising up to a medium high midday and then back out to a medium low late afternoon and then back up pretty high in the middle of the night. 

Looks like plenty more surf out there with some sizable swell heading our way for the beginning of next week!

Stay wet San Diego!

Mish

Ocean Notes:

1)  From Patagonia in Cardiff:  SLOW IS FAST Tuesday, August 13th @7pm. Join us as we host Dan Malloy, Kellen Keene & Kanoa Zimmerman for the release of their new book which covers their 700 mile bicycle adventure down the California coast. This event is free.  Click here for directions…oh and their 30% off sale is going on from July 25-30^th…on select past season products.  Patagucci Sale…SWEET!

2)  This rumor just in from Surf Diva in La Jolla…their sources say Grant Twiggy Baker & Rusty Long broke the 100 ft. wave barrier in Chile.  Can’t wait to hear more!

3)  Some great footage from Derek Dunfee from a secret reef in La Jolla…shhhhhhhhhhhh…don’t tell anyone if you figure out where the footage is from.

 Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with July 24, 2013.

www.saltwatertides.com

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

W   24      Low   5:05 AM    -1.2   5:58 AM     Set  8:12 AM      98

    24     High  11:29 AM     4.9   7:53 PM    Rise  9:15 PM

    24      Low   4:59 PM     1.2

    24     High  11:09 PM     6.1

Th  25      Low   5:46 AM    -0.7   5:58 AM     Set  9:18 AM      93

    25     High  12:12 PM     5.0   7:53 PM    Rise  9:52 PM

    25      Low   5:53 PM     1.3

    25     High  11:58 PM     5.3

F   26      Low   6:26 AM    -0.1   5:59 AM     Set 10:22 AM      86

    26     High  12:57 PM     5.0   7:52 PM    Rise 10:29 PM

    26      Low   6:52 PM     1.4

Sa  27     High  12:50 AM     4.6   6:00 AM     Set 11:23 AM      78

    27      Low   7:07 AM     0.6   7:51 PM    Rise 11:05 PM

    27     High   1:45 PM     5.0

    27      Low   8:01 PM     1.6

Su  28     High   1:52 AM     3.9   6:00 AM     Set 12:22 PM      68

    28      Low   7:51 AM     1.3   7:51 PM    Rise 11:41 PM

    28     High   2:39 PM     4.9

    28      Low   9:25 PM     1.6

Super steep S on the way!

Looks like that new and super steep SW filling in for Thursday.   The swell is pretty steep so most of SD County will stay in the wait to chest high range for the next 3 days but the better summer spots and breaks in the north end of North County will definitely see some larger shoulder/HH waves with OH surf not out of the question.  Thursday will start off slow as that swell begins to fill in.  Expect waist high with inconsistent chest high sets by nightfall.  Friday we’ll see waist/chest around most of town and those HH/OH waves at the good summer spots as some of that South wraps into our beaches.  The swell will fade some on Saturday with plenty of fun surf still but less of it at the non-south facing spots.  Sunday we’ll see a new SW groundswell swell move into town.  Much better angle on this one for more of San Diego with inconsistent chest/shoulder high waves by morning.  This swell’s a quick on so by Monday we’re looking at slightly smaller waves and some WNW windswell putting a little bump on it.  There’s still more fading SW for Tuesday with that WNW on top of it.  The waves really taper off in size through Wednesday with thigh/waist high surf for a few days.  It looks like we might have a really nice SW groundswell in the making for the end of next week starting Thursday.  Good angle too if the forecasted swell holds its course!  Stay tuned!

More funky weather as the latest subtropical moisture sticks around for another day bringing local showers…yes, showers around town and more low cloud cover for Thursday.  Friday and the weekend it looks like we’ll have morning patchy fog clearing to mostly sunny by midday.  Light south winds becoming west in the afternoon. Air temps in the high 60s/low 70s with a little warming for Sunday and Monday.  Water temps are in the high 60s and low 70s…a little cool for the dawn patrol with those S winds but nice if the sun peeks out midday!  We’re coming off the New Moon so we’ll see pretty low tides for the early morning sessions and a medium high midday and back to a medium low in the late evening before going back high overnight.  With that S swell filling in it should make for some nice morning sessions as that tide fills back in.

Looks like some fun surf but definitely at the more southerly facing spots!

Stay wet San Diego!

Mish

Ocean notes:

1)       We’ve all got the travel bug and dream of tropical water and glassy clean waves but who’s got the dough these days?  Here’s a great article for surf travel on a budget from our pals at Surfer Mag.

2)      The last good SW swells up here have morphed into massive wave generating machines down south in Peru and Chile…check out the pics!

3)      If you haven’t heard…handplaning is the newest (or oldest) cool thing to do in the ocean this summer!  

4)      And last but not least…some great GoPro footage of some smoking Raglan barrels.  I could watch this over and over again…it’s the stuff sweet dreams are made of!

Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with July 11, 2013.

www.saltwatertides.com

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

Th  11      Low   5:47 AM    -0.1   5:50 AM    Rise  8:59 AM      5

    11     High  12:22 PM     4.0   7:59 PM     Set  9:57 PM

    11      Low   5:32 PM     2.1

    11     High  11:30 PM     5.0

F   12      Low   6:18 AM     0.2   5:50 AM    Rise  9:55 AM      11

    12     High  12:57 PM     4.1   7:59 PM     Set 10:30 PM

    12      Low   6:20 PM     2.1

Sa  13     High  12:09 AM     4.5   5:51 AM    Rise 10:52 AM      18

    13      Low   6:50 AM     0.6   7:59 PM     Set 11:03 PM

    13     High   1:37 PM     4.3

    13      Low   7:21 PM     2.2

Su  14     High  12:57 AM     4.0   5:51 AM    Rise 11:50 AM      26

    14      Low   7:25 AM     1.0   7:58 PM     Set 11:38 PM

    14     High   2:23 PM     4.4

    14      Low   8:39 PM     2.0

M   15     High   2:05 AM     3.5   5:52 AM    Rise 12:49 PM      36

    15      Low   8:07 AM     1.4   7:58 PM

    15     High   3:17 PM     4.7

    15      Low  10:08 PM     1.7