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

Oh boy...more S!

Hola amigos!  Sorry, stepped out for a little breather and wasn’t able to get to a computer to pump out a forecast for y’all til now.  We’ve got a nice but steep S groundswell starting up right now.  It’s super inconsistent seeing as it’s traveling many thousands of miles to get here.  Surf is hitting the waist/chest zone with spots north of O’side are seeing some bigger sets in the shoulder high range as we see that swell fill in Tuesday.  In between we’ll still see some shorter period surf in the waist high zone out of the S but that’s even more steep than the new swell.   Look for that S to stick around for awhile as it peaks Wed with some shoulder high surf and probably some HH sets at the best summer spots.  That swell will fade ever so slowly with waist/chest surf for Thurs and waist high for Friday.  Friday we should also see a hint of short period NW swell which will help the west and north facing beaches with some waist/chest high surf.  The smallest surf looks like Saturday with some knee/waist high surf.  Sunday a new and fairly energetic looking SW swell will start to fill in. This looks to have some very long period surf for Sunday and really pick up Monday and Tuesday.  While this swell is still a ways away we’re hoping for some solid SW groundswell with better angle for more beaches and some HH+ surf.

On top of the SW swell train heading right for our station it looks like the few weeks of S swells has really pushed some warm water our way.  Water temps are in the mid60s already and with more S swell, well, I’m hoping for even warmer water!  The not so good new is that we’re still having some overcast weather with patchy fog tonight with some clearing along the coast and then patch again in the evening.  This pattern’s going to hang out for most of the week with Wed being the warmest (and sunniest) day until the weekend rolls around.  Look for some low 70s most of the week to mid70s (Wed).  Low 70s but more sunshine for the weekend.  More good news…not to much wind in the forecast.  A slight bit of west winds tomorrow afternoon, calm in the late afternoon/evening and early morning and turning out of the SE for Tues and Thurs afternoon.  As we’re coming off that Super Moon Saturday we’re seeing some pretty drained out tides in the early morning with a medium high and light tide push  midday before turning around to a medium low in the late afternoon/evening.

Looks like some fun surf and maybe, dare I say, it’s shaping up to be a nice summer of surf!

Enjoy it!

Mish

Ocean notes:

1)       For those of you who might have forgotten it’s Mother’s Day this Sunday. Luckily it’s not too late to get your Mom a little token of your affection.  Peruse through Treehugger’s list of ideas (http://www.treehugger.com/slideshows/culture/green-gift-guide-mothers-day/) or just check out these local gems made of sea glass by a local North County ripper (and Mom!) http://www.wix.com/poppydeanda/goldenpoppydesigns#! .  You can stop off at the airport, Encinitas or Carlsbad if you want to see them in a shop.   Trust me, they’re beautiful and capture a bit of the ocean’s energy in every piece.

2)      If you’re interested in a good read, sometimes quick, sometimes longer, sometime political, sometimes artistic then check out “Jim’s blog”.  It’ll keep you in touch with all that goes on with the ocean.  http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog

3)      And now for some surf porn…Trestles, south swell…if the term “A-frame” gets your heart beating a little faster then click here.  http://www.surfermag.com/photos/lowers-pro-finals-day/#04c86283d7

4)      And we’ll thank Surfline yet again for providing this delightful collage of gorgeous pics of Mex.  Most of us have been there.  Most of us can tell a few wild stories of “what happened in Mex…” and most of us can’t wait to go back.  http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/best-bet-may-mexico_70018/  

 Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with May 8, 2012.

www.saltwatertides.com

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

Tu   8      Low   5:46 AM    -1.5   5:55 AM     Set  8:13 AM      95

     8     High  12:18 PM     3.9   7:36 PM    Rise 10:47 PM

     8      Low   5:09 PM     1.7

     8     High  11:30 PM     6.0

W    9      Low   6:41 AM    -1.2   5:54 AM     Set  9:18 AM      89

     9     High   1:21 PM     3.7   7:37 PM    Rise 11:39 PM

     9      Low   6:07 PM     2.1

Th  10     High  12:24 AM     5.4   5:53 AM     Set 10:23 AM      80

    10      Low   7:40 AM    -0.7   7:38 PM

    10     High   2:33 PM     3.6

    10      Low   7:20 PM     2.4

F   11     High   1:28 AM     4.9   5:52 AM    Rise 12:24 AM      71

    11      Low   8:44 AM    -0.2   7:39 PM     Set 11:27 AM

    11     High   3:48 PM     3.8

    11      Low   8:52 PM     2.4

Sa  12     High   2:45 AM     4.2   5:52 AM    Rise  1:02 AM      60

    12      Low   9:49 AM     0.2   7:39 PM     Set 12:28 PM

    12     High   4:55 PM     4.0

    12      Low  10:32 PM     2.2