Happy September Sessions!

Oh goodness…what a few weeks of swell we’ve had!  Lowell and then Marie lit up the coast!  Well, this weekend we’re in for more fun southern hemi groundswell!  Wednesday we’re looking at the smallest day of surf for awhile with waist/chest high waves out of the SW.  We’ll see a small bump up on Thursday with really just more waist/chest waves through the day.  Through the night the next SW groundswell will start to fill in. Friday morning we should see some very inconsistent chest high waves building through the day to shoulder/HH by might fall and some OH sets at the best summer south facing spots.  Saturday will see even more swell and an improvement in consistency as the swell continues to build.  The swell peaks midday on Saturday with HH/OH+ sets especially at the standout spots.  HH/OH waves for the first half of Sunday as the swell starts to fade.  Chest/shoulder high waves by the evening session and chest high to start the next week on Monday and continuing to fade through the day.  Tuesday we may see some energy from Tropical Storm Norbert which is currently tucked down under Baja.  That energy is heading NW but not in our direction so if we see anything I think it will be indirect at best.  The interesting news is that the southern hemi quiets down for a little bit but the northern hemi wakes up early and looks like it will send us a little nugget of WNW swell for later mid/late next week.  I’ll keep my eye on that and Norbert!

We’re still enjoying plenty of summer weather now that there has been a mass exodus from the beaches (YAY!) and school is back in session.  We’ll see cloudy mornings clear to sunny skies and air temps in the mid-70s for the rest of the week.  Light morning breezes make way for the typical mild to moderate westerly winds by the afternoon.  Look for a bit more fog for the weekend mornings and evenings but still plenty of sunshine midday with slightly warmer air temps in the low 80s.  Water temps should remain in the “awesome” category with temps in the mid 70s in SD and low 70s in LA/OC.  Tides are nor moving much midday for the next few days but then we start to see good movement for the weekend as we approach the Full Moon.  Look for a pre-dawn high tide moving slowly out to the mid-morning medium low and back up to the late afternoon high tide push.

Looks like more fun swell for the rest of the work week and some juicy swell for the weekend!  The sandbars should be pretty fun after all of the Hurricane Marie swell we just had!  Happy September Sessions!!! 

Stay wet So Cal!

Mish

 

As Hurricane Marie started to fade 

I managed to snap a few pics at 

a local North County beach break.

 

 Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with September 3, 2014.

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

W    3     High   5:56 AM     3.3   6:25 AM     Set 12:33 AM      54

     3      Low  10:18 AM     2.7   7:11 PM    Rise  2:48 PM

     3     High   4:56 PM     5.1

Th   4      Low  12:16 AM     0.4   6:26 AM     Set  1:31 AM      65

     4     High   6:53 AM     3.7   7:10 PM    Rise  3:42 PM

     4      Low  11:43 AM     2.4

     4     High   6:04 PM     5.5

F    5      Low   1:05 AM    -0.1   6:26 AM     Set  2:34 AM      75

     5     High   7:34 AM     4.1   7:09 PM    Rise  4:34 PM

     5      Low  12:45 PM     1.9

     5     High   7:01 PM     5.9

Sa   6      Low   1:49 AM    -0.5   6:27 AM     Set  3:41 AM      85

     6     High   8:11 AM     4.7   7:07 PM    Rise  5:22 PM

     6      Low   1:37 PM     1.4

     6     High   7:52 PM     6.3

Su   7      Low   2:29 AM    -0.7   6:28 AM     Set  4:49 AM      92

     7     High   8:47 AM     5.2   7:06 PM    Rise  6:07 PM

     7      Low   2:26 PM     0.8

     7     High   8:40 PM     6.3

Wooohoooo, plenty more big hurricane swell!

Well if you haven’t heard there’s been a little bit of surf and there’s about to be a lot more!  We’re seeing the last of the Hurricane Lowell/Tropical Storm Karina swell this evening and early Tuesday morning with some funky mixed up chest high waves.  Don’t fret…the new swell will show up late morning with some bigger steep S sets starting to fill in from Hurricane Marie. Marie is sitting just a wee bit south for SD to get the direct hit but spots in N. County and farther north will reap the rewards.  By late afternoon the hot summer spots in SD County will be seeing HH sets with some OH bombs rolling through.  By nightfall and through the day Wed SD is looking at consistent 10-13’ face waves.  North of SD will be seeing the bigger waves in the 15’-18’ face range.  Ooooh, I can’t wait to see all the pics!  Swell peaks midday Wed with slightly better angle developing as Marie moves away from the Baja peninsula and a tad more into the direct So Cal swell window. 

Thursday morning we’ll see more big swell but size will drop off dramatically through the day.  By evening I’m expecting HH/OH waves around SD with better direction so more of SD will see some waves.  The summer south facing spots will still see the bigger stuff.  Friday we’re looking at shoulder/HH surf dropping off to waist high SW swell.  Saturday will be the smallest day with waist high SW swell.  The good news is that another fun (but certainly not as big) WSW groundswell will be filling in later in the evening.  Sunday and Monday the surf should hold in the chest high range for the long holiday weekend.  The good news is that the long range forecast is looking good!  Another nice energy filled groundswell looks to show sometime next Wed or Thurs.  And who knows if another big hurricane will peel off of Mex again!  September sessions baby!!!

The best part of this is that the weather is going to cooperate!  We’re looking at warm sunny skies, mostly clear mornings (good for those morning photo sessions!) and fairly light westerly winds.  Air temps in the high 70s/low 80s and warm nighttime temps in the mid to high 60s.  A bit more patchy fog setting in by Friday evening but still plenty of daytime sunshine and high 70s/low 80s along the coast for the long Labor Day weekend.  Tides are a bit extreme so heads up on the surf sessions.  There will be a lot of water moving as we come off tonight’s New Moon.  Nice high tide push for the mid-morning session and going out to a medium low in the late afternoon/early evening.  Warm water temps are driving these hurricanes and we’re benefitting with low to mid 70s all along the coast.

Great surf on the way with plenty of waves to last though the long weekend!  Wednesday and Thursday look pretty heavy for So Cal. Keep and eye on the kids at the beach as the rip currents will be strong!

Stay wet and safe So Cal!

Mish

 Building swell Friday

 Fun sets Saturday at a Secret Spot I know of...

 Fading swell Sunday

 Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with August 26, 2014.

www.saltwatertides.com

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

Tu  26      Low   4:13 AM     0.2   6:20 AM    Rise  7:19 AM      0

    26     High  10:30 AM     4.8   7:21 PM     Set  7:52 PM

    26      Low   4:13 PM     1.3

    26     High  10:19 PM     5.2

W   27      Low   4:38 AM     0.5   6:21 AM    Rise  8:12 AM      1

    27     High  10:56 AM     4.8   7:20 PM     Set  8:25 PM

    27      Low   4:48 PM     1.3

    27     High  10:52 PM     5.0

Th  28      Low   5:02 AM     0.8   6:21 AM    Rise  9:06 AM      4

    28     High  11:23 AM     4.9   7:19 PM     Set  8:58 PM

    28      Low   5:25 PM     1.3

    28     High  11:26 PM     4.6

F   29      Low   5:27 AM     1.1   6:22 AM    Rise 10:01 AM      9

    29     High  11:52 AM     4.9   7:18 PM     Set  9:34 PM

    29      Low   6:08 PM     1.4

Sa  30     High  12:06 AM     4.0   6:23 AM    Rise 10:57 AM      16

    30      Low   5:53 AM     1.5   7:16 PM     Set 10:12 PM

    30     High  12:25 PM     4.8

    30      Low   7:02 PM     1.5