Small all week!

Don’t hate the messenger but…it’s going to be small…for awhile.  We’re coming off a small SW but Monday with flat to ankle high waves.  There might be a left over waist high wave here or there at the better south facing summer spots.  That will be the story for the majority of the week.  We’ll see some very small SW swell in the knee high range late Monday and Tuesday and then the rest of the week will be ankle/knee high WNW short period wind swell  until Friday. Then we’ll see a little boost in NW swell…emphasis on “little” with some potential for thigh high waves for the weekend.  There just isn’t really much activity going on in either hemisphere to send us any swell.  There is one decent looking storm forecasted for the end of next week but any swell generated from that wouldn’t reach us for another week and a half…or so.

I guess the good news is that it’s going to be really nice along the coast with some high pressure building in and a bit more sunshine.  We’ll still see some early morning clouds but things will warm up into the high 60s/low 70s Mon and Tues with mid/upper 70s for the end of the week and into the weekend.  Winds look to be pretty light all day with a cool breeze out of the west by midday each day this week.  Tides are in between moon phases as we move away from the new moon so we’re seeing a medium low in the early morning with a medium high in the early afternoon and moving back down to another medium low just after sunset.  Water temps are still on the cool side as these WNW/NW wind swells keep things cool.  The northern half of the county is looking at high 60s with the occasional 70 degree reading here and there.  The southern half of the county is staying cool with mid to low 60s.

The good news is that there is still plenty to do in a flat ocean!  Head out to the kelp and go fishing, snorkel your favorite reef break, or paddle out to La Jolla Cove to visit with a few hundred leopard sharks (they’re harmless!).  It’s going to be a gorgeous week to be at the beach…just no surf.

Stay wet San Diego!

Mish

 Dug this out of the archives...Feb. 2008...guess where?

Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with August 12, 2013.

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

M   12     High  12:45 AM     4.0   6:11 AM    Rise 11:44 AM      23

    12      Low   6:38 AM     1.4   7:37 PM     Set 10:57 PM

    12     High   1:25 PM     4.9

    12      Low   8:09 PM     1.6

Tu  13     High   1:56 AM     3.3   6:11 AM    Rise 12:45 PM      32

    13      Low   7:17 AM     1.8   7:36 PM     Set 11:41 PM

    13     High   2:23 PM     5.0

    13      Low   9:39 PM     1.4

W   14     High   3:41 AM     2.9   6:12 AM    Rise  1:48 PM      43

    14      Low   8:19 AM     2.2   7:35 PM

    14     High   3:35 PM     5.1

    14      Low  11:09 PM     1.0

Th  15     High   5:35 AM     3.0   6:13 AM     Set 12:31 AM      54

    15      Low   9:56 AM     2.5   7:34 PM    Rise  2:50 PM

    15     High   4:52 PM     5.3

F   16      Low  12:19 AM     0.3   6:13 AM     Set  1:26 AM      65

    16     High   6:54 AM     3.4   7:33 PM    Rise  3:50 PM

    16      Low  11:26 AM     2.4

    16     High   6:00 PM     5.7

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