More rain then more swell!

Surf picking up a tad Tuesday with some new NW shorter period groundswell and some left over W swell.  Surf in the waist high range around most of town with a few standouts at the better winter spots.  Weather is gonna be a damper though as howling winds and more rain blanket the coast.  Wednesday looks like a significant bump up in size with new NW wind swell and slightly cleaner conditions most likely later in the day.  Size jumps into the shoulder/HH range, short period and peaking midday but holding some decent size for early Thursday in the chest/shoulder range.  Friday starts off in the smaller waist high range but some longer period NW groundswell will start to fill in midday. We won’t really see size pickup until Saturday morning though with some decent energy coming our way and waves in the chest/shoulder range.  The bulk of this swell is actually aimed more at the NE side if Hawaii.  They should get hit dead on by that one!  We’ll see plenty of surf through the holiday weekend in the shoulder/HH range, peaking on Monday morning.  It even looks like Santa might deliver more NW for Christmas Day…but that’s still a ways off.  For now we’ll just stick with the nice NW groundswell for the weekend and into the first part of the week.

Weather will be a big factor with showers late tonight and all day Wed.  We’ll also see some significant winds blowing all day Tues…starting out of the SW and then out of the W for the rest of the afternoon. Wed things calm down with mild to moderate winds out of the N and then E through the night as we see a little Santa Ana type weather (minus the heat).  Mostly sunny Thurs and Fri but nighttime air temps are the big news…COLD.  Low 60s by day but low 40s and high 30s for Tues and Wed night…then back into the mid40s for the rest of the week.  Those dawn patrols are gonna be downright chilly!  Bust out the booties!  Clouds are back Sat and showers are back for Sunday along with some S and W wings.  Tides are fairly moderate through the daylight hours this week with medium lows mid-morning and medium highs in the mid-afternoon.  We start to see more extremes for the weekend though.  Water quality is always a concern this time of year and we’ve had some really significant rain.  Be smart about where you surf and where the lagoon/river mouths and stormdrains are. 

My calls for surf are Thurs AM and Saturday.  Git it!

Mish

Ocean Notes:

1)       PARKP PARKO PARKO!  Pipemaster Parko we’ll call him!  Sorry Slates…2012 just wasn’t meant to be yours! More glorious Parko footage!

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3)      Still looking for that last minute green gift?  Why not get a GREEN GIFT?  Try one of these cool house plant suggestions from Treehugger!

4)      One last Earth friendly note for the holidays… How to Have a Green Holiday... take a look…one or two tips in there that might have passed you by!  

Remember, that “first flush” of rain is the worst!  Give it some time before getting back in the water!

Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with December 19, 2012.

www.saltwatertides.com

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

W   19     High   2:17 AM     4.4   6:47 AM    Rise 11:19 AM      36

    19      Low   8:18 AM     2.1   4:46 PM     Set 11:56 PM

    19     High   1:53 PM     3.7

    19      Low   8:15 PM     0.9

Th  20     High   3:16 AM     4.6   6:48 AM    Rise 11:52 AM      46

    20      Low   9:56 AM     1.7   4:47 PM

    20     High   3:28 PM     3.2

    20      Low   9:12 PM     1.4

F   21     High   4:11 AM     4.8   6:48 AM     Set 12:52 AM      56

    21      Low  11:16 AM     1.3   4:47 PM    Rise 12:25 PM

    21     High   5:06 PM     3.0

    21      Low  10:09 PM     1.7

Sa  22     High   4:58 AM     5.1   6:48 AM     Set  1:48 AM      66

    22      Low  12:12 PM     0.7   4:48 PM    Rise 12:59 PM

    22     High   6:23 PM     3.1

    22      Low  11:02 PM     1.9

Su  23     High   5:39 AM     5.2   6:49 AM     Set  2:42 AM      74

    23      Low  12:54 PM     0.2   4:48 PM    Rise  1:36 PM

    23     High   7:17 PM     3.3

    23      Low  11:47 PM     2.1

Get on it Wed before the storm!

Just a quick update…get your surf on Wed…rain on the way!  A little bump up in size Wed before the low pressure system moves in and rain and wind make a mess of things.  We’re just looking at new waist high out of the NW and clean with light winds turning south in the afternoon.  Look for showers after 4pm.  Rain all night Wed with gusty south winds really picking up all night.  Rain and thunderstorms throughout the day Thursday and tapering off in the afternoon.  Winds tapering off into the afternoon as well but still blowing a little out of the S.  Still a chance of showers Thurs and then…ironically mostly sunny Friday…but cold!  More chances of showers again over the weekend.  Friday the water will be “poopafied” but there will be some new NW with a new SW filling in for the latter part of the day. Surf in the waist with the occasional chest high set at south facing beaches later in the day.  Also, BIG tide swings will really be affecting the surf with a mega high for the early morning session draining out quickly to a super negative low for the midafternoon session.  That means midday should be juuuuuuuuuuuuust about right!

More updates Thursday…if I’m not out stuck sampling stormwater all night!  (yup, it’s my job!)

Stay healthy everyone…lots of sick bugs going around!

Lates,

Mish

Ocean Notes:

1)       Just gonna focus on the Billabong Pro at Pipe today…here are some clips of some of the days best waves…tooooobs! Sick barrels from Day One! Aaaaaaaaand sick barrels from Day Two!  Man the competition is FIERCE!!!

   

Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with December 12, 2012.

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

W   12      Low   1:05 AM     1.6   6:43 AM    Rise  5:53 AM      3

    12     High   7:31 AM     7.0   4:44 PM     Set  4:24 PM

    12      Low   2:35 PM    -1.7

    12     High   9:00 PM     4.1

Th  13      Low   1:53 AM     1.6   6:43 AM    Rise  6:57 AM      0

    13     High   8:16 AM     7.0   4:44 PM     Set  5:30 PM

    13      Low   3:21 PM    -1.8

    13     High   9:49 PM     4.1

F   14      Low   2:42 AM     1.6   6:44 AM    Rise  7:56 AM      0

    14     High   9:03 AM     6.9   4:44 PM     Set  6:39 PM

    14      Low   4:07 PM    -1.7

    14     High  10:37 PM     4.2

Sa  15      Low   3:34 AM     1.7   6:45 AM    Rise  8:47 AM      3

    15     High   9:51 AM     6.5   4:45 PM     Set  7:47 PM

    15      Low   4:53 PM    -1.4

    15     High  11:28 PM     4.2

Su  16      Low   4:29 AM     1.8   6:45 AM    Rise  9:31 AM      9

    16     High  10:40 AM     5.9   4:45 PM     Set  8:53 PM

    16      Low   5:41 PM    -0.9

Funky weather and swell coming up

Aloha all!  We’ve got lingering NW wind swell with a hint of background SW groundswell.  Surf mostly in the thigh to waist range with the rare bellybutton high set.  Sunday will see less of both the NW windswell and SW swell.  Monday looks to start pretty small with a small SW groundswell filling in through the second half of the day to put waves in the waist high range through Tuesday.  Late Tues and into Wednesday we’re looking at a new NW groundswell.  Not a lot of juice in this one.  The storms producing these swells just aren’t packing a punch like we want them too and the Jet Stream is carrying them out of our swell window.  Surf in the waist high range for Wed and the start of Thurs.  That swell fades through the day as we potentially have some wet weather. Then, Friday, we’re looking at some WNW windswell that will actually boost surf into the chest/shoulder high range for a day.  Saturday it looks like we may have some new WNW groundswell but again, that Jet Steam is pushing everything right up and out of our swell window.  Looks like a chance of showers next weekend too!

The near future forecast advisory is calling for dense fog throughout the county tonight and for a good part of Sunday.  Mild winds for the start of the day with strong north winds picking up Sunday night and a mild Santa Ana becoming gusty out of the NE for Monday.  That means clear skies for Mon and Tues with air temps back into the high 60s./low 70s.  Then right back where we came from with increasing clouds Wed and a chance of showers Wed night and into Thurs.  Cloudy Fri/Sat and low 60s then more showers for next Sun.  We’re also looking at some chilly nighttime temps in the high 40s.  Definitely a sign of winter eh?  Water’s actually feeling kinda nice still…low 60s around most of town.  We’re going to start seeing some pretty extreme tides this week with the new moon on Thursday night.    Pretty full early morning high tides draining out to an mid-afternoon REALLY negative low tide.

Some little fun dribblers out there with some funky warm then cold weather on the way.

Stay wet San Diego!

Mish

Ocean Notes:

1)       Just one for today…I’m pooped.  Pipemasters is ON!  8-10’…nothing huge but when the pros are on it they rock the house.  Check out Day One or watch it LIVE!  Good stuff!

Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with December 9, 2012.

www.saltwatertides.com

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

Su   9     High   5:20 AM     5.7   6:41 AM    Rise  2:28 AM      26

     9      Low  12:16 PM     0.1   4:43 PM     Set  1:45 PM

     9     High   6:24 PM     3.6

     9      Low  11:28 PM     1.6

M   10     High   6:03 AM     6.3   6:41 AM    Rise  3:36 AM      17

    10      Low   1:03 PM    -0.7   4:43 PM     Set  2:31 PM

    10     High   7:20 PM     3.8

Tu  11      Low  12:17 AM     1.6   6:42 AM    Rise  4:45 AM      9

    11     High   6:46 AM     6.6   4:43 PM     Set  3:24 PM

    11      Low   1:49 PM    -1.4

    11     High   8:12 PM     4.0

W   12      Low   1:05 AM     1.6   6:43 AM    Rise  5:53 AM      3

    12     High   7:31 AM     7.0   4:44 PM     Set  4:24 PM

    12      Low   2:35 PM    -1.7

    12     High   9:00 PM     4.1

Th  13      Low   1:53 AM     1.6   6:43 AM    Rise  6:57 AM      0

    13     High   8:16 AM     7.0   4:44 PM     Set  5:30 PM

    13      Low   3:21 PM    -1.8

    13     High   9:49 PM     4.1