I
blinked and missed it! Did anyone see
that swell? If you did you must have
been up in Malibu cause it mostly missed San Diego. With waist high waves and a few chest high
sets at best in N. County things are pretty quiet around here in the ocean these
days. The not so good news is that Friday, Saturday and Sunday aren’t
looking promising for much swell. We’ll
see some small SW late Sat that will put the knee high waves from Friday in the
waist high range and then things will get small again. A random little low pressure system is
actually going to send us some NW wind swell (beggars can’t be choosers!) for Monday and Tuesday with another blip of
waist high surf. Then things quiet down
for Wed…knee high again, with late Thursday seeing our next SW swell that
will have much more west in it as it peeks out from behind New Zealand except that the models
have most of the energy blocked behind NZ and kind of petering out by the time
it hits our swell window. I’m still
hoping for some waist/chest high surf by the end of next week. So, until then…log it and enjoy the nice
weather.
Did
someone say weather? Yes, we’re looking
at much of the same type of weather through the weekend and into next
week. Some early morning clouds making
way for sunshine along the coast and air temps in the low to mid 70s. Winds should be fairly calm in the morning
but might get a little windy like today by midday. Some NW breeze blowing Friday night so
Saturday dawn patrol might not be super glassy…but there won’t be much to surf
so…go figure. Calming winds for Sat and
Sun. Water temps have cooled a little
with still some low 70s around N. County but some cooler high 60s in the
southern parts of the county. Look for
some bigger tide swings as we approach the Full Moon on Tuesday. Mostly the late morning low pushing up to the
late afternoon high. That’ll become more
apparent towards Sunday.
So
in the grand scheme of things we’re not seeing much surf any time soon BUT…the
weather’s gorgeous and the water’s still pretty warm! There’s still a lot of ways to enjoy the
ocean!
I’m
outta here!
Mish
Ocean
Notes:
1)
My
quick list of 10 other things you can do
in the ocean when there is not surf…go snorkeling…swim...go fishing…teach a
munchkin to surf…take a long walk/ride during low tide…take a nap on the beach…sunbathe
naked (ok, maybe this one isn’t for everyone!)…stand on the cliffs and look for
whales…better yet…paddle a SUP out and get a closer look…and last but not least…do
a beach clean up and set a good example for everyone!
2)
And
here’s one you might have seen as it went viral on the internet and news
yesterday…fly fisherman, Alex Beck, hooked an estimated 500-700lb
mako shark off the San Diego coast at a catch and release fly fishing fund
raising tournament for shark research put on by my husband and I called the
Flying Mako Tournament. Alex gets pretty
excited about the flying mako on the end of his line…some racy language…turn
down the volume if there are kiddos around.
3)
And
if you liked that last one… here's
another video of the same shark as it does a drive by next to and under the
boat. That’s a BEEEEEEEG fish! Thanks
to captain Mark Martin for the footage!
4)
And
while it’s flat…why not go tide pooling during the negative low tide (well,
when it’s daylight low tide…2am might not be such a good idea). Guess who make Treehuggers list of 8
Best North American Beaches for Exploring Tide Pools!
5)
Ok,
before I move onto something more surfy…you just have to check out this recipe
for peach
and tomato salsa. Uh…YUM!
6)
And
NOW…for something more surfy! If you
missed watching them live you should check out some pics from the World
Masters surf contest down in Nicaragua this past week. These guys may be old in the eyes of a lot of
groms but they still rip!
7)
And
we’ll close with these monsters coming in down in Tazzyland at Shipsterns…really…really
someone thinks it’s a good idea to paddle out in a wave that looks like Godzilla’s
claw about ready to smash them? REALLY?
Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with July 27, 2012.
www.saltwatertides.com
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
F 27 High 5:19 AM 2.9 6:00 AM Set 12:35 AM 55
27 Low 9:53 AM 2.2 7:51 PM Rise 2:52 PM
27 High 4:56 PM 5.5
Sa 28 Low 12:25 AM 0.3 6:00 AM Set 1:26 AM 66
28 High 6:53 AM 3.2 7:50 PM Rise 3:57 PM
28 Low 11:17 AM 2.3
28 High 6:01 PM 5.9
Su 29 Low 1:22 AM -0.3 6:01 AM Set 2:23 AM 77
29 High 7:55 AM 3.6 7:50 PM Rise 4:57 PM
29 Low 12:29 PM 2.2
29 High 6:59 PM 6.3
M 30 Low 2:10 AM -0.8 6:02 AM Set 3:25 AM 86
30 High 8:40 AM 4.0 7:49 PM Rise 5:52 PM
30 Low 1:28 PM 1.9
30 High 7:51 PM 6.5
Tu 31 Low 2:53 AM -1.1 6:02 AM Set 4:30 AM 93
31 High 9:19 AM 4.2 7:48 PM Rise 6:41 PM
31 Low 2:20 PM 1.6
31 High 8:38 PM 6.6
