A little more surf on tap...and weather.

Greetings Earthlings!  Happy New Year!  I hope all of you are surfed out and your arms are noodles!  We’ve had some really fun surf and spectacular conditions for this first week of the year.  The surf looks to taper off Sunday with some waist high waves and messy rainy conditions.  Monday will kick off the week with some significant new WNW swell with surf jumping into the shoulder/HH range with OH waves at the best spots.  The swell is a quickie and will peak late morning.  Surf drops off Tuesday, back into the waist/chest high range to start the day and waist high by the end of the day.  Smaller to start Wed but a new small NW groundswell will bump surf up a tad into the waist high range with occasional chest high set.  Size and well holds for Thursday.  Looks like Friday will see a real boost in size as a WNW moves into place and shoots a burst of surf our way for the day.  Surf’s gonna jump into the OH+ range by late morning but fade as quickly as it shows up.  The storm that looks to be creating this swell isn’t sticking around and staying strong as models show right now.  Things could change.  Surf backs waaaaaaay down Sat and then we’ve got a little dry spell for a while. 

Showers are on the books for the early early morning.  Showers and thunderstorms for most of the day and tapering off in the evening.  Early east winds will start the day with clean conditions but look for NW winds to kick in by midday.  They will probably make a mess of things by late afternoon.  Those brisk NE winds kick in again Monday so that new swell should see better conditions.  Clear and cold til Tues with more clouds for the second half of the week.  COLD nighttime temps still on the clear days with a few more degrees on the cloudy days.  Water temps is chilly and in the mid50s.  Definitely bootie time especially for those frost warning mornings!   We’re seeing some decent water movement with a late morning low and medium high at sunset.  Lots more water movement towards the end of the week with swampy high morning tides and drained out lows for the afternoon sessions.

Back to the grind but I hope everyone’s kicking off 2013 with some fun surf!

Happy New Year!

Mish

Ocean Notes:

1)       If someone hasn’t already emailed this to you or you haven’t seen this pasted all over the news and social media this is a link you really should see.  It’s a visual documentary by conservationist photographer Gary Stokes about shark finning focusing on the drying of fins on the rooftops of buildings in China.  This might just make you to think twice about killing sharks.

2)      These days we’re all short of time but here are a few tips from Surfer Mag for keeping in shape for all those surf sessions.

3)      You might have spotted them already…the whale are migrating!  If you want to catch them out why not heat out with those who know them best…the folks at the Birch Aquarium are doing whale watching trips now through April!

4)      While you’re sitting at your desk at work trying to get through all those emails and voice mails take a little break and take a gander at Surfer Mag’s Best Photos of 2012 . It’ll keep you daydreaming for weeks!

5)      So, what did you do to end the year?  Did you surf massive Jaws or Waimea ?  Well, these guys did!  Amazes me every time!

 

First sunset of the year...stunning!

 

Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with January 6, 2013.

www.saltwatertides.com

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

Su   6     High   3:56 AM     5.1   6:52 AM    Rise  1:19 AM      42

     6      Low  11:08 AM     0.7   4:58 PM     Set 12:23 PM

     6     High   5:12 PM     2.9

     6      Low  10:02 PM     1.8

M    7     High   4:53 AM     5.5   6:52 AM    Rise  2:25 AM      31

     7      Low  12:07 PM    -0.2   4:59 PM     Set  1:11 PM

     7     High   6:25 PM     3.2

     7      Low  11:09 PM     1.8

Tu   8     High   5:46 AM     6.0   6:52 AM    Rise  3:32 AM      21

     8      Low  12:56 PM    -0.9   5:00 PM     Set  2:06 PM

     8     High   7:20 PM     3.6

W    9      Low  12:08 AM     1.6   6:52 AM    Rise  4:36 AM      12

     9     High   6:36 AM     6.4   5:00 PM     Set  3:07 PM

     9      Low   1:42 PM    -1.5

     9     High   8:07 PM     4.0

Th  10      Low   1:02 AM     1.5   6:52 AM    Rise  5:37 AM      5

    10     High   7:24 AM     6.7   5:01 PM     Set  4:13 PM

    10      Low   2:25 PM    -1.7

    10     High   8:50 PM     4.2

Here comes some SW swell!

Howdy ho!  Things are starting to look up!  We had a might quiet holiday week as far as surf is concerned.  We’re already starting to see the 18second swell on the buoys out of the SW so I’m expecting super inconsistent waist high surf building during the negative low tide Friday morning.  Surf over the next few days will be very tide dependant.  Look for chest high surf by midday with some shoulder high sets at the better S facing beaches.  The swell fills in a bit more Saturday with more consistent shoulder high surf and HH sets…carrying on into Sunday morning and then starting to taper off in the afternoon.  We’ll still see some chest high surf by Monday morning but winds might be an issue for Monday.  Surf drops off Tues as we see a little wind swell and waist high surf thru Wed.  There’s another S aimed our way but I think it’s really going right past us as it’s angled all wrong for our swell window.  There’s a nice Tropical Storm Daniel that’s spinning off the tip of Baja but it’s aimed at Hawaii and not looking like it’s going to head our way any time soon. 

Well, the 4^th of July was a BUST (as were some of the fireworks!) in terms of beach weather but things look like they’ll pick up for the weekend.  We’re still looking at patchy morning fog and clouds through the middle of the day but the professional forecasters say we should see the sun.  I’ll believe it when I see it!  Look for a slight warming trend through the weekend with high 60s going up into the low 70s through the weekend and into next week.  Sunday and Mondays looks like the nicest days of the 5-day forecast.  As far as winds are concerned we’re looking at calm mornings.  We should lose this S wind Friday.  Expect some moderate West wind Fri and N winds by midday Sat.  At least they should help blow the clouds away (does it work that way?).  Water temps are nice…should be nicer after this next S swell…mid 60s up and down the coast.  Still some big tide swings as we come off the full moon this past Tuesday.  The morning’s are pretty drained out with medium tide swings midday and then a nice little push for the evening session (but winds might be an issue).

Well, patience pays off…surf is on its way!

Hope you all had a relaxing 4^th of July and are ready to get your surf on!

Lates,

Mish

Ocean Notes:

1)       Wanna go fast but stay green?  Well, on July 8^th the carbon fiber Tesla electric motorcycle, Roskva, will be unveiled!  0-100kph in 4 seconds AND it only weighs 67 lbs!  Pretty sweet!  Funny though, they don’t mention the price in the article!

2)      Got a huge hunk of watermelon left in your fridge from the 4^th of July?  Well, what are you waiting for…blend that baby and make some icy cold libations this weekend after a long surf session!  I discovered a watermelon mojito…blended watermelon with mint, a bit of mango juice (instead of simple sugar) and an ice cube or two…oh, and rum!  VOILA!  Here are some more watermelon delights to try this summer!

3)      More fun beach activity…does it ever end?  The Vigilucci’s Beach Bocce World Championship XXXII is this Saturday at the Dog Beach in Del Mar.  You KNOW you don’t want to miss this!

4)      With a lot of you packing up and head to destinations unknown this might be just the article you need before you zip up your board bag and head out the door.  This great article from Surfer Mag talks about how to deal with some of the more common types of surf ailments  while on the road. Everything from urchin spines to jellyfish stings. 

5)      And now for something completely surfy!  Yes…Teahupoo was going off AGAIN.  I don’t know about you but for me it never gets old seeing pics of this place CRANKIN!

6)      And here’s a nice clip I stumbled upon on You Tube…Greg Noll from the movie Riding Giants and his infamous Waimea wave!  It’s a good one to watch…this is where it started! (well for da’ kine haoles anyway!)

Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with July 6, 2012.

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

F    6      Low   5:53 AM    -0.9   5:47 AM     Set  8:59 AM      94

     6     High  12:25 PM     4.5   8:01 PM    Rise 10:07 PM

     6      Low   5:43 PM     1.7

     6     High  11:48 PM     5.4

Sa   7      Low   6:33 AM    -0.4   5:48 AM     Set 10:01 AM      87

     7     High   1:09 PM     4.5   8:00 PM    Rise 10:40 PM

     7      Low   6:39 PM     1.8

Su   8     High  12:35 AM     4.8   5:48 AM     Set 10:59 AM      80

     8      Low   7:12 AM     0.3   8:00 PM    Rise 11:12 PM

     8     High   1:54 PM     4.5

     8      Low   7:44 PM     2.0

M    9     High   1:29 AM     4.0   5:49 AM     Set 11:56 AM      71

     9      Low   7:53 AM     0.9   8:00 PM    Rise 11:44 PM

     9     High   2:44 PM     4.5

     9      Low   9:02 PM     2.0

Tu  10     High   2:36 AM     3.4   5:49 AM     Set 12:52 PM      61

    10      Low   8:36 AM     1.5   8:00 PM

    10     High   3:37 PM     4.6

    10      Low  10:34 PM     1.8