Happy
Holidays! Yes, I can’t believe I’m
saying that either. Luckily, with the
holidays has come some surf. We had a
few days of some fun and finally sizable surf.
Good thing no one else knew about it eh?
Well, Saturday we’ll see the
tail end of that NW groundswell with just waist and the occasional chest high
wave around the winter beaches. The SW
is lingering as well but it’s really not much of a factor with a knee/waist
high wave on occasion. Sunday we should see a little hiccup of
NW swell keeping things in the waist/chest high range and then things taper off
for Monday and Tuesday with knee to
waist high surf and a hint of SW in the background. By Wednesday
we’ll see a short burst of NW to bump things up a hair…waist high I’m
thinking. The big news is next WNW
groundswell. The models have this storm forming very quickly and becoming very
big but also dropping down into our neighborhood. That means midday Thursday we should see the swell pick up rapidly with foul weather
close on its heels as surf jumps into the shoulder high range by evening.. The timing will be crucial for surf conditions.
Looks like Friday will be the best day with S winds but surf hitting the
HH/OH+ range early and building throughout the day. Saturday
is looking like a big surf day…the models show significant rain but we’ll have
to see how this storm develops. Oh, and
if you happen to be heading to the Hawaiian
Island…this swell is
gonna ROCK THE HOUSE! Triple Crown
Action for sure!
Weather
wise our immediate hassle is the dense fog for the dawn patrol. Looks really thick until about 10am and then
again for that evening session. That
should be the case through Tuesday. Midday
we will see clouds and light winds. Wed
we see a chance of drizzle but Thursday is when the clouds start to move in and
Friday our chance of showers increase.
Forecasters are calling Saturday and Sunday as rain days. Light SSW winds so at the right spot that
could mean some pretty awesome surf.
Again, I’ll have to track that storm and see if it stays on track and
lives up to the hype. We know how things
can change! Water temps in the high
50s/low 60s. Tides are starting to get a
bit extreme as we see an early high tide slowing down the foggy dawn patrol and
things draining out midday. Those
extreme tides will also play a big role in conditions as that new NW arrives
for the end of next week.
Looks
like this weekend was just a warm up!
Wooohooooooooo…winter swell is on its way! (keep your fingers and toes
crossed!)
I’m
all tuckered out from good food and fun surf!
Hope you are too!
I’m
out!
Mish
Ocean
Notes:
1)
You
can’t miss this one…Bird’s Surf Shed is having a killer auction
and holiday shopping fun event Saturday with some insane boards and great
raffle prizes too! It’s going on all day
(shopping!) and into the evening (live
and silent auction). Lots of action at
the auction…boards that dreams are made of!
For a preview of the auction items check out the Surf Shed’s Facebook or
Instagram sight…I guarantee you’ll start drooling!
2)
With
Winter fast upon us we’ll also see some snow showers in the mountains! Mammoth Mountain
should get a healthy dump of snow next weekend…fresh pow pow anyone?
3)
If
you need to burn some time and get super stoked on surfing check out these free surf flicks
on Surfer Mag’s site!
4)
As
things heat up in the North Pacific keep your eyes on the action at the Vans Triple
Crown on the North
Shore. Juicy swell and juicy surfing delivered to
your doorstep…LIVE!
5)
Does
your grom rock? Well, check out the grom
competition that was shredding at
Lowers this past week. Mini rippahs!
6)
And
last but not least….while it was boomin’ that NW swell we had the past few days
gave the folks on the North
Shore some nuggets to
play with. See!
Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with November 24, 2012.
www.saltwatertides.com
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
Sa 24 High 6:12 AM 5.5 6:28 AM Set 2:58 AM 80
24 Low 1:02 PM 0.3 4:44 PM Rise 2:23 PM
24 High 7:11 PM 3.8
Su 25 Low 12:18 AM 1.6 6:29 AM Set 3:53 AM 87
25 High 6:42 AM 5.7 4:43 PM Rise 2:58 PM
25 Low 1:37 PM -0.1
25 High 7:53 PM 3.8
M 26 Low 12:51 AM 1.7 6:30 AM Set 4:48 AM 93
26 High 7:11 AM 5.8 4:43 PM Rise 3:36 PM
26 Low 2:09 PM -0.3
26 High 8:30 PM 3.8
Tu 27 Low 1:22 AM 1.9 6:31 AM Set 5:41 AM 97
27 High 7:40 AM 5.9 4:43 PM Rise 4:17 PM
27 Low 2:40 PM -0.4
27 High 9:05 PM 3.8
W 28 Low 1:52 AM 2.0 6:32 AM Set 6:33 AM 99
28 High 8:09 AM 5.9 4:43 PM Rise 5:02 PM
28 Low 3:11 PM -0.5
28 High 9:40 PM 3.7
