Weekend of sun surf and sunshine!

Ahhhhhh, such sweet swell we had. Waves are still pretty fun and clean with the last of the swell tapering off.  We’ll see some thigh/waist high surf for Friday morning.  A little WNW windswell will keep the bump going all day.  Saturday will start with more windswell in the knee/thigh high range as a new SW starts to fill in around midday.  We’re looking at thigh/waist high surf with some bigger sets at the better summer spots.  Swell fills in further Sunday with waist /chest high surf around town. Swell peaks late Sunday but size looks to hold on for Monday with a bit less energy.  Swell tapers off through the day Monday as a new NW wind swell fills in.  A little bumpy surf waist high surf for Tuesday…probably some chest high sets.  Towards the end of the day we’ll see some early long period sets out of the south. This swell isn’t really aimed at SD County but we should still see some waist/chest high surf with that WNW wind swell.  Surf picks up Wed as both swells peak…surf in the chest/shoulder high range through the day.  Size holds into Thursday with mostly wind swell in the chest/shoulder high range and begins to taper off later in the evening.  Looks like a medium size storm should send us our next batch of southern hemi swell next weekend.  

Patchy fog will start our days for the next couple of days.  Luckily it looks like things will clear by late morning and we’ll see sunshine by midday.  Calm winds in the morning becoming light/moderate out of the SW.    Looks like that pattern should follow us through the weekend with decreasing clouds and more sunshine Sunday and Monday.  Air temps in the high 60s and low 70s for the weekend and a tad warmer to kick off the week holding through the week.  Water is hanging in the mid/high 60s.  As we’re coming off the New Moon we’re still seeing some pretty low morning tide with a medium high in the early afternoon and going back out with a medium low tide for the evening session.  Mid-morning and evening tides look pretty good for some fun waves!

Some consistent and fun medium size waves for the weekend and into the week!

Stay wet San Diego!

Mish

Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with June 13, 2013.

www.saltwatertides.com

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

Th  13      Low   6:58 AM     0.2   5:40 AM    Rise 10:09 AM      15

    13     High   1:51 PM     3.7   7:58 PM     Set 11:21 PM

    13      Low   6:42 PM     2.6

F   14     High  12:29 AM     4.4   5:40 AM    Rise 11:04 AM      22

    14      Low   7:38 AM     0.5   7:59 PM     Set 11:54 PM

    14     High   2:40 PM     3.8

    14      Low   7:55 PM     2.6

Sa  15     High   1:23 AM     4.0   5:40 AM    Rise 12:01 PM      31

    15      Low   8:22 AM     0.8   7:59 PM

    15     High   3:30 PM     4.0

    15      Low   9:22 PM     2.4

Su  16     High   2:39 AM     3.5   5:40 AM     Set 12:27 AM      40

    16      Low   9:11 AM     1.1   7:59 PM    Rise 12:58 PM

    16     High   4:20 PM     4.3

    16      Low  10:46 PM     1.9

M   17     High   4:12 AM     3.2   5:41 AM     Set  1:02 AM      51

    17      Low  10:05 AM     1.4   8:00 PM    Rise  1:58 PM

    17     High   5:08 PM     4.8

    17      Low  11:56 PM     1.3

Adios SW groundswell!

Adios fair SW groundswell!  It’s been real!  That super fun swell is on its way out the door with some HH/chest high sets still lingering today and more waist/chest for Monday.  Probably down to knee/waist by sundown. Tuesday sees another but smaller SW swell making its way into town. This one is really more geared towards Baja and Mainland so we’re really only getting an indirect swell. Size will bump back up into the waist/chest high range however with some shoulder high surf at the better south facing summer spots.  Size holds into Wed and starts to taper off in the second half of the day.  Thursday sees the tail end of that SW swell with waist high surf and some new WNW short period windswell back in town.  That wind swell will dominate for Friday with waist/chest high waves and dropping as we ease into Saturday and Sunday.  Knee high bump expected for the weekend.  Late Sunday and into Monday sees some potential for a new SW…nothing spectacular as the storms down south are taking a bit of a break after those last two juicy swell. 

 

Weather wise we’re looking at the tail end of this funky low pressure off our coast that’s been driving these south winds.  Unfortunately we’ll still see plenty of clouds along the coast (dare I call it June Gloom) throughout the week.  Air temps pretty stable in the high 60s and low 70s all week and through the weekend.  Perhaps a spot of sunshine here and there but expect mostly cloudy conditions.  Winds are light out of the SW thru tomorrow then we’ll see a little more NW action for the rest of the week before it turns out of the SW again for the weekend.  Water temps are still hanging in the mid60s.  These cloudy skies aren’t helping any but hopefully it’ll keep getting warmer with a little more SW swell push. Tides are pretty low for the dawn patrol with a nice tide push as it’s moving up to a medium high midday, then medium low late afternoon and then up to a higher high through the night.

 

We’re seeing a quieter Southern Hemi with still more NW wind swell lingering around.  To make yourself feel better log on to watch the Volcom Fiji Pro .

 

Adios muchachos!

 

Mish

 

Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with June 10, 2013.

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

M   10      Low   5:11 AM    -0.5   5:40 AM    Rise  7:29 AM      1

    10     High  11:46 AM     3.6   7:57 PM     Set  9:32 PM

    10      Low   4:28 PM     2.2

    10     High  10:39 PM     5.4

Tu  11      Low   5:45 AM    -0.3   5:40 AM    Rise  8:21 AM      4

    11     High  12:24 PM     3.6   7:57 PM     Set 10:11 PM

    11      Low   5:05 PM     2.3

    11     High  11:12 PM     5.2

W   12      Low   6:21 AM    -0.1   5:40 AM    Rise  9:15 AM      8

    12     High   1:06 PM     3.6   7:58 PM     Set 10:47 PM

    12      Low   5:48 PM     2.5

    12     High  11:48 PM     4.8

Th  13      Low   6:58 AM     0.2   5:40 AM    Rise 10:09 AM      15

    13     High   1:51 PM     3.7   7:58 PM     Set 11:21 PM

    13      Low   6:42 PM     2.6

F   14     High  12:29 AM     4.4   5:40 AM    Rise 11:04 AM      22

    14      Low   7:38 AM     0.5   7:59 PM     Set 11:54 PM

    14     High   2:40 PM     3.8

    14      Low   7:55 PM     2.6

 

 

Update on winds...

Looks like winds aren't going to cooperate with us for the next few days.  We'll see some NW winds overnight that aren't going to lie down and play nice.  Expect some bump on the water in the morning, some gusty NW winds during the day and then more NW winds blowing Thursday night on into Friday.  Looks like Friday night the winds should calm down making for cleaner conditions Saturday.  Lots of swell...you just have to find a protected spot that will hold a little wind.

Have fun and stay wet!
Mish

Big south on the way!

Where is it?  It’s coming!  We’re seeing the tail end of NW wind swell for Wednesday with knee/waist high waves along the coast.  That is about to change.  Wednesday we’ll start to see the long period SW groundswell start to fill in.  Very inconsistent sets will bump surf into the waist/chest high zone by midday and increase from there.  Thursday we’re looking at a healthy dose of SW groundswell from a great angle so SD County (along with OC and LA) will light up for the next few days.  Look for Thursday morning surf to be in the shoulder/HH range with HH/OH sets especially in the better south facing spots.  By days end we should see well OH+ sets which will continue into Friday as the swell peaks early Friday morning.  HH/OH surf all Friday as the swell starts to fade ever so slightly.  Saturday we’re kicking off the weekend with more HH/OH surf but the swell backs off fairly quickly so we’ll see chest/HH surf by the evening session and then chest high for Sunday and waist/knee high by Monday.  Tuesday looks like we’ll see another smaller SW kick in with more waist high surf.  Some small storms brewing down south but nothing as juicy as the upcoming swell. 

The next week of weather looks pretty consistent with early clouds clearing to sunshine midday.  Air temps in mid/high 60s along the coast.  We should have fairly calm mornings with midday west winds glassing off in the evening.  The weekend will bring some more southerly winds but nothing too gusty…just annoying.  As we approach the New Moon we’ll be seeing some overnight extreme tides but midday tides aren’t too bad.  The biggest push will be the morning coming off the negative low tide.  Water temps have cooled off with this past week of windswell with temps in the mid-60s along the coast. 

Overall it looks like a great fun week of surf and mostly good conditions!

Surf it up and stay wet San Diego!

Mish

Ocean Notes:

         1) Volcom Fiji Pro…yes, you want to see these  photos!

    2) Mainland Mex…yes, you wish you were there!

       3) Teahupoo…yes, you would never try to surf waves this  big and perfect! 

Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with June 5, 2013.

www.saltwatertides.com

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

W    5      Low   2:27 AM    -0.1   5:41 AM    Rise  3:40 AM      13

     5     High   8:43 AM     3.6   7:55 PM     Set  5:31 PM

     5      Low   1:38 PM     1.6

     5     High   8:01 PM     5.7

Th   6      Low   3:02 AM    -0.4   5:41 AM    Rise  4:20 AM      7

     6     High   9:24 AM     3.6   7:55 PM     Set  6:25 PM

     6      Low   2:13 PM     1.8

     6     High   8:33 PM     5.8

F    7      Low   3:35 AM    -0.5   5:40 AM    Rise  5:03 AM      3

     7     High  10:01 AM     3.6   7:56 PM     Set  7:17 PM

     7      Low   2:47 PM     1.9

     7     High   9:04 PM     5.8

Sa   8      Low   4:06 AM    -0.6   5:40 AM    Rise  5:49 AM      0

     8     High  10:35 AM     3.6   7:56 PM     Set  8:05 PM

     8      Low   3:20 PM     2.0

     8     High   9:35 PM     5.7

Su   9      Low   4:38 AM    -0.6   5:40 AM    Rise  6:38 AM      0

     9     High  11:10 AM     3.6   7:57 PM     Set  8:51 PM

     9      Low   3:53 PM     2.1

     9     High  10:07 PM     5.6

Surf on the way!

Fading swell for Tuesday but look for long period southern hemi groundswell to start filling in early Wednesday morning!  Plenty of great surf on the way with a good angle for most of SD County. More details coming up in the full forecast later today!

NW Windswell/small SW then a macker!

How’s this format?   Feedback welcome!

Friday – waist/chest, more NW wind swell with some new small SW in the background

Saturday – waist/knee high, fading SW and NW wind swell 

Sunday – starting knee/waist with new small SW filling in so summer spots will be the call…be patient

Monday – waist/occasional chest at better summer spots, more SW filling in and peaks Monday night

Tuesday - starts in the waist/chest range but fades a little, should start to see the early sets from the new SW groundswell

Wednesday – starts small but a new and very energetic SW groundswell fills in, surf starting in the knee high range with super inconsistent sets filling in all day. Surf jump into the solid HH range by nightfall 

Thursday - well overhead as the swell builds all day, inconsistent at first with very long period swells but doozy sets so pay attention, best summer spots, OC and LA will be rockin!  Good direction for most of SD County to get plenty of surf

Friday+ - plenty of swell all day as the swell peaks and holds on for a few days delivering some fun surf for the weekend warriors and those who surfed all week and aren’t too pooped out yet! 

Weather:  Early morning and late evening marine layer give way to some sunny skies and warm air temps in the mid to upper 70s for the weekend along the coast.  Saturday is the sunniest day of the weekend then things cool off a little Monday and remain nice and in the high 60s all week with scattered clouds again in the early AM and late PM.  Similar wind patterns all weekend and into the week…fairly clean morning (especially once that wind swell backs off) and some midday SW winds.  Some swinging tides throughout the day with a mid-morning low and mid-afternoon medium high.  Really nice water temps in the mid to upper 60s. It’s only gonna get warmer with this next juicy SW swell! 

Bring it!

Stay wet San Diego!

Mish

Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with May 31, 2013.

www.saltwatertides.com

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

F   31     High   2:48 AM     4.2   5:42 AM    Rise 12:44 AM      60

    31      Low   9:32 AM     0.2   7:52 PM     Set 12:45 PM

    31     High   4:31 PM     4.5

    31      Low  10:36 PM     1.8

Sa   1     High   4:14 AM     3.8   5:41 AM    Rise  1:20 AM      49

     1      Low  10:32 AM     0.7   7:53 PM     Set  1:45 PM

     1     High   5:25 PM     4.8

     1      Low  11:56 PM     1.4

Su   2     High   5:40 AM     3.5   5:41 AM    Rise  1:54 AM      38

     2      Low  11:27 AM     1.0   7:53 PM     Set  2:43 PM

     2     High   6:12 PM     5.2

M    3      Low  12:58 AM     0.8   5:41 AM    Rise  2:28 AM      29

     3     High   6:55 AM     3.5   7:54 PM     Set  3:40 PM

     3      Low  12:16 PM     1.3

     3     High   6:52 PM     5.3

Tu   4      Low   1:47 AM     0.3   5:41 AM    Rise  3:03 AM      20

     4     High   7:55 AM     3.5   7:54 PM     Set  4:36 PM

     4      Low  12:59 PM     1.5

     4     High   7:28 PM     5.5