Springtime wind and windswell

WHOA!  How about that wind?  I was not expecting that much wind.  Too bad it made such a mess of all that beautiful swell.  Well, that’s Springtime in SoCal for ya!  Looks like we’ve got more lumpy swell with the leftover the NW wind swell to give us some slightly cleaner surf for Wed.  Surf still decent size in the chest/shoulder range but dropping through the day.  Thursday looks waist high with some background S swell but most of that will miss SD County and overnight winds looks to make things pretty messy.  Friday looks like a little more NW windswell with size keeping in the waist/chest range with the occasional shoulder high set.  Saturday the swell backs down pretty quickly and surf drops to knee/waist high.  Sunday is about the same with some longer period but fairly steep S swell starts to build in.  That swell will have some pretty nice energy but will mostly miss SD due to the steep angle.  Far North County and OC/LA areas will see the best that swell has to offer.  We hope to see some stragglers from that one.  That swell builds Monday and doesn’t peak until about Tuesday with some sizable shoulder/HH surf and OH sets not uncommon by Tuesday in the LA area.

Definitely seeing some springtime weather with winds all over the place…onshore…offshore…side shore…all in a 24hr period.  More of the same all week with some clear skies for Wed/Thurs and slightly warmer air temps (high 60s) before the marine layer and a little midday sunshine comes back for the weekend.  Tough to see the good wind windows…I’m thinking mid-Thurs morning we might see some SE winds but overnight NW winds might make it just a jumbled mess.  Friday morning doesn’t look too bad with SE winds overnight.  Some cooler water temps in the high 50s…maybe feeling a little cooler with the super low tides in the early morning this weekend.  Still some big tide swings from the medium high to the mid-afternoon low for the next day or so before things start to even out. 

So I think this next week will just be a week of “just GO” cause it’ll never be super clean but just degrees of more or less clean.

Have fun and stay wet San Diego!

Mish

Ocean Notes:

1)      Is what you do extreme?  You might think twice after checking out these daredevils…secret spot highlining.  Shoot, what’s 192’ up in the air on a thin rope?

2)    Hey, tickets to Surfrider’s 13^th Annual Art Gala are on sale!  They’ve got a new look and live artists!  Tickets are only $50 and that includes the event, food AND drinks! WHAT?  Get your tickets now!

3)    With summer close on our heels and those pallet bonfires looking more enticing every day it’s time you learned which pallets are safe and which are not. Not safe?  Who knew?

4)    If you missed the first few showings of Jack McCoy’s Deeper Shade of Blue there’s still time!  It’s still showing at La Paloma Theater in Encinitas thru Thursday April 11^th!  Beautifully show and some insane footage...old and new, telling the story of surfing! Here’s the trailer!  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr5SxtOP_W4

5)    Gotta end on a surfy surfy note…late NW swell…Pipeline…need I say more?

 

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

www.saltwatertides.com

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

W   10      Low   3:56 AM    -0.4   6:25 AM    Rise  6:26 AM      0

    10     High  10:08 AM     4.4   7:16 PM     Set  7:53 PM

    10      Low   3:45 PM     0.7

    10     High   9:59 PM     5.5

Th  11      Low   4:32 AM    -0.5   6:24 AM    Rise  7:03 AM      0

    11     High  10:46 AM     4.0   7:16 PM     Set  8:49 PM

    11      Low   4:14 PM     1.1

    11     High  10:28 PM     5.4

F   12      Low   5:08 AM    -0.3   6:22 AM    Rise  7:43 AM      2

    12     High  11:26 AM     3.8   7:17 PM     Set  9:44 PM

    12      Low   4:41 PM     1.4

    12     High  10:57 PM     5.2

Sa  13      Low   5:46 AM    -0.1   6:21 AM    Rise  8:25 AM      5

    13     High  12:08 PM     3.4   7:18 PM     Set 10:37 PM

    13      Low   5:08 PM     1.7

    13     High  11:27 PM     5.0

Su  14      Low   6:29 AM     0.2   6:20 AM    Rise  9:10 AM      11

    14     High  12:59 PM     3.1   7:19 PM     Set 11:26 PM

    14      Low   5:35 PM     2.1

Super fun and big out of the SW AND WNW!

Ok, are you ready?  Cause surf if gonna pick up overnight and through Saturday. We had the super early and super inconsistent HH sets today out of the south but tomorrow the energy and consistency will pick up some more…as will the size.  We’re looking at nice SW in the chest/shoulder range to start the day. HH/OH sets are not out of the question especially for the better summer spots. Plenty of swell all day as yet another swell out of the WNW fills in on top of it.  Can you hear the guys at Pipeline hooting and hollering?  They’re stoked on this late winter swell.  It’s really only going to get better!  WNW will fill in more on Sun and bump surf at the winter spots into the shoulder/HH range with some stand out sets all while the SW sends sets too.  More swell for Monday as the WNW really fills in on top of that background S and size will jump into the HH/OH range for Monday and well OH for the start of Tues.  Then size drops off rather quickly as that storm is forcasted to move out of our swell window and poop out.  We’ll still see plenty of surf all day Tues but the early sessions will definitely see the peak of the swell.  Wed is looking at waist/chest high surf to start the day and the smallest day of the week looks to be Thurs before a new NW rolls into town Friday.

Weather might actually cooperate a little. We will see a little eddy along the coast that will stir up some S winds but it looks like we’ll see some clouds and S winds this weekend before sunshine sunshine and sunshine for the week.  (Figures!)  Mid to high 60s all weekend, cool Monday and then warm, warmer and warmest for the week…air temps in the low to mid-70s all week.  Winds look SE overnight before turning SW in the afternoon…ooooooooooh, glassy offshore dawn patrol!  Then pretty much a similar story for Sat night and Sunday.  Water temps was mighty chilly this morning…4/3 temps if the sun’s not out…mid to high 50s.  It’ll be interesting to see how it cools down with this big WNW moving in.  Tides will definitely be a factor as we approach a Wed Full Moon but they aren’t too crazy extreme.  Early morning high will slow things down a little and then drain out to negative tides for the early/mid-afternoon. 

Looks like lots of surf this week!  Work those arms ‘til you can’t paddle no more!

Stay wet San Diego!

Mish

Ocean Notes:

1)      I mentioned Pipeline earlier…if you don’t believe me just click on Surfline’s pic here titled “Good Epic Pipeline”.

2)    And some of these South swells have been throwing some beautiful swell at Tahiti.  Big, warm surf...

3)    Not a good Pipeline story but I thought you should know…the spill in Arkansas is being covered up by EXXON.  Not good people…not good!

4)    SALE SALE SALE… Destination Surf is having their first ever warehouse sale this Sat, April 6th from 10am-4pm. 20%-40% Off Everything: Bags (day, travel, coffin), Longboard & SUP, Traction, Leashes, Accessories. 3210 Production Ave. #E, Oceanside, CA. 92058

5)    Want to see what it’s like to ride one of those monsters at Mavs…the LEFT no less? Check out Mark Healey with his GoPro.  Big and cold…yup…BIG AND COLD!

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

www.saltwatertides.com

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

Sa   6      Low   1:13 AM     1.1   6:30 AM    Rise  4:05 AM      21

     6     High   7:15 AM     4.8   7:13 PM     Set  3:56 PM

     6      Low   1:37 PM    -0.3

     6     High   8:01 PM     4.9

Su   7      Low   2:00 AM     0.5   6:29 AM    Rise  4:41 AM      13

     7     High   8:05 AM     4.9   7:14 PM     Set  4:57 PM

     7      Low   2:13 PM    -0.2

     7     High   8:32 PM     5.2

M    8      Low   2:41 AM     0.0   6:27 AM    Rise  5:16 AM      7

     8     High   8:49 AM     4.8   7:14 PM     Set  5:56 PM

     8      Low   2:46 PM     0.0

     8     High   9:02 PM     5.4

Tu   9      Low   3:19 AM    -0.3   6:26 AM    Rise  5:50 AM      2

     9     High   9:29 AM     4.6   7:15 PM     Set  6:55 PM

     9      Low   3:16 PM     0.3

     9     High   9:31 PM     5.5

W   10      Low   3:56 AM    -0.4   6:25 AM    Rise  6:26 AM      0

    10     High  10:08 AM     4.4   7:16 PM     Set  7:53 PM

    10      Low   3:45 PM     0.7

    10     High   9:59 PM     5.5

Springtime surf...swell but a little bumpy!

Happy Spring Break and post-Easter weekend!  Looks like we’ve got some combo WNW wind and groundswell along the coast today with more on tap for Tuesday.  Shorter period swell in the waist high range with some fun chest high sets at the better winter spots.  Swell decreases a bit Tues with some background SW tucked in there.  Wed looks like the swells decrease further so expect some thigh/waist high surf.  Thursday we start the day with pretty small leftover WNW but some new long period SW groundswell looks to start creeping in late in the day.  That swell doesn’t really kick in until Friday with inconsistent waist high surf early.  There looks to be some more WNW windswell mixed in there so surf will pick up in size but conditions might be a little bumpy.  We’re looking at chest high for Fri and Sat with some bigger surf for Sunday.  Sunday looks like chest/shoulder high with the occasional slightly bigger set.  Monday looks like the WNW windswell drops off but we’ll still see the SW groundswell with waves in the waist/chest range still.  After that it looks like we should have a nice late winter groundswell as a storm out in the N. Pacific looks to be throwing some sizable waves our way.

We’ve definitely got some springtime weather this week.  Funky, warm and cool air temps and occasionally drizzly weather all week. We’ll see air temps cooler for Tues with some overnight NW winds continuing from today through the day Tuesday.  That should make for some bumpy conditions for the morning.  Then partial sunshine for Tues with mostly sunny Wed then back to a few more clouds for Thurs and the rest of the week and weekend.  Air temps warming up and in the high 60s along the coast Wed before cooling down into the mid/low 60s through next Monday.  Winds subside a little Wed so conditions should be better for Wed/Thurs and then a bit of SW winds for the weekend.  Water temps still hovering in the high 50s and low 60s.  We’re moving towards the New Moon so we’re starting to see some decent water movement in the morning.  A fairly full high tide overnight drains out to a near zero tide mid-morning before moving up to a medium high tide late afternoon.  Dawn patrol with the sucking out tide and the later afternoon push should provide for some fun waves.  The tricky part will just be the crossed up combo swells and left over wind.

Springtime surf…there’s swell out there just hop in and make the best of the conditions!  Better than flat!

Laters!

Mish 

  

Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with April 2, 2013.

www.saltwatertides.com

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

Tu   2     High   2:02 AM     4.8   6:35 AM    Rise  1:06 AM      65

     2      Low   9:38 AM     0.1   7:10 PM     Set 11:44 AM

     2     High   4:41 PM     3.1

     2      Low   9:08 PM     2.5

W    3     High   3:33 AM     4.5   6:34 AM    Rise  1:58 AM      53

     3      Low  10:59 AM     0.0   7:11 PM     Set 12:48 PM

     3     High   6:01 PM     3.5

     3      Low  10:57 PM     2.2

Th   4     High   5:03 AM     4.5   6:32 AM    Rise  2:45 AM      42

     4      Low  12:04 PM    -0.2   7:11 PM     Set  1:52 PM

     4     High   6:50 PM     4.0

F    5      Low  12:16 AM     1.7   6:31 AM    Rise  3:27 AM      31

     5     High   6:16 AM     4.7   7:12 PM     Set  2:55 PM

     5      Low  12:55 PM    -0.3

     5     High   7:28 PM     4.4

Sa   6      Low   1:13 AM     1.1   6:30 AM    Rise  4:05 AM      21

     6     High   7:15 AM     4.8   7:13 PM     Set  3:56 PM

     6      Low   1:37 PM    -0.3

     6     High   8:01 PM     4.9

Last of the SW before FLAT then windswell...

We’ve got some fading SW swell and a little NW windswell dribbling in for Friday in the knee high range.  The weekend is looking pretty tiny for surf…a good time to get some snorkeling in as the water clarity is pretty amazing right now. Fishing is pretty good too for that matter.  Anyway, Saturday we’re looking at ankle slappers out of the south. Sunday starts off pretty small with building WNW windswell as a low pressure system moves in.  Surf will pick up in the second half of the day so by sunset we might see some waist/chest high waves.  Definitely WNW windswell for Monday starting off in the chest high range but probably a little lumpy with some moderate west winds on it overnight.  Thing back down over the course of the day but still waist/chest by sunset and into Tuesday.  A little background SW swell should throw some small waves our way but the windswell will dominate.  Wednesday looks like some combo swell with that background SW and windswell both in the waist high range. Thursday looks pretty small with a new SW that might just start showing up later in the day.  Definitely more activity down south than up north these days. 

Same story for the next couple of days with patchy fog clearing by late morning and then moving in again overnight.  Air temps in the mid 60s through Sat and then a little cooling and few more daytime clouds for Sun as that system moves in.  It’s really a crap shoot though because it doesn’t really look like that low pressure will make it this far south.   I think it will be mostly sunny Sunday and then cloud up Sunday night.  There are chances of showers Sunday night and into Monday with more sunshine returning Tuesday and a warm up for the end of the week.  Tides are coming off the full moon so we’re seeing some negative dawn patrol lows moving up to a medium midday high and then a medium low in the late afternoon.  Water temps ARE warming up with these south swells.  We’re seeing low 50s up and down the coast with 60-61 degree readings at the offshore buoys.  COME ON SOUTH SWELLS!

Enjoy the long holiday weekend with some fun at the beach…paddle, snorkel or just have a BBQ and enjoy the sunshine midday!

Hopping on outta here!

Mish

No time for Ocean Notes tonight...sorry!

Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with March 29, 2013.

www.saltwatertides.com

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

F   29      Low   5:12 AM    -0.6   6:40 AM     Set  8:02 AM      97

    29     High  11:25 AM     4.2   7:07 PM    Rise 10:01 PM

    29      Low   4:54 PM     0.9

    29     High  11:16 PM     5.6

Sa  30      Low   6:03 AM    -0.5   6:39 AM     Set  8:50 AM      92

    30     High  12:19 PM     3.7   7:08 PM    Rise 11:06 PM

    30      Low   5:30 PM     1.3

    30     High  11:58 PM     5.4

Su  31      Low   7:02 AM    -0.3   6:38 AM     Set  9:44 AM      84

    31     High   1:25 PM     3.2   7:09 PM

    31      Low   6:14 PM     1.7

M    1     High  12:51 AM     5.2   6:36 AM    Rise 12:09 AM      75

     1      Low   8:14 AM     0.0   7:09 PM     Set 10:42 AM

     1     High   2:54 PM     3.0

     1      Low   7:20 PM     2.2

Tu   2     High   2:02 AM     4.8   6:35 AM    Rise  1:06 AM      65

     2      Low   9:38 AM     0.1   7:10 PM     Set 11:44 AM

     2     High   4:41 PM     3.1

     2      Low   9:08 PM     2.5

Fun SW to kick off the week!

Cheers!  Some fun crossed up swell this weekend with some local NW wind swell mixed in with some new SW groundswell.  Lots of energy in the water (and people!) and some good sets if you hit the summer spots and were patient.  A continuation of the SW with a little background NW for Monday.  That SW groundswell will become a little more consistent as swell period decreases.  Surf in the chest/shoulder range with some standout sets first thing in the morning.  Swell tapers off through the day but leaves plenty of surf.  Tuesday we’ll still see waist/chest with occasional shoulder high sets at the better south facing spots. Wed and Thursday the swell dissipates even more with waist/chest and then waist high.  Friday looks like some small NW windswell as we roll into the weekend with knee/waist high for Sat.  A fresh SW looks like it should hop into town on Easter Sunday…size should bump up but I’ll have to watch this system to see what it does over the next few days.  Much more activity in the Southern Hemi lately…an early summer perhaps?

Unfortunately we won’t be seeing summer heat with those south swells.  Spring conditions take over with patchy marine later in the early AM and evening.  We’re looking at air temps hitting the mid60s with Monday and Friday being the warmest days of the week.  Monday looks mostly sunny with some sunshine the rest of the week but a 50/50 split on clouds to sunshine.  The big “S” us upon us too…south winds will show up every day after morning calm conditions.  Nothing crazy but the breaks will definitely vary with the winds…a little kelp action might not be a bad idea either!  Water temps are gradually heating up with these south swells. Offshore buoys are hitting 59/60 while the beach temps are reading 57/58.  A few more swells and we can ditch those 3/2mms (until we get a significant wind event!).  Full moon Wed is bringing some slightly more extreme tides.  We’re looking at a mid-morning high tide draining out to a negative low midafternoon and then back up again for a little sunset tide push. 

Looks like the week will kick off with some fun surf before things quiet down for the Easter weekend.

Daz it!

Mish

Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with March 25, 2013.

www.saltwatertides.com

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

M   25      Low   2:32 AM     0.6   6:46 AM     Set  5:27 AM      92

    25     High   8:39 AM     5.0   7:04 PM    Rise  5:44 PM

    25      Low   2:51 PM    -0.2

    25     High   9:08 PM     5.0

Tu  26      Low   3:08 AM     0.1   6:44 AM     Set  6:03 AM      97

    26     High   9:17 AM     5.0   7:05 PM    Rise  6:46 PM

    26      Low   3:20 PM    -0.1

    26     High   9:36 PM     5.2

W   27      Low   3:47 AM    -0.3   6:43 AM     Set  6:40 AM      99

    27     High   9:57 AM     4.9   7:06 PM    Rise  7:50 PM

    27      Low   3:50 PM     0.1

    27     High  10:06 PM     5.5

Th  28      Low   4:28 AM    -0.5   6:42 AM     Set  7:19 AM      99

    28     High  10:39 AM     4.6   7:06 PM    Rise  8:55 PM

    28      Low   4:21 PM     0.4

    28     High  10:39 PM     5.6

F   29      Low   5:12 AM    -0.6   6:40 AM     Set  8:02 AM      97

    29     High  11:25 AM     4.2   7:07 PM    Rise 10:01 PM

    29      Low   4:54 PM     0.9

    29     High  11:16 PM     5.6

Sizable wind swell then SW groundswell

Hey there!  Hi there!  Looks like we’ve got some jump in surf height today and Friday as a significant WNW wind swell moves on in.  Surf will be fairly consistent and in the chest/shoulder high range for north facing winter beaches with some inconsistent background SW groundswell in the waist/chest range for the more south facing summer beaches.  Wind swell will peak Friday afternoon and fade pretty quickly overnight with wind swell surf in the waist/chest high range for Sat morning.  Saturday afternoon will see some new SW groundswell start to fill in. Again, super inconsistent at first with the swell becoming more apparent by Sunday morning.  Decent energy and surf for summer spots in the chest/shoulder high range with the occasional slightly bigger set at the better summer breaks. 

That swell sticks around Monday with similar sized surf, Tuesday with slightly smaller chest high surf, tapering off more Wed with waist/chest high surf and Thursday the dregs of the swell will hit the waist high range with very little energy.  There’s not much activity in either hemisphere as far as surf generating storms.  We’re looking at a little wind swell for Friday with a little weather throwing something at us but it’s kind of quiet otherwise.

As far as the weather goes it looks like we’re going to see more of that patchy fog in the early mornings and evenings again but clearing to sunshine for most of the days.  Not particularly warm as Spring conditions keep us in the mid60s all weekend.  A little warm up on Monday and Tues before cooling down a few degrees.  Wind patterns look fairly common for Spring time too…calm mornings and mild to moderate SW winds by the afternoon.  That means the morning sessions look to be pretty clean and the afternoon sessions will have some bump on them. 

Tides are starting to get moving as we see a not-too-crazy high tide in the morning and a pretty drained out tide for the early afternoon sessions while the medium high tide fills in for the sunset sessions.  Full moon isn’t until next Tuesday.  Water temps are trying to creep up with these last few S swells. We’re seeing temps in the high 50s.  You could probably get away with a 3/2 if you’re not already in it…ditch the booties unless you’re doing the super dawn patrol or moonlight session. 

Looks like some combo before a nice SW groundswell moves into town to kick off next week.

Stay wet San Diego!

Mish

Ocean Notes:

1)      Lots going on in the surfing world…but we’ll get to that later.  So, check this cool link out…glow in the dark millipedes  have been found on Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay.  Talk about a sci-fi adventure!  Wild!

2)    And seeing as it’s Spring time and all I thought it would be good to pass along the website for the California Native Plant Society .  If you’re doing some landscaping and would like to be more Planet-friendly how about planting what is supposed to be here in the first place!  Sorry, tropical plants and lush lawns aren’t natural habitat in arid ol’ San Diego!

3)    And now…back to surfing…I wish my days in wobbly wind chucky surf looked half this good…John John…North Shore…watch it.

4)    Ok, are you ready for a surf trip of a lifetime?  We’ll Google and Surfing Mag brought back the “Google Earth Challenge ”…find a place on the planet that no one has surfed before, submit the location and Surfing Mag will send you and  a friend (remember who told you about the contest…your friend Mish!) there if you win. It’s just that easy!  You have until next Sunday to enter.  Just email me at least a week before we're supposed to leave and tell me what I need to pack.

5)    And last but not least…the most surfy surfy drooling link of all…a peek at Surfer Mag’s Photo Issue .  Do not click on this link if you do not want to dream about surfing all day!

Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with March 22, 2013.

www.saltwatertides.com

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

F   22      Low  12:39 AM     2.0   6:50 AM     Set  3:40 AM      69

    22     High   6:37 AM     4.3   7:02 PM    Rise  2:46 PM

    22      Low   1:25 PM     0.2

    22     High   7:57 PM     3.9

Sa  23      Low   1:20 AM     1.6   6:48 AM     Set  4:17 AM      78

    23     High   7:21 AM     4.7   7:03 PM    Rise  3:44 PM

    23      Low   1:55 PM     0.0

    23     High   8:18 PM     4.2

Su  24      Low   1:56 AM     1.1   6:47 AM     Set  4:52 AM      86

    24     High   8:01 AM     4.9   7:04 PM    Rise  4:43 PM

    24      Low   2:23 PM    -0.1

    24     High   8:42 PM     4.6

M   25      Low   2:32 AM     0.6   6:46 AM     Set  5:27 AM      92

    25     High   8:39 AM     5.0   7:04 PM    Rise  5:44 PM

    25      Low   2:51 PM    -0.2

    25     High   9:08 PM     5.0

Tu  26      Low   3:08 AM     0.1   6:44 AM     Set  6:03 AM      97

    26     High   9:17 AM     5.0   7:05 PM    Rise  6:46 PM

    26      Low   3:20 PM    -0.1

    26     High   9:36 PM     5.2