Bit of WNW leftover, S and W on the way...

Oh boy!  More good surf this past weekend!  Hope you all got a slice of the action!  There were plenty of WNW waves and plenty of people out there to surf ‘em!  Looks like Monday morning will see the tail end of that swell with some fun HH/OH sets in SD and chest/shoulder for OC and LA.  Size tapers off quickly through the day with the sunset sessions seeing waist/chest with the occasional shoulder high set.  Tuesday drops even a bit more with waist/chest high out of the WNW and a new steep S filling in for OC and LA.  San Diego won’t really be seeing much of that as it flies right by.  Wed looks smaller in SD with the very end of the WNW and some new short period groundswell in the second half of the day. OC and LA will continue to see smaller S.  Things bump up a hair Thursday with that smaller WNW and surf in the waist high range and chest high sets at the better winter spots.  A bit less of that old S for OC/LA as the angle moves easterly from their swell window but a small SW helping to bump up the waves a little.  Halloween Friday stays about the same for both with waist/chest high waves. Saturday there’s a W windswell swell starting to make it’s move and it fills in a bit more late Sat with chest high waves and into Sunday.  Waves bump up Sunday to chest/shoulder high and bit of winds getting on it as a low pressure system moves into town.  Slightly smaller in OC and LA with some island blockage but you’ll still get the weather!

Weather wise we’re definitely moving into Fall/Winter mode as the full suits are out for the dawn patrols and we’re starting to see some beautiful sunsets.  Morning temps are cool and in the low 60s and highs are only making it to the low 70s but we’re still seeing some nice sunshine.  We’ll see sunnier skies by Wed with a little warming and then the morning and evening fog rolls in for the end of the week.  Things cool down a bit for the weekend as a low pressure system moves south for the first time in awhile.  Highs in the high 60s and slightly cooler nights.  To kick off the week the winds look to be light offshore in the mornings and turn westerly in the afternoon. By the end of the week as that system moves south the winds will also become more southerly and even a slight chance of showers for Trick or Treat night and half of the way through Saturday. Water temps are still pretty darn nice for October with low 70s all along the SD coast and high 60s in the LA area.  Tides are swingin’ something nasty with big highs midday and drained out negative lows by sunset.  Looks like the AM sessions will be fun!

Can’t beat these October sessions with overhead waves and water!

Have fun and stay wet!

Mish

Sunday morning session

Sunday sunset

Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with October 26, 2014.

www.saltwatertides.com

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

Su  26      Low   4:18 AM     1.8   7:02 AM    Rise  9:39 AM      4

    26     High  10:39 AM     5.8   6:04 PM     Set  8:25 PM

    26      Low   5:41 PM    -0.1

M   27     High  12:06 AM     3.8   7:03 AM    Rise 10:36 AM      9

    27      Low   4:53 AM     2.2   6:03 PM     Set  9:19 PM

    27     High  11:17 AM     5.6

    27      Low   6:33 PM     0.1

Tu  28     High   1:09 AM     3.6   7:04 AM    Rise 11:31 AM      16

    28      Low   5:36 AM     2.5   6:02 PM     Set 10:17 PM

    28     High  12:04 PM     5.3

    28      Low   7:34 PM     0.3

W   29     High   2:27 AM     3.5   7:05 AM    Rise 12:23 PM      25

    29      Low   6:44 AM     2.9   6:01 PM     Set 11:19 PM

    29     High   1:08 PM     5.0

    29      Low   8:45 PM     0.4

Th  30     High   3:53 AM     3.7   7:05 AM    Rise  1:11 PM      35

    30      Low   8:33 AM     3.0   6:00 PM

    30     High   2:36 PM     4.6

    30      Low   9:58 PM     0.5

Lingering NW and then a little SW

Well, how about them apples?  That was a nice "little" NW swell!  It was a little bigger than I expected...that most people expected I think!  Hope you all got a few waves today and this weekend.  I saw some nice sharing going on and plenty of carnage at some of the more crowded breaks.  We’re coming off the NW on Tuesday but should still see some fun waist/chest high waves through the day.  There’s a background SW swell that the summer spots should get some smaller surf from…waist high with some NW mixed in.  Size backs down further on Wednesday to mostly waist high with some more background SW.  The SW becomes a little more dominant on Thurs and Fri with waves in the waist/chest range at the better summer spots with the winter breaks picking up some shorter period NW.  Saturday we’re looking at slightly smaller surf to kick off the weekend with small WNW swell in the knee/waist high range.  There should still be some lingering S in there but nothing to write home about.  Sunday another small NW looks to fill in.  Size picks up a little but there’s not a lot of juice in this one.  Waist/chest high waves at most of SD with OC and LA getting blocked by the island and just not picking up much of the swell.  There are a few nugget storms brewing in both hemispheres but nothing that I would call worth making notes of just yet.

We’re definitely seeing some fall weather these days with cooler daytime temps and definitely cooler nighttime temps.  Look for highs in the low 70s and nighttime lows in the high 50s all week.  More patchy fog and even a chance of drizzle late Tuesday night and into Wed as a little front flies thru. Slightly warmer in OC/LA but also chances of drizzles.  Pretty much the same into the weekend…70s daytime and high 50s nighttime with partial sunshine midday. We’ll see a bit of SW winds for Tuesday and W wind through the evening into Wed.  After that winds look fairly typical with calm overnight and onshore westerly winds picking up late morning and into the afternoon before calming down for the sunset session.  Tides aren’t moving much through the day as we come off that awesome Blood Moon last week.  Medium high mid-morning moves inches down to a medium low mid-afternoon. 

Get on the last bit of that NW and have fun!  Things will quiet down for awhile.

And stay wet San Diego!

Mish

Lines at sunset at a little spot I know of...

Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with October 14, 2014.

www.saltwatertides.com

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

Tu  14     High   3:28 AM     3.4   6:53 AM     Set 12:48 PM      68

    14      Low   7:46 AM     3.1   6:17 PM    Rise 11:35 PM

    14     High   1:56 PM     4.5

    14      Low   9:35 PM     1.0

W   15     High   5:15 AM     3.6   6:53 AM     Set  1:31 PM      59

    15      Low   9:36 AM     3.2   6:16 PM

    15     High   3:23 PM     4.1

    15      Low  10:51 PM     1.1

Th  16     High   6:13 AM     3.9   6:54 AM    Rise 12:28 AM      49

    16      Low  11:15 AM     2.9   6:15 PM     Set  2:10 PM

    16     High   4:49 PM     4.1

    16      Low  11:48 PM     1.0

F   17     High   6:46 AM     4.2   6:55 AM    Rise  1:21 AM      40

    17      Low  12:16 PM     2.4   6:14 PM     Set  2:47 PM

    17     High   5:56 PM     4.2

Sa  18      Low  12:30 AM     1.0   6:56 AM    Rise  2:13 AM      31

    18     High   7:11 AM     4.5   6:12 PM     Set  3:21 PM

    18      Low  12:57 PM     1.9

    18     High   6:46 PM     4.4

Smaller but still fun and warm!

Oh boy!  This whole endless summer thing is nice but I think we’re all ready for some winter swell!  Hurricane Simon sent some steep S passing most of SD and hitting OC/LA but we had some pretty fun surf over the past weekend.  We’re seeing the rail end of it for Wed morning and it drops off significantly from waist/chest at the better summer spots to knee high later in the day.  The good news is that the southern hemi is throwing a little something our way so surf will hit the waist/chest high range again by Thursday morning.  This next SW has much better angle than the previous swell so more of So Cal will see it.  Swell peaks Thursday and we’ll probably see a hint of NW windswell as well.  Friday things back down a little with waist high waves around most of town and slightly bigger sets at the summer spots.  Saturday the SW drops off and a NW groundswell delivers some surf to the winter breaks for the second half of the day. 

Sunday we’ll actually see some small SW. It’s not really aimed our direction and the energy level isn’t so hot so we’re looking at maybe some waist high waves out of that. Monday another NW ground swell makes it way into town. Winter breaks will see more swell in the waist/chest range.  It’s nothing huge but there’s plenty more activity in the Northern Hemi and it’s still early! Size holds for Tuesday and becomes more westerly. That means a little more closed out at the west facing beaches but still plenty of fun.  Looks like the southern hemi is squeaking out another ground swell but it’s a solid 10 days away so it’s no “gimme”.  The northern hemi, as I mentioned, is starting to crank up and will hopefully start firing some doozies at us. I think we’re due for a good winter of surf. Something tells me…it’s just a gut feeling.

Weather is hot and sticky! Holy hurricane weather Batman!  Post-tropical depression Simon is taking a turn east at least but like Hurricane Odile is dragging some of that heat and humidity up with him.  I think the worst heat is past us now (I hope) and we’ll see a slight cooling trend through the weekend.  Then things heat up yet again for the start of next week.  Wind patterns look pretty typical with calm and slightly offshore winds overnight and westerly mild to moderate breeze in the afternoon.  Water temps are back up after that nice boost of S swell.  We’re looking at low 70s along most of the SD and OC coast and slightly cooler in LA and down south of Pt. Loma.  Tides are swinging big time with tonight’s huge full moon.  Pretty spectacular stuff if you can stay awake long enough to watch the full lunar eclipse Wed at 3am PST.  Huge full mid-morning tides with negative lows late afternoon.  Lots of water movement all day so watch those tides as they’’ll make a big difference in your session.

Looks like more fun but not huge surf!

Stay wet So Cal!

Mish

A preview of winter surf - unknown surfer at Secret Spot

(Jan. 2010)

Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with October 8, 2014.

www.saltwatertides.com

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

W    8      Low   3:12 AM     0.2   6:48 AM     Set  6:59 AM      99

     8     High   9:28 AM     6.3   6:25 PM    Rise  6:45 PM

     8      Low   3:50 PM    -0.5

     8     High  10:05 PM     5.2

Th   9      Low   3:49 AM     0.6   6:49 AM     Set  8:04 AM      99

     9     High  10:04 AM     6.3   6:23 PM    Rise  7:28 PM

     9      Low   4:35 PM    -0.5

     9     High  10:53 PM     4.9

F   10      Low   4:25 AM     1.1   6:50 AM     Set  9:08 AM      97

    10     High  10:41 AM     6.2   6:22 PM    Rise  8:14 PM

    10      Low   5:22 PM    -0.3

    10     High  11:43 PM     4.4

Sa  11      Low   5:03 AM     1.6   6:51 AM     Set 10:10 AM      92

    11     High  11:20 AM     5.9   6:21 PM    Rise  9:02 PM

    11      Low   6:12 PM     0.0

Su  12     High  12:40 AM     4.0   6:51 AM     Set 11:07 AM      85

    12      Low   5:43 AM     2.1   6:20 PM    Rise  9:52 PM

    12     High  12:01 PM     5.4

    12      Low   7:09 PM     0.4

Dominant SW with some NW too!

OK well we’ve got both hemispheres opening up and throwing swells in our direction plus yet another hurricane chilling off Baja.  To kick off the work week we’re looking at the left overs of the WNW windswell that’s making things kinda funky and not as clean as they should be (plus a bit of wind lately).  Hurricane Rachel is spinning just due west of the tip of Cabo and sending some steep SE swell our way.  I doubt if most of SD will see any of this but OC should pick some of it up.  The best summer spots in SD will see a bump up of some waist high waves for the day and OC looks to capture some waist/chest high waves as some of that hurricane swell may wrap in.  Tuesday a bit more of the same with energy backing off but a touch better angle so a little more in the OC/SD swell window.   Wednesday things back off for the day.  This will be the smallest day of the week with waist high waves for both SD and OC/LA.  The second half of the day will probably see some SW sneaking in with some waist high waves. 

Thursday is the bigger story with a new dominant SW groundswell that will be rolling in and bumping things up towards the end of the day into to the chest/shoulder high range with good angle for SD and OC/LA.  Super inconsistent to start off of course (southern hemi swells take their time).   Swell holds through Friday and Saturday and conditions should be really hot and nice all day (so play nicely!).  The consistency will be better too.  Sunday things start to back off but we’ll still see plenty of chest high waves but energy level will taper off.  Kicking off the next week we should see some new NW groundswell arriving.  The best news is that there are both NW and SW groundswells that look to be forming and heading our way for that week.  Still lots of energy out there in the southern hemi…don’t count it out yet! 

And I hope you’re all enjoying the nice cool Fall air temps because that’s all about to change as we slide into another warming trend.  Patchy fog in the mornings and evenings give way to sunny skies and air temps in the mid/high 70s thru Wed and then clear skies and low/mid80s for the end of the week and thru the weekend.  We’re looking at some E winds tonight (Sunday) turning W and a bit blustery in the morning as it has the past few days.  I’d get on it ASAP for the best conditions.  We’ll see a similar pattern for the next few days…offshore overnight and onshore early.  Water temps are cooling down with some high 60s around most of town.  The medium low tide at first light fills in to a high midday and back out a few hours after sunset.

Looks like yet another fun week of September Sessions!  Fall is in the air!  Surf is going off around the planet and the full suits are coming out of the closets.  Enjoy the surf this week!

Stay wet So Cal!

Mish 

Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with September 29, 2014.

www.saltwatertides.com

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

M   29     High   1:02 AM     3.5   6:42 AM    Rise 11:44 AM      20

    29      Low   5:47 AM     2.3   6:36 PM     Set 10:29 PM

    29     High  12:25 PM     5.1

    29      Low   7:52 PM     1.0

Tu  30     High   2:28 AM     3.2   6:43 AM    Rise 12:41 PM      29

    30      Low   6:36 AM     2.7   6:35 PM     Set 11:24 PM

    30     High   1:29 PM     4.9

    30      Low   9:15 PM     1.0

W    1     High   4:16 AM     3.3   6:43 AM    Rise  1:35 PM      39

     1      Low   8:22 AM     3.0   6:34 PM

     1     High   3:00 PM     4.7

     1      Low  10:37 PM     0.7

Th   2     High   5:38 AM     3.7   6:44 AM     Set 12:23 AM      50

     2      Low  10:22 AM     2.8   6:32 PM    Rise  2:26 PM

     2     High   4:33 PM     4.8

     2      Low  11:42 PM     0.4

F    3     High   6:27 AM     4.1   6:45 AM     Set  1:26 AM      61

     3      Low  11:44 AM     2.3   6:31 PM    Rise  3:14 PM

     3     High   5:48 PM     5.2

The Northern Hemi stirs...

With the last day of Summer as we transition into Fall I’ll report that the northern hemisphere is waking up and I think things are going to cool off a little faster than we’d all like. Then again, if it brings on some nice winter swells then I don’t think we’ll be doing much complaining.  The second half of this summer has been pretty nice!  In the short term, while the hemispheres are transitioning and trying to figure out if it’s summer or winter it’s just going to be kind of small and messy for the next few days.  We’ve got some WNW windswell Tuesday with some background SW groundswell that’s not really aimed directly at our window but we’ll get some residuals either way.  Look for waist high waves at most beaches as both swells roll thru town.  

Wednesday looks for more of the same  and then by Thursday it looks like we’ll start seeing a little more of another shorter period WNW groundswell  start to fill in. Waves bump up a smidge at the better West and NW facing beaches with some waist/chest high waves by nightfall.  About the same for Friday and slightly smaller waves for Sat and Sun and the swell tapers off. Monday looks like the last of the WNW with knee/waist high waves.  There’s a small SW that should show at the summer spots in the knee high range…so really not much.  The good news is that a pretty decent storm looks to roll out from behind New Zealand and send us a nice shot of late southern hemi ground swell late next week.  There’s also a bit more activity brewing in the NW Pacific and even a new tropical depression down off of Mainland Mex.

The weather looks to remain about the same for the next week with air temps bumping up a bit into the high 70s along the coast and starting each day with some clouds.  The best part is the slightly cooler fall evenings.  Nighttime temps in the mid 60s.  Winds look fairly predictable with mostly calm winds in the morning picking up out of the NW by the afternoon.  Things clear up and heat up next week so enjoy the cool for now.  Tides are swinging a lot through the day as we have the New Moon Wednesday night.  We’ll see a big high tide slow things down mid-morning, draining out to about a 0.5’ low late afternoon.  Water temps are definitely cooling down in some spots.  North County, OC and LA are still decently warm in the mid-70s still but there are some cooler low 70s/high 60s down past La Jolla and Pt. Loma.

Looks like some ok surf…enough to keep you paddling and in the water.

Stay wet So Cal!

Mish

Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with September 23, 2014.

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

Tu  23      Low   3:08 AM     0.6   6:38 AM    Rise  6:07 AM      1

    23     High   9:23 AM     5.2   6:44 PM     Set  6:27 PM

    23      Low   3:24 PM     0.8

    23     High   9:31 PM     5.2

W   24      Low   3:32 AM     0.7   6:39 AM    Rise  7:01 AM      0

    24     High   9:47 AM     5.3   6:43 PM     Set  7:00 PM

    24      Low   3:56 PM     0.6

    24     High  10:04 PM     5.0

Th  25      Low   3:57 AM     0.9   6:39 AM    Rise  7:56 AM      0

    25     High  10:12 AM     5.4   6:42 PM     Set  7:35 PM

    25      Low   4:31 PM     0.5

    25     High  10:39 PM     4.7

F   26      Low   4:22 AM     1.2   6:40 AM    Rise  8:52 AM      2

    26     High  10:39 AM     5.4   6:40 PM     Set  8:12 PM

    26      Low   5:08 PM     0.6

    26     High  11:18 PM     4.3

Sa  27      Low   4:47 AM     1.6   6:41 AM    Rise  9:49 AM      6

    27     High  11:08 AM     5.3   6:39 PM     Set  8:53 PM

    27      Low   5:51 PM     0.7

Nice SW filling in!

Well, we have swell all over the place!  That nice new SW is steamrolling its way into town Wednesday morning.  It is, however, a groundswell so it’s not super consistent yet but when the sets come…you’d better be ready!  I saw 5-6 waves in a set this evening!  Waves throughout SD county in the HH/OH+ (6-8’ faces) range with bigger sets rolling through parts of OC and LA.  Some of Northern LA will get some island shading but most of So Cal is seeing surf.  It’s being accompanied by a WNW swell that will fill in more late Wed and into Thursday.  Better consistency from this SW swell later Wed as the swell peaks but size remains about the same. Thurs the SW drops off a little and more WNW fills in.  It’s shorter period so it may just put some bump on the SW waves.  Friday both swells drop to chest/shoulder in the morning and tapering off to waist/chest by nightfall.  Sat and Sunday will see smaller SW surf…waist high…with still some lingering WNW.  Late Sun and into Monday there’s a hint of SW but it’s not really aimed at our window so waves will be inconsistent and in the waist high range at best.  By Tuesday it looks like Hurricane Polo, the next storm will be sending waves by us.  It doesn’t look like Polo will deliver however as it’s hugging below Cabo and shooting swell NW of us.  I don’t even think OC and LA will see much of this one.  After some quiet time it looks like both hemis are gonna deliver more surf.  Head to and island in the Pacific (northern or southern) for the best stuff!

 The big news is the weather!  It was crazy in some party of San Diego County!  Crazy 60-70mph winds with driving sheet sideways rain and down trees everywhere.  We can thank Hurricane Odile who just decimated Cabo San Lucas and most of Baja California for that little surprise.  The good news is that the air temps should really decrease over the next few days. We’re looking at low/mid 80s along the coast for Wed and low/mid 70s by Friday. Mostly sunny with some patchy fog in the early early morning.  The bad news is that the humidity will stay and things will heat back up next week.  Light offshores for Wed AM but otherwise W in the afternoon and then S winds kicking in Wed night and into Thursday  before turning west again in the afternoon.  Mostly light winds however so nothing to fret too much about.  No thunderheads, lightning storms or torrential rain in the forecast.  Tides are fairly flat during daylight hours with extreme tides overnight.  Very little push or drainage for the next few days until the weekend.   Water temps still in the low 70s along the coast…more south swell should mean more warm water (and awesome fishing!).

Looks like a few fun days of surf coming up!  Stay hydrated, surf your brains out and don’t forget to share!  Live Aloha!

Mish

 

New swell filling in!

  

Tides for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) starting with September 17, 2014.

www.saltwatertides.com

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

W   17     High   6:52 AM     3.8   6:34 AM    Rise 12:51 AM      42

    17      Low  11:35 AM     2.8   6:53 PM     Set  2:53 PM

    17     High   5:35 PM     4.6

Th  18      Low  12:44 AM     0.7   6:35 AM    Rise  1:43 AM      33

    18     High   7:29 AM     4.0   6:51 PM     Set  3:34 PM

    18      Low  12:34 PM     2.4

    18     High   6:32 PM     4.8

F   19      Low   1:22 AM     0.6   6:35 AM    Rise  2:35 AM      24

    19     High   7:55 AM     4.3   6:50 PM     Set  4:12 PM

    19      Low   1:16 PM     2.0

    19     High   7:16 PM     5.0

Sa  20      Low   1:52 AM     0.5   6:36 AM    Rise  3:28 AM      16

    20     High   8:17 AM     4.5   6:48 PM     Set  4:47 PM

    20      Low   1:50 PM     1.6

    20     High   7:53 PM     5.2

Su  21      Low   2:19 AM     0.5   6:37 AM    Rise  4:20 AM      10

    21     High   8:38 AM     4.8   6:47 PM     Set  5:21 PM

    21      Low   2:22 PM     1.3

    21     High   8:26 PM     5.2