Another small clean day of surf. Winds this afternoon are variable- about 10mph from the NW in south San Diego, around 7mph from the SW in north San Diego, and just barely out of the S in the OC. Air temps are mid-70's. Unfortunately the buoys aren't doing much. You'll notice the north Pacific has a weak 5' swell from 320 degrees- pretty N for us so not much is hitting our beaches. There is also some small 1' S from 165 degrees- pretty S so that's not aimed at us to well also!
Regardless, tomorrow should be pretty small again but we do have some northwest windswell/groundswell filling in late Tuesday so Wednesday morning may be the call with head high+ waves in north San Diego/OC, overhead in south Diego, and waist high+ in south OC. Tomorrow there is a weak front coming through- no precipitation at this time- but the marine layer will return and cool our air temps. By Wednesday high pressure sets up again and we have good weather. And with the new swell, should be a fun day of surf. Speaking of weather, looks like the models are hinting at high pressure lasting through the upcoming weekend then storms start to pick away at it.
If you'll notice the graphic above from the Climate Prediction Center, it looks like we have a 40% chance of above normal rain happening during the 2/15-2/21 timeframe. It's too early to say how strong the storms will be, but considering the sunny warm weather we've had the past few weeks, we're about due for some rain anyway. Enjoy your winter tan while you can!
