Stop reading this and go surf!
SURF:
Off to get some cold green tubes right now so I’m sending out the condensed The Surf Report today. All the stoke with just ½ the calories. Solid surf today form the WNW with overhead sets in north county SD/OC, good 10’ sets in south county SD, and some chest high waves in south OC. We’ve even got some good offshore winds developing in the OC and some light offshores in SD later today (there’s actually been some reports of patchy fog in spots along the coast but that should clear out midday). With the combo winds and solid swell- today is a day to play hooky. It’s Friday isn’t it? Tell your boss that Mike at North County Surf said it was ok. They’ll understand.
The WNW swell is peaking this morning and we’ve got somewhat mellow tides for once (2’ at sunrise, 4.5’ at lunch, and down to 0’ at sunset). Get it today as the swell will be dropping over the weekend. Look for inconsistent head high sets in north county SD/OC tomorrow morning, a couple overhead sets in south SD, and some waist high+ waves in the OC tomorrow. Sunday looks to be small but playful- probably chest high sets in north SD/OC and little bigger in south SD and smaller in south OC. Water temps are still a chilly 57 degrees. Hope you have a 4/3 for the dawn patrol. Make sure to keep up to date on the waves and weather at Twitter/North County Surf.
FORECAST:
After the solid swell today, we have a little short interval windswell bump from the NW on Tuesday morning- most likely chest high+ in north OC/SD, maybe shoulder high in south SD, and waist high in the OC. We get a similar sized bump on Thursday and models show a better swell lining up towards late Saturday next weekend. All in all not much surf for the work week but there will be waves if you hunt them down.
WEATHER:
As advertised above, great weather on tap with solid offshores developing for the OC today and light offshores for SD later today. That weakens tomorrow for clean conditions. Today and tomorrow will have temps at the beaches in the mid-70’s. Stoke. A little cooler tomorrow but still nice. By Monday we have a weak trough moving through northern California that will kick up our low clouds and cooler temps but that should clear up by Wednesday and late next week we’re in to the mid-70’s again.
BEST BET:
Solid surf today and light to moderate offshore winds- what else could you want? (Besides 80 degree water and an empty Swami’s line-up; you have a better odds at winning the lottery).
NEWS OF THE WEEK:
With the recent 2 ‘storms’ we just had (not sure you can call them storms with just 1/3-1/2 inches of rain recorded for each), where do we stand with our seasonal rain? We’re in the middle of winter already and we had a good start with solid storms in October and November so we should be way over our rainfall average, right? Well, here’s the official report:
-John Wayne OC Airport: 3.39 inches so far. Only 48% of normal.
-Oceanside Airport: 4.65” inches so far. Only 69% of normal.
-San Diego Lindbergh Field Airport: 4.97” so far. 100% of normal.
We had a couple storms this winter come up underneath us and take aim at San Diego with only a glancing blow for the OC- hence the unusual higher rainfall total for SD vs. the OC. Regardless, December and most of January have been dry months and it’s looking like La Nina is having her way. No rain in the near future so we should be under normal for the near term.
BEST OF THE BLOG:
Great deals on Aerial 7 headphones (for the inner DJ in all of us) and some great clips of Simpo at Rincon and a guy named Kelly at Pipe. And of course the mid-week Surf Check and a more in-depth THE Surf Report- all of that and more in the blog below!
PIC OF THE WEEK:
Doesn’t matter where you are as long as you are there. Take this guy for instance. Probably took a long plane ride into a 3rd world country. Then a puddle jumper to a neighboring island, then some sketchy bus ride with people holding chickens in their laps to the outskirts of town. Then he’s got the 5 mile hike to the break because there’s no roads to this beach. Worth it? Heck ya! Until the swell goes flat of course and you’re stuck with mosquitoes biting you for the next 4 days. But worth it for sure. To see more adventure, check out Jimmicane’ work at Hickory Nines.
Keep Surfing,
Michael W. Glenn
a.k.a. Mike
Beavis of Beavis and Butthead Fame
Bronzed Aussies Manager
