THE Surf Report 4/27/12

Back on track.

SURF:
Not much surf this week. And then the weak storm Wednesday really messed up any kind of SW or NW that was out there. Today we have some leftover NW windswell junk from the departing storm yesterday.

Waves around town are waist high with chest high sets the farther you go towards south SD. There is also some building SW underneath it. Wind this morning is calm to lightly out of the W. For tomorrow the NW continues to build while the SW does the same. With the weather continuing to clean up too, we should have a fun surf day with shoulder high sets most everywhere. That holds into Sunday. And water temps have finally hit 60! Break out the trunks! Or at least the 3/2 fullsuit.

Tides this weekend around 0' at 8am and medium the rest of the day.  Make sure to keep up to date on the waves and weather this weekend at Twitter/North County Surf!

FORECAST:
After the fun surf weekend, the surf keeps rolling. We have s slight reinforcement out of the SW Monday afternoon and some NW windswell building off Point Conception Tuesday. Both those swells last until Wednesday.

For the 2nd half of the week and into the weekend it's looking pretty small so get it now! There's some more storm activity in the southern hemisphere forecasted towards Monday but the swell angle is pretty south so we may just get some waist to chest high surf from it around the 7th of May- a long ways off.
 
WEATHER:

Now that the rain is over for the season (I'm guessing), we should be getting back on track with seasonal spring weather. Today and Saturday will have the best weather with the least amount of low clouds/fog and temps in the high 60's. Then the low clouds/fog become more extensive next week for temps in the low to mid-60's. Nothing out of the ordinary for spring.

BEST BET:
Saturday AND Sunday. Both days have fun NW/SW swell combo but the weather might be slightly better on Saturday. But even then there might not be much of a difference. Finally a weekend with waves AND good weather... 

NEWS OF THE WEEK:
This is the last time I'll talk about seasonal rainfall totals! Or at least for this season...
So what happened with the storm on Wednesday. Charts 10 days ago originally had it coming in last weekend. Then it got pushed back to Wednesday morning. And then Wednesday afternoon. And finally it came ashore late Wednesday night! Regardless of the delay, coastal spots in the OC received around 1/4" and SD received 1/3". So where does that leave us for the year? I think we're done for the season on any more real rain. Maybe a shower in May but it won't amount to much. So here's the totals I think will stick for the 2011/2012 rainy season:
-John Wayne Airport (inland Newport Beach). 6.31" to date. Only 49% of normal. Total average for the year is 12.76"
-Oceanside Airport (inland north county SD). 8.54" to date. Only 65% of normal. Total average for the year is 13"
-Lindbergh Field (south SD) 8.01" to date. Only 79% of normal. Total average is 10.77"
In a nutshell, early in the season storms took a more southerly track and SD got a little more rain than the OC so they fared better in the totals this year. Unfortunately it looks like we'll end up a little under our average this year but luckily last year most totals were 10"-15" so that helps our current situation. Now that the rain is over, bring on summer and boardshorts! 
 
BEST OF THE BLOG:

New clips from the tropics- take your pick from Teahupoo, the Caribbean, and Hawaii. Or just feel like you're in the tropics with deals on new shades from Dragon, Electric, and Von Zipper.  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:

Usually the Pic of the Week is some sort of tropical location with palms lining the beach or a cold water destination with a thick forest in the background. Not this week. In fact, I don't see any living thing in the picture. Just sand bottom lines as far as the eye can see. And probably a ton of white sharks living in the line-up. Awesome. To see more desolate spots, check out Low Pressure's Stormrider Surf Guides.

Keep Surfing,

Michael W. Glenn
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