Fun surf today compliments of former Hurricane Fabio. Don't you wish every summer day can be like this? We've got chest high S swell around town and the farther north you go, you'll get some head high+ sets in the OC. Sun came out early, we've got W wind at 7, water temp is holding at 70, and tides are medium for the better part of the day until you hit sunset where it creeps up to 6'. A couple things to beware of today: There's no NW windswell in the water so the S swell is pretty lined up- head to a jetty, pier, or reef if you want to find some shape. Second- lots of jellyfish in the water the past few days- keep an eye out when you're paddling out!
Tropical Storm Fabio is fading today (only 45 mph winds) but he did move in a favorable northerly direction towards us for a couple days so we should see swell from him through Thursday. Very nice of him. Take a look at the pic above- pretty cool to see a tropical storm so close to southern California. No worries though- he'll be dissipated by tomorrow and there's no threat of him hitting us.
Fabio will though send some tropical clouds our way starting tomorrow and lasting through Wednesday. Look for the marine layer (i.e. June Gloom) to be at a minimum while tropical clouds float overhead and our humidity increases. We get a slight break on Friday then monsoonal 'tropical' moisture heads up from another direction- the desert southwest- and we get towering clouds in the deserts/mountains and maybe inland valleys. The beaches will be clear in the afternoons with maybe some tropical clouds drifting our way on Sunday. All in all we'll have nice weather for the next few days.
On the surf forecast front, nothing really from the north Pacific, maybe just some knee-waist high NW generated windswell in SD towards Saturday. The tropics are also quiet for the next couple of days once Fabio departs.
The south Pacific has had little blips on the radar lately but nothing significant. A few days ago there was some small activity and we should see a fun SW swell for the weekend. Nothing big but maybe chest high sets in north county SD and shoulder high sets in the OC. Along with the little NW windswell, 'tropical' clouds, and 70 degree water, could be a fun weekend...
