THE Surf Report 9/29/12

Surf looks fun and I'm outta here.

SURF:
Had some fun surf from the NW/SW and S from Hurricane Miriam this week and the weather cooperated too.

Today we have mainly SW swell for shoulder high sets in north county and slightly bigger in the OC. Water is even 68-70 still as we head into October. Not bad. As luck would have it, we're getting a new waist high NW swell for Saturday (and bigger in south SD) and on Sunday a new shoulder high SW (and bigger in the OC). Finally some surf on the weekend! All in all we'll have fun waves this weekend. And good weather to boot.

Tides the next few days are about 4' at sunrise, 6' mid-morning, down to 0' at 3[pm, and back up to 4' at sunset.   Make sure to keep up to date on the waves and weather at Twitter/North County Surf!

FORECAST:

Not much NW on tap next week- maybe a small bump towards the weekend but nothing has formed yet. Luckily the new SW on Sunday will last a few days 'til Tuesday.

And there's a storm trying to form in the southern hemisphere towards October 1st but it's not ideally pointed towards us. If we get anything from it, the OC may see chest high waves towards 10/8.

And interestingly, we have Tropical Storm Norman that formed between Cabo and Mainland. Yes- between the two. That little strip of water called the Gulf of California. Current forecasts have it moving up the Gulf and then about half way up it will turn into Mexico. We wont' get any surf from it of course (unless you plan to surf San Felipe) but interesting nonetheless.

WEATHER:

Great weather on tap today and tomorrow with just minimal low clouds and fog and temps in the high 70's. Then high pressure kicks in and we're slated to have beach temps near 90 by Tuesday. We should see a slight cool off by the 2nd half of the week.

BEST BET:
Sunday morning- holding NW swell, new SW swell, and great weather. And it's not a work day! Beware the extreme tide swings though.

NEWS OF THE WEEK:

And more good news recently about global warming from NOAA (I’m being sarcastic here)…
-August 2012 global temperatures were fourth highest on record-

-Arctic sea ice exceeds all-time lowest extent on record; minimum expected in September-
The globally-averaged temperature for August 2012 marked the fourth warmest August since record keeping began in 1880. August 2012 also marks the 36th consecutive August and 330th consecutive month with a global temperature above the 20th century average.
Most areas of the world experienced much higher-than-average monthly temperatures, including far northeastern North America, central and Southern Europe, and east central Asia. In the Arctic, sea ice extent averaged 1.82 million square miles, resulting in the all-time lowest August sea ice extent on record. On August 26th, the Arctic dipped below the record smallest daily extent, previously set on September 18th, 2007.
The equatorial Pacific Ocean continued to reflect neutral El Niño-Southern Ocean (ENSO) conditions in August. However, according to NOAA's Climate Prediction Center, the El Niño warm ocean phase will likely develop during September. In addition to influencing seasonal climate outcomes in the United States, El Niño is often, but not always, associated with global temperatures that are above the average trend.
August 2012 Selected Climate Anomalies and Events
Global temperature highlights: August
 •The combined average temperature over global land and ocean surfaces for August was the fourth highest on record for August, at 61.22°F (16.22°C) or 1.12°F (0.62°C) above the 20th century average. The margin of error associated with this temperature is ±0.16°F (0.09°C).
August 2012 Blended Land & Sea Surface Temperature Anomalies in °C
•August marked the 36th consecutive August and 330th consecutive month with a global temperature above the 20th century average. The last below-average temperature August was August 1976 and the last below-average temperature month was February 1985.
 • The global land temperature tied with 2001 and 2011 as the second warmest August on record, behind 1998, at 1.62°F (0.90°C) above the 20th century average of 56.9°F (13.8°C). The margin of error is ±0.32°F (0.18°C).
• Higher-than-average monthly temperatures were most notable across far eastern Canada, southern Greenland, central and southern Europe, western Kazakhstan, Japan, Western Australia, and Paraguay, while temperatures were much cooler than average across parts of Siberia.
•For the ocean, the August global sea surface temperature was 0.94°F (0.52°C) above the 20th century average of 61.4°F (16.4°C), or fifth warmest August on record. This was also the highest monthly global ocean temperature departure from average for any month since July 2010. The margin of error is ±0.07°F (0.04°C).
Polar ice highlights: August
 • August 2012's Arctic sea ice extent averaged 1.82 million square miles, which was 38.5 percent below the 1979 to 2000 average. During the month, the Arctic lost an average of 35,400 square miles of ice per day, the fastest rate ever observed for the month of August, resulting in the all-time smallest August Arctic sea ice extent on record.
 Arctic and Antarctic sea ice extent, from the August 2012 Global Snow & Ice Report
 • According to the National Snow and Ice Data Center, Arctic sea ice shrank to 1.58 million square miles on August 26th, dipping below the smallest extent on record, which occurred on September 18th, 2007 at 1.61 million square miles. By the end of the month, sea ice extent dropped to 1.42 million square miles, with the melt season expected to last until mid-September. All of the six lowest sea ice extents have occurred in the past six years.
•On the opposite pole, Antarctic sea ice during August 2012 was 1.6 percent above average and ranked as fourth largest August extent in the 34-year period of record.
Global temperature highlights: June–August
 •The combined average temperature over global land and ocean surfaces for June–August tied with 2005 as the third highest on record for this period at 61.25°F (16.24°C), or 1.15°F (0.64°C), above the 20th century average of 60.1°F (15.6°C). The margin of error associated with this temperature is ±0.16°F (0.09°C).
•The global land temperature was the all-time warmest June–August on record, at 1.85°F (1.03°C) above the 20th century average of 56.9°F (13.8°C). The margin of error is ±0.27°F (0.15°C).
•For the ocean, the June–August global sea surface temperature was 0.90°F (0.50°C), above the 20th century average of 61.5°F (16.4°C), tying with 1997, 2001, and 2002 as the seventh warmest for June–August on record. The margin of error is ±0.07°F (0.04°C).
Global temperature highlights: Year to Date
 •Record to near-record warmth over land from April to August and increasing global ocean temperatures in the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean resulted in the first eight months of 2012 tying with 2006 as the ninth warmest such period on record, with a combined global land and ocean average surface temperature of 1.01°F (0.56°C) above the 20th century average of 57.3°F (14.0°C). The margin of error is ±0.18°F (0.10°C).
Year-to-date temperatures by month, with 2012 compared to the five warmest years on record
•The January–August worldwide land surface temperature was 1.71°F (0.95°C) above the 20th century average, marking the sixth warmest such period on record. The margin of error is ±0.38°F (0.21°C).
 •The global ocean surface temperature for the year to date was 0.76°F (0.42°C) above average and ranked as the 11th warmest such period on record. This was the warmest monthly departure from normal since August 2010. The margin of error is ±0.07°F (0.04°C).
I guess the good news is that we’ll be wearing more boardshorts around here. I’m buying Quiksilver stock! For the full report, check it out here.

BEST OF THE BLOG:

SD Magazine has 'discovered' Leucadia this month. Of course you've known about it all along. Just look at the crowds in the line-up lately. Check out the businesses they're profiling and make sure to support them the next time you're out and about. And of course a mid-week Surf Check and an in depth THE Surf Report too- all of that and more in the blog below!

PIC OF THE WEEK:

Nothing fancy. Just a wave in it's simplest form. Of course it's a solid 10' and a barrel big enough to drive a Mac Truck through. But still simple. Kind of.

Keep Surfing,

Michael W. Glenn
Flashy
1st Time Caller
Went Left At Waimea. Switchfoot.

North County Business News: SD Takes Notice

Even though north county San Diego is technically part of San Diego county, it feels worlds apart from San Diego. The hustle and bustle of the Gaslamp Quarter, the masses of PB/OB/MB, gridlock of the 5/805, La Jolla's old world feel- it all feels a thousand miles away when compared to the sleepy stretch of Torrey Pines to Oceanside Harbor. San Diego Magazine has 'discovered' Leucadia in this month's issue and calls out just a small fraction of what the town has to offer. The article reviews:
-Surfy Surfy: One of the last mom and pop shops around. In a world full of Tilly's, Zumiez, and Pac Sun's- Surfy Surfy is one of a kind. And the goods they stock are one of a kind too. If you don't want to follow the herd, stop by JP's shop and see what he has to offer.

-Fish 101: Pro surfer Josh Kerr's favorite hangout (besides the barrel at Snapper). Josh lives up the road so you'll find him at this fairly new spot a couple times a week. I was bummed to see the Mexican joint 'Jawz' not make it, but it was good to see a cool fish restaurant take it's place. A great outdoor patio too- can't have enough of those in the summer and fall time around here.

-Seaweed and Gravel: A great concept store. Not 100% surf, not 100% motorcycles, not 100% retro, just cool. Definitely setting the trend. Which is what Leucadia is about- standing apart from the crowd. Also carrying Tim Crozier's Black Bird surfboard label. Worth taking time out of your day and checking out the unique shapes.

-Cafe' Ipe: The food arm of Surfy Surfy (a.k.a. Coffee Coffee). The Cherry Rose Ice Tea is the best in town. Probably the only in town actually. Won't find that at Starbucks. Regardless, a great vibe inside this coffee shop and you're bound to run into a couple neighbors. And of course outside is the new home of the world famous Surfing Madonna. After a quick surf at Beacon's, relax on the patio and watch the world pass by.

-Haggo's Organic Taco: I know what you're saying- Encinitas needs another taco shop like it needs another surfer in the line up. But hear me out- Haggo's is in another league. The freshest ingredients in town, real flavor (a novelty nowadays at restaraunts), and another great patio to forget about your stress at work. Or that ding you just put on your new stick. Limited hours- Tuesday 11-3 and Friday 11-7- make sure you set your schedule accordingly!

-Solterra Winery and Kitchen: Wine is all the rage right now (or at least it has been in France for the past 2,000 years) but Leucadia is finally getting into the act. Solterra Winery and Kitchen is being built right now just north of Leucadia Blvd. and the 101. It will be quite the contrast next to Karina's Taco Shop. A pretty snazzy looking place- should boost the home values in the area by $100k. Don't have a firm opening date but at the rate they're putting up the structure the past few months, I'd assume by spring 2013.

Check out the full SD Magazine story here. Or better yet, get outside for once and visit these local shops!

Surf Check 9/26/12

Have some fun surf today out of the NW, SW, and S but it's surprisingly lined up. You'd think with all those swells crossing each other up in the water, there would be more peaks. We probably need a little more shorter interval swell (like windswell vs. our current groundswell) to break it up.

Regardless, waves around town are chest high with bigger sets as you head towards the OC. The NW will be fading the rest of the day while the SW hangs on and the S from Hurricane Miriam fills in a little more. The OC will have some head high sets while SD county stays about the same as today.

There's a pretty big tide swing the next few days with 4' tides at sunrise going to 5.5' at 9am then down to 0' mid-day then back up to 5' at sunset. Water temps are still holding at high 60's to 70.

The weather should get warm again the 2nd half of the week as high pressure starts to build today. Look for minimal low clouds and fog in the morning with temps near 80 by the weekend.

And as luck would have it, we have more swell coming from a couple sources the next few days- just in time for the great weather. First up is another NW coming our way for Saturday. Similar to yesterday's swell, we should have some chest high sets in north county SD and shoulder high sets in south SD.

After that we have a fun sized SW coming for late Saturday too. Sets around town will be chest high with shoulder high sets in far north county SD and head high sets in the OC. That lasts into Monday.

And the tropics haven't completely died yet. We're almost a week into fall and the waters off Mexico keep churning them out. Hurricane Miriam is only a shell of her former self today but we've got another group of clouds trying to form off Mainland. If it gets it's act together by the end of the week, we may get surf towards Sunday/Monday.

All in all some fun surf is coming this weekend with great weather. Make sure to clear your schedule!




 

THE Surf Report 9/21/12

Summer we hardly knew ye.

SURF:

The last day of summer is upon us. How did we fare? I'd give it a 7 based on the great weather we had (finally) and warm water temps (finally). Surf wasn't bad either- pretty consistent waist to chest high most of the time- just wish we had a couple more bombing swells. Today we have great weather on tap and some leftover SW swell. Sets around town are chest high with a couple plus sets in the OC. Tomorrow is about a foot smaller and Sunday about the same. Nothing too exciting. At least next week shows promise (more on that below). The water is still nice though- holding at 70.

Tides the next few days are 2' at sunrise, 5.5' after lunch, and down to 1' at sunset (which by the way is around 6:40 now- same as the sunrise). Make sure to keep up to date on the waves and weather at Twitter/North County Surf.

FORECAST:

After a little weekend of surf- we have some interesting swells on the charts. We actually have 3 legitimate swells forecasted from all 3 storm producing regions. 1st up is our first NW of the season- just a few days after the start of fall. Nice timing. Look for chest high waves in north county SD on Tuesday with sets close to head high in south SD.

Next up- the tropics are still alive (it is an El Nino year, isn't it)? Models show a hurricane forming this weekend which should give us swell towards Wednesday. Hoping for some head high sets in the OC from that one.

And a few days ago in the southern hemisphere, we had a good storm take shape that shot some head high SW swell our way. That should be arriving towards Wednesday too. And after that we have another storm on the charts today that will give us a similar sized SW swell for next weekend. AND the north Pacific is starting to come to life for the fall so we're expecting more NW too towards next weekend if the charts hold true. All in all should be a fun week next week.

WEATHER:

Great weather on tap today will give way this weekend to slightly cooler weather and low clouds. Nothing drastic- just typical weather around here. Expect a little more night and morning low clouds/fog burning off to hazy afternoon sunshine through the next 7 days. Temps at the beaches will be in the low to mid-70's. Sounds good.

BEST BET:
Depends where you live. If you live in south SD- maybe next Tuesday when that new NW arrives. Or Wednesday in north county SD when there's leftover NW and new SW filling in. Or the OC next weekend when the forecasted SW arrives. Place your bets!

NEWS OF THE WEEK:

So what’s the latest with the ‘impending’ El Nino this winter? Well, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s latest report this month says “El Nino conditions are likely to develop during September 2012”. Which is right now of course. Amazingly, neutral conditions continued during August 2012 despite above-average sea surface temperatures (SST) across the eastern Pacific Ocean. If you haven’t noticed lately, we’ve had some low 70 water temps this week around north county- which is pretty good as we head into October. The oceanic heat content (average temperature in the upper 300m of the ocean) remained elevated during the month, consistent with a large region of above-average temperatures at depth across the equatorial Pacific. Possible signs of El Niño development in the atmosphere included upper-level easterly wind anomalies (i.e. winds typical go slack or switch their normal direction during an El Nino season) and a slightly negative Southern Oscillation Index (which would show sustained warming of the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, a decrease in the strength of the Pacific Trade Winds, and a reduction in winter and spring rainfall over much of eastern Australia). Despite these indicators, key aspects of the tropical atmosphere did not support the development of El Niño conditions during the month of August. In particular, low-level trade winds were near average along the equator, and the pattern of tropical convection from Indonesia to the central equatorial Pacific was inconsistent with El Niño with the typical regions of both enhanced and suppressed convection shifted too far west. Because of the lack of clear atmospheric anomaly patterns, ENSO-neutral conditions persisted during August. HOWEVER… there are ongoing signs of a possibly imminent transition towards El Niño in the atmosphere as well as the ocean. Most of the models now predict the onset of El Niño during the August-October 2012 period, persisting through the remainder of the year. The consensus of dynamical models indicates a borderline moderate strength event while the statistical model consensus indicates a borderline weak El Niño. Supported by the model forecasts and the continued warmth across the Pacific Ocean, the official forecast calls for the development of most likely a weak El Niño during September 2012, persisting through December-February 2012-13. Long story short, looks like we’ll still have an El Nino but don’t expect anything like the winter of ’82-’83. Look for a little more rain than normal and a couple more swells as well as some slightly bigger surf. Which is WAAAAY better than what we’ve had the past few years.
BEST OF THE BLOG:

Got 3 Clips of the Day posted on the North County Surf blog. Are you looking for new school ripping? Check the Owen Wright clip. Looking for the best surfer of all time? Check the Slater footage from the Lowers contest this week. Or maybe you're an old school power gouger. Then check out Occy turning back the clock at Margaret River. And of course an in depth THE Surf Report too- all of that and more at in the blog below!

PIC OF THE WEEK:

A lot has been said about Baja over the years. Dangerous, beautiful, empty, tempting, adventurous, raw, and more. But the fact still remains it's one of the last spots on earth to get some firing surf by yourself- without hopping on a plane to Indo. And without those pesky malaria shots. 

Keep Surfing,

Michael W. Glenn
Know It All
Time Traveller
1st to Surf Kirra & Waikiki With Both Rabbits

Clips of the Day- From Occy To Slater To Owen

You probably watched the final day of the Hurley Pro while 'working' at your office desk, but for those of you who missed it due to deadlines, piles of paperwork, or just being a good employee, here's the highlights from today. Typical Slater destroying it on odd equipment ('odd' meaning he's the only guy who would ride a 5'9" quad at 4' Lowers and 12' Teahupoo). Good clips of Jordy, Fanning, Parko, Adriano, and Taj too (where's all the young guns like Kolohe, Gabe, Pupo, Wilko, Owen, etc? At least Julian and John John showed their face. Dane where art thou)?


Speaking of Owen- I thought I'd give him some props with another Clip of the Day- this time showcasing some fun Australian beach break. Nothing but fun chest high clear water wedges with you and your mates. No wonder the kid has world title potential. I would too if this beach break was my home spot. No- seriously. I'd be world champ too. Laugh all you want.

And if you're not keen on Owen being the new Occy, then take a look at Occy being new again at the 2012 Margaret River contest this past spring. A Prime Event no less, Occy took down some of the world's best on his way to a semi-final finish. If you think Slater's still got it at age 40, then Occy's still the man at age 46!

THE Surf Report- Early Edition- 9/13/12

Better early then never.

SURF:
Still waiting for something exciting to happen. Last few days have had a little SW swell running and overcast conditions at the beaches. I guess you need to be careful what you ask for- with the forecasted El Nino this winter, I could see more action than I want. But back to the present:

We had a little SW swell fill in yesterday for waist high+ waves in SD county and chest high+ surf in the OC. That holds tomorrow and Saturday/Sunday looks to be in the knee to waist high range in SD and maybe a bigger inconsistent set in the OC.  AND the beaches may have some low clouds hanging around all day (more on that below). All in all, kind of a boring weekend. The water is still nice though and holding at 70.

Tides the next few days are 4' at sunrise peaking to 5.5' mid-morning, dropping to 1' mid-afternoon, and coming back up to 5' at sunset. Make sure to keep up to date on the waves and weather at Twitter/North County Surf. 

FORECAST:

Nothing really major on the charts (again). We have little blips on the radar though- a little bump in the SW towards Monday and another one starting towards the 25th and lasting a few days. I'm hoping this swell on the 25th is better than expected and we get some head high+ surf around here. The tropics are active but the storms aren't that impressive.

Currently tropical storm Kristy is in our window and churning off Baja- but winds are only forecasted to hit 50mph- not much of a surf generator. There's 2 more areas of clouds out there trying to organize but if something does happen- they'll be half way to Hawaii by then. Wish I had better news for ya.

WEATHER:

Fun weather we had last Sunday- a big surge in monsoonal clouds gave us rain in SD county and some heavy downpours in parts of the OC. This weekend though, high pressure is forecasted to build tomorrow and make temperatures near 90 about a mile from the beach BUT... the low clouds may get trapped under the high and keep the beaches cloudy. It may be touch and go with the clouds this weekend- they could break up for great weather or they could stick around like they did today and make a total buzz kill down there. I'm hoping for sun.

BEST BET:
Not much to choose from- I'm hoping the clouds break up at the beach tomorrow for temps in the mid-80's and sunshine as well as leftover fun SW swell.

NEWS OF THE WEEK:

The last 5 years has seen some amazing technology with the oceans and waves. From the Poseidon project in Carlsbad for desalinated water that will supply over 100,000 households yearly, to advancements in artificial reefs, to Kelly Slater and Greg Webber's wave pool technologies. Now comes the first tidal energy source in the US. CNBC carried the story today and gave the lowdown:

PORTLAND, Maine - A tidal power project at the nation's eastern tip has delivered electricity to the power grid for the first time in the U.S. Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. confirmed Thursday that Ocean Renewable Power Co.'s first underwater turbine is delivering to the grid the first commercially produced tidal power. It's a modest start. Ocean Renewable spokeswoman Susy Kist says the first unit underwater turbine unit, installed in July in Cobscook Bay, produces enough electricity for 25 to 30 homes. Two more will come online next year. All told, the company sees up to 50 megawatts of tidal power potential off Lubec and Eastport, home to one of the world's best tidal sites, where the tide rises and falls 20 feet twice a day.
Just think- the ocean can solve our dependency on oil, freshwater shortfalls, and heal itself from overcrowded line-ups!

BEST OF THE BLOG:

Some trash and treasure on the North County Surf Blog this week. First up is the 'dump' the San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy found the marshes recently. Seems as though the old timers were dumping their tires, car engines, water heaters, you name it. Careful the next time you're bottom turning at Cardiff- you make break your fin off on a submerged water heater. On the opposite end of the spectrum is deals on the blog- from surfboards to sandals to headphones. And of course a mid-week Surf Check and an in depth THE Surf Report. All of that and morin the blog below!

PIC OF THE WEEK:

How many more good shots can Aaron Chang take? With an iconic history of surf photography that's spanned 85 years (just kidding Aaron) he's got more than enough shots to fill up 100 terabytes worth of data (and I'm probably underestimating). If a picture is worth a thousand words, then the Pic of the Week is worth at least a thousand dollars for that lucky stiff. Check out more of Aaron's work here. 

Keep Surfing,

Michael W. Glenn
Friendly
Already Lost My iPhone 5
Taught Skip How To Shape

Cardiff Reef Crap

 

Interesting article in the North County Times (a.k.a UT North) this week. Seems as though the old San Elijo Lagoon (i.e. the one that sits inland between Seaside Reef and Cardiff Reef) used to be a dump for the old-timers. If you wondered why the water coming out of the creek at Cardiff stinks sometimes, now you know (actually it's the water treatment plant upstream but that's a whole other story). Doug Gibson, a scientist and executive director of the San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy was snorkeling up the lagoon (you read that right) and came across the old trash heap. Don't worry- the culprits are probably dead by now since the trash heap may date back 60 years (or God has struck them down with lightening), but it's still interesting nonetheless- like the wagon wheel he found. Here's the full story:

An underwater pile of discarded car engines, tires and hot water heaters recently discovered at the San Elijo Lagoon will be removed Saturday during a statewide Coastal Cleanup Day, officials said.
The decades-old dumpsite was found by Doug Gibson, a scientist and executive director of the San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy, during a research expedition several months ago near the north shore of the lagoon. The waterway straddles the city limits of Encinitas and Solana Beach. Gibson was snorkeling along a fast-moving water channel observing fish when he passed over a pile of old car engines, two motor scooters, and other debris, he recalled Wednesday. "It was shocking," Gibson said. "It's just one of those relics of a mindset of how we used to treat these areas." The dumping took place before the lagoon ecological reserve was established in the early 1980s, and may date back to the 1950s, Gibson said. He added that it's highly unlikely the culprits will be found, given how old the items are and how long they've been sitting in the salt water. Parts of the dumpsite were visible during low tide Wednesday, just south of a small hilltop near Manchester Avenue's intersection with San Elijo Avenue. Years ago, when the lagoon region was very rural and the freeway didn't exist, that hilltop must have been a convenient place for people who wanted to secretly rid themselves of large, unwanted items, Gibson said. All they would have had to do was to give a little push and their trash would fall off the cliff. These days, there's a grove of acacia trees along the roadway and no lagoon trails pass through the area, so it's hidden from public view. Gibson said he has snorkeled up the center of the water channel on other research trips, but missed the trash pile. "This stuff really isn't in the middle of the channel, it's near the bank ... submerged so you don't see it," he said. The cleanup is being paid for through a $20,000 grant, provided from a pool of money administered by the state's Water Resources Control Board. People pay fines into the fund when they're caught illegally dumping items, Gibson said, adding, "This is a perfect use of that fund." State water quality officials referred questions about the grant to their San Diego regional office; officials there couldn't be reached for comment Wednesday. Gibson said that it's not unusual to find long-discarded items in the lagoon reserve, but "we've never really seen this level of material."

On Saturday morning ---- as thousands of volunteers across the state participate in Coastal Cleanup Day ---- divers working with a barge provided by Marathon Construction expect to remove at least 13 pieces of old vehicles and other machinery from the dumpsite. "We're going to go after the big pieces and anything else we can find to pick up in there," Gibson said. In addition to the old metal machinery, there's also what looks to be an old wooden wagon wheel. If that doesn't fall apart on its trip to the surface, the lagoon conservancy may display it near the nature center, Gibson said. But he's not keeping his fingers crossed that they'll find any items that are worth money. "I doubt that there's going to be anything of any value ---- it's bits and pieces, (that's) really what it is," he said.

 

 

Deal Alert! End of Summer Blowout!

Gotta love the end of summer. We have our best weather of the year, water temps are still 70, kids are back in school, we've got leftover southern hemi's with building Aleutian swells, and the surf industry cleans out their closet to make room for the winter. Seshday is chock full of stuff this week and I've highlighted a few that I'm buying. Like the 6'1" Byrne ST model above. Made of space age materials (the Mars Curiosity rover actually has one on it's roof racks), the board is ding resistant and lasts longer than standard PU boards. Price this week at just $429.95- about $200 less than other boards on the rack that last considerably shorter. Here's the specs:

• Fins Included
• Board Nose Width 11.38"
• Board Width 18.5"
• Board Tail Width 14.5"
• Board Thick 2.38" Board Volume 27 ccm
• Board Fin System FCS
• Board Shaper Phil Byrne

 

I've been runnin' around like crazy this summer and haven't had a good Deal Alert! in awhile. With all the runnin' around, I could have used a pair of some comfy leather sandals. The crew at Seshday must have read my mind because they've got some of the best sandals on earth from Reef. Like the 'Skyver' sandals shown above. At just $22.95, they're CHEAP for quality sandals like these. Here's some more info if you're interested:

• Rich full grain leather strap with contrast edge skyving design detail
• Rich full grain leather footbed
• Reef-flex triple density EVA construction with anatomical arch support
• Highly abrasion resistant, molded reef rubber non-marking outsole

And with the weather being good, you can't have enough clean tees in your drawer. The boys from Electric have sent some apparel to Seshday and they've got tees as low as $9.95. They're running out quick though so get on it.

Skullcandy has also teamed up with Seshday this week. I guess music really isn't just an end of summer thing, but these high quality $50 earbuds are only $27.99. And since you're ears are important, don't just stick anything in there- get the best. Like these '50/50' earbuds. Here's the full scoop:

"Meet the unruly 50/50 bud, a composite earphone that's half mic, half bud, and all boom. With superb fit and a beastly 11mm driver, the 50/50 pumps bass deeper than your bag of kickflip variables, and sounds richer than your dirty uncle. And unlike a sketchy 50/50 varial heel-flip, our 50/50 polycarbonate backside mashes the aluminum frontside in perfect symmetry."

Features

• In-Line Mic3
• 11mm Power Drivers
• Nylon Mesh Carry Case
• 3 Silicone Gel Sizes
• Mic3+Control switch+Volume control
• Play/Pause/Track control
• Tech Specs Speaker Diameter: 11mm
• Magnet Type: NdFeB
• Frequency Response: 20-20k Hz
• Impedance: 16 ohms
• Max Input Power: 100mW
• Cable Type: TPE
• Cable Length: 1.3M
• Plug Type: 3.5mm Gold Plated

It's also good to know when summer is ending and fall is starting. Vestal can help you tell the time. (Spoiler Alert! Fall starts September 22nd this year). Regardless, it's good to have some bling on your wrist. The Vestal Mini Gear Head is normally $140 (and worth it) but just $69.95 on Seshday. No reason to pass this one up. Unless you have one already. Here's the specs:

"Simple in design with its three hand movement and thick raised indices, the Vestal Mini Gearhead Watch is engineered to be sleek and tough looking. The 18mm band tapers in both height and width causing the lines between the case and band to blur while creating a custom fit and feel on any wrist."

Features

• Buckle: stainless steel safety clasp
• Crystal: solid mineral
• Movement: standard three hands
• Wrist: thin
• Case: Stainless steel / 34mm wide
• Band Material :Stainless steel / 18mm wide
• Water Resistance: 10 ATM (atmospheres)/100 meters

But wait! There's more! Actually, Von Zipper shades are coming to Sehsday on Saturday so you have to wait. But in the meantime, you might as well load up on Reef, Skullcandy, Byrne, Vestal, and Electric.