THE Surf Report

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SURF:

Good surf earlier this week and great weather too. Been an odd winter around here. I'd expect a couple fun days like we've had where everything comes togrether but not a whole month. Today is pretty flat but we start to see a little bump tomorrow from the NW. Only SD will really have any little waves but by Sunday we'll see a couple here too.

By Sunday afternoon we should have some fun chest high NW with head high sets in SD.

Water temps are 58 and the tides next few days are about 4.5' at sunrise, almost 6' mid-morning, and down to -0.5' at sunset. Make sure to keep up to date on the waves/weather at Twitter/North County Surf.

FORECAST:
After the slow start to the weekend the Sunday afternoon NW peaks on Monday for head high+ surf in north county and overhead++ waves in SD.

There's not much of a break on Tuesday before a new similar size NW swell fills in Tuesday afternoon. Look for more head high+ waves on Wednesday then a smaller NW fills in behind it on Thursday.

Then models show something I haven't seen in a looooong time. A beast on the charts. The models have also predicted rain a couple times the past month and we know how that went, so take it with a grain of salt. Regardless, if it all comes together, we may get some 10'+ surf around here and double overhead+ waves in SD with bigger sets at the best spots. I should have a good idea on next week's 'Surf Check' so make sure to check back on the blog on Tuesday.

WEATHER:

Now I'm worried. I have no idea on when this good weather will end. Seriously. Nothing on the charts is showing rain in the near future. So expect great weather for another week. There's a weak cold front moving through northern California this weekend so we MAY get some high clouds this weekend and a drop in our temps by a degree or two but that's about it- and maybe the same scenario the middle of next week. So really there's nothing to talk about! We really need rain around here but we're just not going to get it anytime soon.

BEST BET:
As long as this weather holds up- all of next week- with the emphasis being next weekend if that solid swell shows up as expected.

NEWS OF THE WEEK:

I know the water has been cold lately, but not THAT cold. Next time you hear a guy in the line-up say it's 'freezing out here!', you can tell them this:

Ocean water freezes just like freshwater, but at lower temperatures. Fresh water freezes at 0 degrees Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit), but seawater freezes at about -1.9 degrees Celsius (28.4 degrees Fahrenheit) because of the salt in it. When seawater freezes, however, the ice contains very little salt because only the water part freezes. It can be melted down to use as drinking water. At least 15 percent of the ocean is covered by sea ice some part of the year. On average, sea ice covers almost about 25 million square kilometers (10 million square miles) of the Earth. Sea water becomes more and more dense as it becomes colder, right down to its freezing point. Fresh water, on the other hand, is most dense while still at 4 degrees Celsius (39.2 degrees Fahrenheit), well above the freezing point. The average temperature of all ocean water is about 3.5 degrees Celsius (38.3 degrees Fahrenheit).

BEST OF THE BLOG:

Did you hear the good news?! The Carlsbad Power Plant is coming down! Stoke! And a new one is going up. Bummer. Get the full scoop on the North County Surf blog as well as a mid week Surf Check and an in-depth THE Surf Report. Right here at the North County Surf blog.

PIC OF THE WEEK:

Sure it looks fast, but that's half the fun of driving through barrels- it's the anticipation if you're going to make it or not.

Keep Surfing,

Michael W. Glenn
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