THE Surf Report

Something for everyone.

SURF:

Had another fun week of surf and fairly mild weather- life is good in San Diego. Today we had some leftover chest high sets from the NW and tomorrow morning is looking pretty small, but we've got a couple swells lined up for the weekend, and if you're lucky, you may get a couple sets before sundown tomorrow night.

We've got 2 swells hitting their stride on Saturday- first is a SW swell that originated off Antarctica last week and will give us chest high waves in north county and shoulder high waves in the OC.

On it's heels is a similar sized NW groundswell that formed from a storm a few days go off the Aleutians. When both swells merge on the sets, look for head high peaks most everywhere. That lasts into Sunday. Should be a fun weekend of surf.

Water is holding at 60 degrees and tides the next few days are 2' at sunrise, up to 5' mid-morning, and down to 0' around sunset. Make sure to keep up to date on the waves/weather at Twitter/North County Surf.

FORECAST:

After the weekend combo swell, we've got a bigger NW headed our way for Tuesday with overhead sets in north county and a few feet overhead in SD.

Right behind it is more SW for the middle of the week- so the OC won't be left out of the fun.

AND THEN... we've got more head high NW late in the week as well as chance of more SW towards the 20th. AND... our weather should be fantastic. It's a good time to be a surfer.

WEATHER:

Pesky fog has been inhibiting the early morning dawn patrols and that may stick around this weekend as a strong storm will rip through the Pacific Northwest this weekend and thicken up our clouds down here. Once that moves through this weekend, we've got mild weather to start the week and temps in the mid-60's. High pressure sets up behind it towards Wednesday and we get warmer temps in the mid-70's and plenty of sun. And no rain unfortunately for us in the foreseeable future!

BEST BET:
Plenty of swell this weekend BUT... cool temps and low clouds. Next week looks solid with plenty of SW/NW swells and better weather. Can't be greedy though- any of it is better than working!

NEWS OF THE WEEK:

As a surfer, there are 3 things that scare us: tsunamis, polluted water, and Great Whites. And if they were alive today, you could add the Megalodon to top of the list: the prehistoric monster shark.
The Megalodon , ("giant tooth") was one of the biggest, ferocious prehistoric animal ever lived on Earth. Megalodon ruled the temperate and warm waters of all the oceans between 25 and 1.5 million years ago. They hunted in a variety of environments including coastal zones, lagoons, and deep water. And if you thought 25’ Great White sharks were big, the Megalodon grew to twice that size (estimated at 50-60 feet. Just think how big a 60’ day at Mavericks, Jaws, or Cortes Bank is- now you’ll start to understand just how gargantuan these behemoths were). And if you think it’s scary to see a Great White feasting on a seal or surfer for that matter, the Megalodon had an appetite for something larger- like whales and other sharks. Fossils of Megalodon teeth have been found on every continent with the exception of Antarctica and have even been found in the Mariana trench. Research has found that Megalodon rammed and tried to break the bones of smaller whales, injuring them before consuming them. Another tactic would be to bite off the flippers and tails of larger whales, immobilizing them before going in for the kill. Megalodon is regarded as one of the largest and most powerful predators in vertebrate history. Megalodon likely had a profound impact on structuring of the marine communities. Fossil remains indicate that this giant shark reached a total length of more than 50', and also affirm that it had a cosmopolitan distribution. Scientists suggest that Megalodon looked like a stockier version of the great white shark. Because sharks are made of cartilage and not bone, it is a common misconception that teeth are the only parts of the shark that fossilize but the fact is that fossilized cartilage are harder to find. Shark teeth are the most common type of fossil for a number of reasons and one of it is that shark teeth like most teeth are made of dentin, a hard calcified tissue harder and denser than bone that does not easily decompose.

The most common fossils of  Megalodon are its teeth : triangular shape, robust structure, large size, fine serrations and visible v-shaped neck. The teeth of Megalodon can measure over 7.1 and are the largest in size of any known shark species. The Megalodon had a total of about 276 teeth in its jaws, spanning 5 rows, also researches indicate that it had one of the most powerful bites in history. A 50’ long Megalodon was capable of exerting a bite force estimated at 24,395 lbs. of force and its bite force is over 10 times greater than that of a the more famous T. Rex.

Interesting Facts
-Teeth over 7 inch long
-Was declared as the most powerful bite of any creature that ever lived 
-Huge dimensions : around 50-60’ and up to 50 tons in weight

Let's just hope scientists don't figure out how to clone these things from DNA and let them loose into the wild again. Jurassic Park was just a movie, right?

PIC OF THE WEEK:

Simply put: PDF (Pretty Darn Fun). 

Keep Surfing,

Michael W. Glenn
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