Winter, where art thou?
SURF:
Winter, for the most part, has left the building. No more stormy weather, no more stormy surf. Just sunny skies and small waves. The only leftover from winter is the cold water.
FORECAST:
The Pacific is starting to heat up. Sort of. Models show little bumps out of the NW and SW but only look for waist high+ surf most of all next week.
WEATHER:
Just like the surf, nothing to report. We have sunny skies tomorrow and temps in the mid-70's. Models show some patchy dense fog over the weekend but we'll have sunshine by lunchtime and temps in the low 70's. Monday high pressure sets up shop and temps at the beaches may be towards 80. Tuesday is nice again and by the 2nd half of the week we cool down slightly but still sunny skies and temps in the low 70's. If anything changes, I'll keep you up to date on the waves/weather at Twitter/North County Surf.
BEST BET:
I'm at a loss for words since we're at a loss for surf. From today through next week, all it looks like is waist to maybe chest high NW/SW. Worst case you can sit on the beach with your lady friend.
NEWS OF THE WEEK:
Since Ol' Man Winter has decided to slip out the backdoor, I guess we can start spring a few days early. Might as well turn on Daylight Saving Time this weekend too! It didn't seem that long ago that we set our clocks back one hour on the first Sunday of November. As kids, Daylight Saving Time only lasted a few months- not this crazy 8 month stretch we embrace now. During the 1973 oil embargo (unlike today where oil flows like water- guess we're out of the drought too), the U.S. Congress extended Daylight Saving Time to 8 months, rather than the normal 6 months. During that time, the U.S. Department of Transportation found that observing Daylight Saving Time in March and April saved the equivalent in energy of 10,000 barrels of oil each day - a total of 600,000 barrels in each of those two years. Likewise, in 1986, Daylight Saving Time moved from the last Sunday in April to the first Sunday in April. No change was made to the ending date of the last Sunday in October. Adding the entire month of April to Daylight Saving Time is estimated to save the U.S. about 300,000 barrels of oil each year. And then finally, beginning in 2007, Daylight Saving Time commenced on the second Sunday in March and ended on the first Sunday in November, thereby saving even more oil. And what does that mean for all of us? Not sure- we're all using solar now and oil is like $2 a barrel so we probably don't need Daylight Saving Time anyway. Long story short, remember to set your clocks forward 1 hour when you go to bed this Saturday. You'll finally be able to surf after work now until 7pm. That's all I care about. Screw the whole oil saving thing. Oh- and forget about dawn patrolling it and beating everyone to the surf as the sun will now come up at 7am. Feel free to sleep in.
BEST OF THE BLOG:
Just a reminder- Surf Meeting tomorrow morning at George's sponsored by the North County Board Meeting! Come on down to network, grab some breakfast, a cup of Joe from Ironsmith Coffee Roasters, throw some tail, and learn about our charitable work. Meeting starts at 7, look for the green tent south of the Chart House at George's, and get ready to rip.
And don't forget to save the date: The North County Board Meeting's 3rd annual charity golf tournament on Friday, May 26th. Benefiting Urban Surf 4 Kids, it's a great excuse to blow off a Friday morning. Being held at the world famous Goat Hill, come on down for a great time and a good cause. Details will be posted on our website next week so make sure to check out North County Board Meeting for all the details or email me at northcountysurf@cox.net.
PIC OF THE WEEK:
How FUN does this wedge look?! Just paddle into the 4' side wave and then backdoor the 8' main peak. Easy. For more of life's simple pleasures, check out http://www.owenphoto.com.au.
Keep Surfing,
Michael W. Glenn
Crushing It
Projected #1 Seed, West Region
Counselor, Camp Shred
