Almost ready.
SURF:
Surf has been fun lately but not exactly big or firing. We've had lots of swell from the NW and SW in the chest high+ range and fairly good conditions. That will be the same for the upcoming weekend as we have more fun sized NW and SW headed our way.
First up is a small NW that will start to fill in Friday and be met up with more small SW on Saturday. Good news is that small NW + small SW = fun shoulder high combo sets. Sunday starts to back off but we'll still have rideable chest high waves from both swells. Weather looks to be good also- warmest on Sunday- so a fun weekend all around. And here's some numbers to mull over:
Water temps are finally 60! Break out the 3/2!
Tides this weekend are:
- 3' at sunrise
- 0' at lunch
- 3' at sunset
- 6:40 AM sunrise
- 7:10 PM sunset
FORECAST:
As the North Pacific starts to die off in anticipation of summer, the southern hemisphere unfortunately hasn't really picked up the slack. It's trying, but it's not quite there yet. So we're left with just ok NW swell and just ok SW swell in the coming week. Monday/Tuesday look to be small but waist high+ from the SW- better in the OC of course.
We get another shot of NW on Wednesday for shoulder high surf again- but models potentially show a weak cold front coming through late in the day so we may be in for some junky winds (kind of like today).
After that, we've got more SW/NW arriving next weekend for shoulder high surf.
Then maybe better SW around the 11th and 13th for head high surf and overhead in the OC. So we're almost to firing surf- but not quite. Make sure to keep track of the waves and weather at Twitter/North County Surf.
WEATHER:
High pressure is taking charge off our coast this weekend and as it does, we'll have sunny skies and breezy W winds tomorrow. High pressure will finally be in control by Saturday and we'll be back to mid-70's at the coast and high 70's by Sunday- with offshore winds in the AM. Looks like a great weekend. Fog could return by Tuesday and the weak cold front mentioned above should bring more low clouds and wind again by Wednesday/Thursday. Once that moves through, we should be back to great San Diego weather next weekend.
BEST BET:
Saturday with combo swell and great conditions. Or next weekend with... combo swell and maybe great conditions again.
NEWS OF THE WEEK:
With just a chance of sprinkles- and showers at most next Wednesday- can we say the rain is officially over for the season? I know you've heard 'April showers bring May flowers', so there's still a chance at adding to our totals- but I'm guessing it won't be much. So on that note, where does it look like we'll end up this season? Pretty darn good:
- Newport Beach: 17.48" so far. 149% of normal (13"). FYI- last year at this time there was 2.66"...
- Oceanside: 13.69" so far. 117% of normal (13"). Last year there was only 4.68" at this time...
- San Diego: 11.85" so far. 131% of normal (10"). Last year there was only 3.18" at this time
As reported in last week's THE Surf Report, we are out of drought conditions finally. This season's rainfall was a blessing for a variety of reasons. And if the (weak) El Nino can hold through summer, I'm hoping we get an influx of tropical moisture for summer showers- to help lessen the fire impact.
PIC OF THE WEEK:
No wonder so many people are moving to New Zealand. I guess it's more than just long lefts down there? (For more amazing surf shots, check out Jackson Bright's work at @jacksonbright_ on Instragram)
Keep Surfing,
Michael W. Glenn
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