Wind, wind, go away...
SURF:
Been a bit of wind lately and not much real swell unfortunately.
Spring time winds have resulted in colder water temps and short interval NW windswell. We'll have a little more of that tonight- then cleaner conditions by Saturday. First up is another dry cold front moving though tonight which will kick up our winds tomorrow as well as increasing the NW windswell. Look for messy conditions on Friday with head high+ whitecaps. Saturday things clean up and we have leftover chest high NW and Sunday looks small and clean with minimal SW/NW. Best bet is to blow off tomorrow (Get it? Blow? Wind? Never mind.) and just wait for Saturday.
And thanks to all the good for nuthin' NW wind recently, water temps have dropped to the high 50's again! (Camp Pendleton was actually 55 this morning and Long Beach- get this- had a buoy reading of 53 degrees. Ouch.)
And tides this weekend are:
- 3.5' at sunrise
- -0.2' at lunch
- 4' at sunset
- 6:23 AM sunrise (Get in the water by 6 AM!)
- 7:16 PM sunset (Get out of the water by 7:30 PM!)
FORECAST:
New SW from a medium sized storm starts to fill in late Monday for chest high surf.
We unfortunately have another windy cold front coming through late Tuesday which will increase the NW windswell again (chest high) but also make a mess of that new SW. Things should clean up by Thursday- but the SW will be on it's way out by then too.
Next weekend looks to have small SW swell then models show maybe our first real overhead SW swell around the 25th. So until then- look for some fun small SW and winds again around Wednesday. Make sure to keep track of the waves and weather Twitter/North County Surf.
WEATHER:
As mentioned above, we have another dry windy front coming through tomorrow. The sun and warmer weather returns this weekend for temps in the low 70's and manageable winds. Late Tuesday another dry windy front comes through (I'm getting tired of this- bring on summer already) but high pressure will finally set up shop late next week for temps in the mid-70's and good spring break weather (for those of you who still party during spring break or even get a spring break).
BEST BET:
Saturday with cleaner conditions and leftover NW windswell OR early Tuesday before that next windy cold front messes up the new SW.
NEWS OF THE WEEK:
This day in history! (Since these dry windy cold fronts we've been having aren't that exciting to talk about):
- 1967: 2.18 inches of precipitation fell in Big Bear Lake, the greatest daily amount on record for April. Ten inches of snow fell in Palomar Mountain, the greatest daily snowfall on record for April. This also occurred on 4/17/1963.
- 1966: Strong winds surfaced in the deserts. The winds disrupted travel along Interstate 10 and Highway 111, and sand blasted cars and homes in Palm Springs and Indio.
- 1965: A cold late-season storm that started on 4/7 and ended on 4/11 brought heavy rainfall and snowfall to the region. Over the period 7.66 inches of precipitation fell in Lake Arrowhead (with nearly 50 inches of new snow). 5.44 inches fell in Palomar Mountain (with 13 inches of snow), 4.36 inches in Big Bear Lake, 4.25 inches at Cuyamaca, and 3.14 inches in Idyllwild (with 24 inches of snow). 1.5 to 2 inches of rain fell across the coastal basin. Mountain roads were closed.
- 1953: It was 31° in Santa Ana, the lowest temperature on record for April.
- 1941: It snowed three inches in Victorville, the greatest daily snowfall on record for April and the latest measurable snowfall of the season.
- 1922: It was 30° in Escondido, the lowest temperature on record for April.
PIC OF THE WEEK:
What draws your attention to this photo? The tropical clouds on the horizon? The mysterious island just offshore? The purples, the pinks, and the oranges? Or the obvious answer- the long rights and lefts coming off the reef? If you're a true surfer though- the real answer is... all of the above. That's what makes surfing so great. It's more than just riding waves. We're a lucky bunch. (For more amazing surf shots, check out Jackson Bright's work at @jacksonbright on Instragram)
Keep Surfing,
Michael W. Glenn
People Person
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