Pleasant Hawaiian Holiday.
SURF:
Been picture postcard perfect around here lately. Tropical weather, water in the low 70's, a fun S swell- couldn't ask for more.
Lucky for us, the new fun S swell that filled in last night will hold through Saturday morning around here. Look for chest high surf in north county SD and shoulder high waves in the OC. Sunday backs off to the waist high+ range but at least the water's still warm. We're hitting almost the mid-70's this week and the normal peak of our water temps is usually the 1st week of August- so maybe we'll hit 77-78 degrees late next week? (FYI- La Jolla hit 81 degrees the 1st week of August last summer- right as El Nino was in full swing- so don't expect that this summer).
On a side note, been a busy couple weeks for shark sightings (and especially the past few days). Lifeguards in Del Mar, Solana Beach, Encinitas, and Carlsbad have all seen juvenile great whites cruising the line ups. Juvenile is a relative term since they've been around 8' long. Sharks were here first of course and maybe it's just more people keeping an eye out for them, but just use common sense of course when heading out for your next session. Probably not best to paddle out to a mysto offshore reef in the early morning fog at the local rivermouth which happens to be a seal breeding ground too. Just saying. And here's some numbers for you to digest:
Tides this weekend are:
- 3.5' at breakfast
- 2.5' at lunch
- 6' at dinner
- 5:59 AM sunrise
- 7:52 PM sunset
Early next week looks to have small background SSW swell with an uptick in NW windswell by Tuesday/Wednesday for more waist high+ waves.
Charts show some fun S swell headed our way late in the week for more chest high surf around Friday.
The tropics are also coming to life again but most models have the storms headed towards Hawaii- so no surf for us.
And further out, charts show a solid storm off Antarctica early next week which would give us good shoulder high+ SW swell around the 9th. As long as the sun is out, the water is warm, and tropical clouds are floating overhead- I can wait. Make sure to keep track of the waves and weather at Twitter/North County Surf.
WEATHER:
WEATHER:
Amazing tropical weather this past week will be replaced by more summer-like night/morning low clouds and sunshine by mid-morning. Look for great weather this weekend and less tropical clouds overhead. By Tuesday of next week, models hint at more tropical weather headed our way and temps to feel slightly warmer due to the increase in humidity (a lot like the past few days)...
BEST BET:
BEST BET:
Tomorrow with leftover chest high SW swell or late next week with more S fun swell on the way.
NEWS OF THE WEEK:
NEWS OF THE WEEK:
Interesting weather this past week with a bit of early morning rain drops, the faint roar of thunder over the hills, and temps in the low 70's at sunrise. But on this day in weather history, remnants of a tropical cyclone over the eastern Pacific swept northward along Baja in 1902, bringing rare July rainfall. San Diego recorded 0.83" of rain, a record 1 day rainfall for July that stood until 2015 (a whopping 113 years. That was when remnants of another tropical cyclone (Dolores) pushed the new record to 1.03". Other notable rain totals included 1.53" in Cuyamaca and 0.93" in La Mesa.
And in 2009, a powerful storm south of Tahiti the week of July 17th sent a booming SW swell which arrived on the 24th and peaked on the 25th. Surf was predominantly 8-12' on SSW facing beaches- with the Wedge hitting 20' and the odd larger set. Two people drowned and hundreds were rescued by lifeguards. Minor structural damage was also reported.
PIC OF THE WEEK:
As a kid, the surfing world consisted of Australia, Hawaii, and the US- mainly California. Then the internet grew, surfing videos and clips were easier to see, and good surfers started to come out of Florida, Brazil, France, etc. I remember being fascinated by all the good empty surf I saw on the internet from European shores. Even though the world is smaller now and there's thousands of surfers in France, Ireland, Portugal, and thanks to Mick Fanning and Chris Burkard- now Iceland- there's still plenty of fun empty surf if you're willing to look for it- and fork over the airfare for a ticket overseas.
Keep Surfing,
Michael W. Glenn
I Have Magical Powers
Pretty Sure Mueller Kept Saying "Refer To THE Surf Report"
Keep Surfing,
Michael W. Glenn
I Have Magical Powers
Pretty Sure Mueller Kept Saying "Refer To THE Surf Report"
Was Never Convicted Of Starting The '86 Op Pro Riot
