And we're back in 3, 2, 1...
SURF:
And wouldn't you know it; that the week that I'm gone in Yosemite for Thanksgiving, it's pumping and I don't activate the Emergency Boardriding System. But fear not! We still have plenty of waves on the way. Enough so that I'm going to officially activate the Emergency Boardriding System this weekend. But first things first. Let's discuss the week that was.
We had plenty of surf over Thanksgiving and a back up swell to start our work week. Everything has backed off since then and today we were left with windy waist high+ NW.
Tomorrow looks to be the same but we do have a storm in the North Pacific today that is sending a healthy WNW swell for early Saturday through Sunday. Look for early on Saturday to start off in the chest to shoulder high range and then head high to overhead late in the day. That holds into Sunday. The only fly in the ointment is a weak cold front coming through this weekend that may kick up some SW winds. Not stormy- but just enough to put a bump on it. Make sure to get it early! Water temps are barely holding on to 60 and here's what going on with the tides and sun this weekend:
- Sunrise and sunset are:
- 6:36 AM
- 4:42 PM
And tides this weekend are:
- 5' at sunrise
- 0.5' after lunch
- 3' at sunset
FORECAST:
The good swell over the weekend holds on Monday morning then it drops fairly quick on Tuesday morning to the waist high range.
Wednesday afternoon we see more swell from the W for shoulder high surf and bigger in SD by Thursday.
After that, models show another large storm on the charts which may give us overhead+ surf again towards the 14th. Hopefully the rain will hold off until then. Make sure to check out Twitter/North County Surf if anything changes between now and then.
BEST BET:
Late Saturday/early Sunday with well overhead WNW swell, next Wednesday/Thursday with fun W swell, or bigger WNW swell towards the 14th...
WEATHER:
Looks like our heavy rain is over for the time being. We have one more weak cold front looking to move through Saturday/Sunday with just a chance of light showers. That should exit by Monday with cool sunny skies to start the week. High pressure looks to be in control next weekend with above average temps and plenty of sun to dry things out.
NEWS OF THE WEEK:
I know it's been said a thousand times already, but as the earth continues on this warming trend, it really does seem like our storms are less frequent but more powerful when they do arrive. Take for example the latest round of rain we just received. After not seeing anything for over 6 months, we should have seen a couple showers in October and maybe some real rain in early November to start the rainy season. But NOOOO, the atmosphere held off until late November then WHAM! hit us with almost 3" of rain over the Thanksgiving holiday and 1" yesterday. So to officially start the season, we received around 4" along the coast in a week. Now that's impressive. Some ski resorts in California and Utah even had to delay their openings until late November because of the lack of snow. And then they had too much over Thanksgiving! Go figure. So where do we stand today with the start of our wet season? Here's the totals so far:
- Newport Beach: 3" so far. 150% of normal. In comparison to last year's above normal wet winter, we only had 2.3" by this time.
- Oceanside: 4.3" so far. 231% of normal. Last year at this time we only had 1.1"...
- San Diego: 3.9" so far. 224% of normal. And last year at this time we had 1.38"
If you'll recall, we should be in a neutral state this winter- no La Nina and no El Nino. So we're off to a good start. BUT... we were below average in rainfall for October and the beginning of November- so anything can happen.
BEST OF THE BLOG:
As you may know, I'm part of a group called the North County Board Meeting. Our goal is to strengthen our community by supporting local businesses, networking, charitable work, and finding an excuse to surf! Next Wednesday, December 11th happens to be our 5th annual holiday party at Priority Public House in Leucadia at 5:30 PM. And is the case in year's past, we'll be having a toy drive that will benefit the Community Resource Center and their annual holiday basket program. They provide food, clothing, blankets, toys, and household essentials to over 1,650 local families in need this holiday season.
The North County Board Meeting is upping the ante this year and are aiming to gather 100 NEW TOYS to help families in north county San Diego and we'd like for you to join us. If you can't make the event, no problem, you can drop off a new unwrapped toy at a couple locations from now until Thursday, December 12th:
- EPK Collection, 505 N Hwy 101, Solana Beach
- Agency 73, 244 N Coast Hwy 101, Encinitas
And if you CAN make the event at Priority Public House, we'd be stoked to share a cold one with you while telling some tall tales about our last surf session. Any questions, email me of course at northcountyboardmeeting@gmail.
Thank you for the support and we hope to see you there!
PIC OF THE WEEK:
My top 10 LEAST favorite things in surfing:
- sharks
- crowds
- onshores
- stingrays
- flat days
- snakes (drop-ins, not the animals)
- Ok- the animals too (deadly seasnakes)
- getting injured by your board (fin cuts, hit to the head, landing on your board, etc)
- not bringing the right board for the conditions
- and this- paddling for a wave, missing it, and turning around to see this unload on your head
Keep Surfing,
Michael W. Glenn
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