THE Surf Report- Early Edition

Poof! 

SURF:

And just like that- winter is gone. 

Great surf the first half of January was replaced by stormy conditions at the end of January. Now that February is here... poof! Surf and storms are gone. But we do have nice weather. So what's in store for the weekend? Not much. 

We have leftover waist high NW windswell for Friday/Saturday and waist high+ W swell for Sunday with chest high sets in SD. Here's the tide, sun, and water temps if you must paddle out:

• Sunrise and sunset:
• 6:39 AM sunrise
• 5:26 PM sunset

• Water temps are still hanging around 57. And don't expect mid-60's until at least May. 

• And tides aren't doing much this weekend:
• 4' at sunrise
• -0.5' at lunch
• 3' at sunset

FORECAST:

What looked promising on the charts last week, is now looking on the small side for next week. 

We've got leftover waist high W swell for Monday/Tuesday and we get a small increase in NW swell late Wednesday into Thursday. Look for chest high surf that lasts into Friday morning. 

After that, forecast charts show a storm taking shape this weekend in the southern hemisphere that should give us chest high S swell around the 16th. 

And there's a possibility the northern hemisphere may come to life again next week too which may give us good NW swell again mid-month. Make sure to check out Twitter/North County Surf if anything changes between now and then. 

BEST BET: 

Looks like Thursday with chest high sets from the W or next weekend with small but fun S swell. 

WEATHER:

Our rain looks to be done for the near future so enjoy the sunny skies this weekend! High pressure will be in charge for Friday/Saturday with temps in the mid to high 60's at the beaches. Low clouds/fog return in the nights/mornings next week and that's all she wrote.  

NEWS OF THE WEEK: 

While we wait for rain to magically fall from the heavens again, here's what real weather looks like from this day in history...

• 2009: A strong cold front produced heavy rain across Southern California starting on this day until 2/10. Two inches fell near the coast and up to six inches fell in the foothills. On this day flash flooding occurred near La Habra Heights. One foot of water flooded Highway 60 near the Hacienda exit. 
• 1992: A series of many intense storms started on this day and ended on 2/16. The storms brought a total of more than 20 inches of precipitation to the mountains and eight to more than 16 inches to lower elevations. Two were killed in an avalanche at Mt. Baldy. Flash flooding, mud slides, and road closures also occurred. 
• 1980: This was the start of nine consecutive days (the most on record) of measurable precipitation in San Diego, which ended on 2/13. This also occurred on 2/26-3/6/1983 and 2/13-2/21/1980. 
• 1976: Strong storm winds hit 64 mph at Palmdale. 
• 1969: A waterspout was observed off the coast of San Diego. 
• 1948: Steady rain and mountain snow hit Southern California after a long dry spell. San Bernardino recorded 2.14 inches from this storm. Only 5.75 inches had been recorded before this storm in the previous year. 
• 1937: A storm that started on 2/4 and ended 2/7 dropped over 10 inches at Cuyamaca, 8.20 inches in Descanso, and 5.70 inches in Escondido. On 2/6 and 2/7, 4.25 inches fell in Long Beach, a 24-hr record. Flooding kills several. LA basin was flooded in many communities. Hodges Dam overtopped. Mountain snowmelt added to the flooding. 
• 1905: Heavy rains from 2/4 to 2/6 caused the San Diego River to run for the first time in six years. 4.23 inches fell in San Diego in 43 hours.

PIC OF THE WEEK:

FINALLY! A pointbreak that has something for regularfoots AND goofyfoots. 

Keep Surfing,

Michael W. Glenn

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