Murphy's Law: No Surf Report Last Week And The Swell Of The Summer Arrives.
SURF:
Went on vacay last week and lo and behold- a solid storm formed in Antarctica while I was gone and sent the swell of the summer this week. Hopefully you had access to the coconut telegraph and knew it was coming anyway. My apologies. Regardless, no use crying over spilled milk.
Solid SW swell filled in yesterday and lit up most beaches in Northern SD with head high waves and overhead surf today. That swell has since peaked and we'll still have fun shoulder high+ waves tomorrow though. Saturday looks to have chest high+ surf and Sunday is back down to the waist to chest high range. The water is warm though so no excuses not to paddle out this weekend. And here's the tides, sun, and water temps for the next few days:
- Sunrise and sunset:
- 6:16 AM sunrise
- 7:26 PM sunset
- W winds today have put a halt to our rising water temps but we're still in the low 70's.
- And tides aren't that dramatic this weekend:
- 1' at sunrise
- 4.5' late morning
- 1.5' mid afternoon
- and 6' at sunset
FORECAST:
Get your surfs in this weekend 'cause next week looks considerably smaller.
We do though have a couple storms forming off Antarctica to give us chest high sets around mid-week
and again next weekend. Until then, we'll have to hope the tropics kick into gear again for any chance of head high+ surf.
WEATHER:
Odd weather the past few days. The Pacific NW and upper Rockies had a cold front move through the region last week (there was even a dusting of snow at the higher elevations) and we got the tail end down here. With all the warm water temps though, it felt humid as heck. Look for that to stay around this weekend with night/morning low clouds and muggy conditions. Next week, high pressure should fill in and our temps will rise slightly. If anything changes between now and then, make sure to check out North County Surf on Twitter!
BEST BET:
Tomorrow with fading SW, Saturday with a trace of leftover SW, or the 2nd half of next week with new small waist-chest SW.
NEWS OF THE WEEK:
I was in Montana last week and boy can that weather turn on a dime. It went from the mid-90's to the mid 40's in the span of 3 days. Southern California on the other hand, not so much. Do you know what the National Weather Service reported the temp along the coast in Newport Beach was yesterday? A high of 71 and a low of 70. Since there's not much excitement around here, feast on these 30 freaky weather facts from National Geographic!
1) You can tell the temperature by counting a cricket’s chirps!
2) Sandstorms can swallow up entire cities.
3) Dirt mixed with wind can make dust storms called black blizzards.
4) A mudslide can carry rocks, trees, vehicles and entire buildings!
5) The coldest temperature ever officially recorded was -128 F. Brrrr!
6) Mild autumn weather often means bigger spiders in our homes.
7) A heatwave can make train tracks bend!
8) About 2,000 thunderstorms rain down on Earth every minute.
9) A 2003 heatwave turned grapes to raisins before they were picked from the vine!
10) Lightning often follows a volcanic eruption.
11) Raindrops can be the size of a housefly and fall at more than 20 mph.
12) Cape Farewell in Greenland is the windiest place on the planet.
13) Hurricanes can push more than 6m of water ashore.
14) In July 2001 the rainfall in Kerala, India, was blood red!
15) Blizzards can make snowflakes feel like pellets hitting your face.
16) A hurricane in Florida, USA, caused 900 captive pythons to escape.
17) Worms wriggle up from underground when a flood is coming.
18) A thunderstorm can produce 100 mph winds!
19) In Antarctica, snow can fall so hard you can’t see your hand in front of your face.
20) A whiteout or heavy snowfall that makes it difficult to see, can make you feel sick.
21) Wildfires sometimes create tornadoes made of fire called fire whirls.
2) Sandstorms can swallow up entire cities.
3) Dirt mixed with wind can make dust storms called black blizzards.
4) A mudslide can carry rocks, trees, vehicles and entire buildings!
5) The coldest temperature ever officially recorded was -128 F. Brrrr!
6) Mild autumn weather often means bigger spiders in our homes.
7) A heatwave can make train tracks bend!
8) About 2,000 thunderstorms rain down on Earth every minute.
9) A 2003 heatwave turned grapes to raisins before they were picked from the vine!
10) Lightning often follows a volcanic eruption.
11) Raindrops can be the size of a housefly and fall at more than 20 mph.
12) Cape Farewell in Greenland is the windiest place on the planet.
13) Hurricanes can push more than 6m of water ashore.
14) In July 2001 the rainfall in Kerala, India, was blood red!
15) Blizzards can make snowflakes feel like pellets hitting your face.
16) A hurricane in Florida, USA, caused 900 captive pythons to escape.
17) Worms wriggle up from underground when a flood is coming.
18) A thunderstorm can produce 100 mph winds!
19) In Antarctica, snow can fall so hard you can’t see your hand in front of your face.
20) A whiteout or heavy snowfall that makes it difficult to see, can make you feel sick.
21) Wildfires sometimes create tornadoes made of fire called fire whirls.
22) In 1972, a blizzard dumped 25' of snowfall on Iran, burying 200 villages.
23) Some tornadoes can be faster than formula one racing cars!
24) Black ice, a transparent coating of ice on a surface, can make pavements super-slippery.
25) Some frogs get noisier just before it rains.
26) In 525 BC a sandstorm buried hundreds of soldiers in an Egyptian desert.
27) Waterspouts, or rotating columns of air over water, can make sea creatures rain down from the sky.
28) The most damage ever caused by a thunderstorm was in 1995, when hailstones bigger than cricket balls fell in Texas, USA.
29) In 1684, it was so cold that the River Thames froze solid for two months.
30) Cats and dogs have been known to sense when a tornado is approaching.
23) Some tornadoes can be faster than formula one racing cars!
24) Black ice, a transparent coating of ice on a surface, can make pavements super-slippery.
25) Some frogs get noisier just before it rains.
26) In 525 BC a sandstorm buried hundreds of soldiers in an Egyptian desert.
27) Waterspouts, or rotating columns of air over water, can make sea creatures rain down from the sky.
28) The most damage ever caused by a thunderstorm was in 1995, when hailstones bigger than cricket balls fell in Texas, USA.
29) In 1684, it was so cold that the River Thames froze solid for two months.
30) Cats and dogs have been known to sense when a tornado is approaching.
PIC OF THE WEEK:
Welcome to the United State of Glenn! A remote island where I'm starting my own country and the following is forbidden:
- politics
- viruses
- social media
- climate change
- racism
- my relatives (Just kidding! Wanted to see if you were, um, paying attention)?
Keep Surfing,
Michael W. Glenn
Phat
My Single Drops Next Week
Didn't Receive A Rose On The Ultimate Surfer
Michael W. Glenn
Phat
My Single Drops Next Week
Didn't Receive A Rose On The Ultimate Surfer
