You Can't Spell 'No Swell' without 'Noel'
SURF:
Tis' the season for fog... or Santa Anas? I don't know. But I do know this: La Nina is in full effect as high pressure is in control and storms are getting pushed to the Pacific Northwest. And as they do, we're left high and dry with little surf to speak of. Kind of awesome though to work on my tan in December. For Friday/Saturday, we've got background SW/NW for waist high surf with best spots seeing a stomach MAYBE inconsistent chest high set. And by Sunday, we're back to knee/waist high surf- but the weather will be nice. So we go that going for us. And here's the tides, sun, and water temps for the next few days:
- Sunrise and sunset:
- 6:37 AM sunrise
- 4:42 PM sunset
- Water temps are holding in the low 60's
- Looks like we have some FUN tides this weekend:
- 7' at breakfast
- rushing out to a -1.5' late afternoon
- THAT'S AN IMPRESSIVE 8.5' DROP!
FORECAST:
Monday looks like great weather- but flat surf.
Tuesday though, charts show a weak cold front moving by to our N and we may see an increase in NW windswell for chest high surf towards SD.
Things go quiet again for a few days then we could see waist high SW around the 10th (with chest high sets towards the OC).
Right behind that, we could see good chest/shoulder high NW for next weekend- and maybe showers finally? Fine with me as long as there's surf. After that, hopefully the storm door is finally open for the rest of December.
WEATHER:
According to the National Weather Service, the month of November broke high temperature records as well as minimal rainfall (0"). Is there any relief in sight? Maybe. But first, we've got cool temps and foggy skies for Friday, then Saturday is a transition day. High pressure builds to the N of us again while low pressure hangs off Baja. The combination of these two will funnel mild Santa Ana winds into our regain for Sunday/Monday.
Models after that show a series of low pressure systems moving by to our N the middle of next week and as it does, we're hoping high pressure gets pushed to the E and the chance of showers increase towards next weekend. Even if you're not religious- start praying anyway. If anything changes between now and then, make sure to follow North County Surf on Twitter!
BEST BET:
Tuesday or next weekend with short period NW windswell in the chest high or bigger range.
NEWS OF THE WEEK:
Think the coastline has been boring lately? A little bit of dreary fog, maybe some lackluster small waves? We'll, it sure hasn't been boring down at Torrey Pines State Beach recently. Check this out from ABC News:
This is really the stuff of nightmares. A rare, monstrous-looking fish recently washed ashore in San Diego. It's called the Pacific footballfish, and it's one of the larger anglerfish species. Remember the fish of the deep with the dangling light above its head and sharp teeth chasing Dory in Finding Nemo? Well, now you get the picture.
San Diego resident Jay Beiler encountered the fish on Nov. 13 when it washed up at Torrey Pines State Beach. "At first I thought it was a - like a jellyfish or something, and then I went and looked at it a little more carefully, and some other people were gathered around it too, and then I saw that it was this very unusual fish...It's the stuff of nightmares - mouth almost looked bloody! I'd say it was nearly a foot long," Beiler told local media.
It is usually found 2,000 to 3,000 feet beneath the sea, where sunlight doesn't penetrate, according to the California Academy of Sciences. The fish use a fleshy, bioluminescent lure from their heads to attract prey. The footballfish form a family, Himantolophidae, of globose, deep-sea anglerfishes found in tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Ocean. The species has only been seen a few times in California - including Orange County, where it washed up near Crystal Cove State Park in Newport Beach in May.
This is really the stuff of nightmares. A rare, monstrous-looking fish recently washed ashore in San Diego. It's called the Pacific footballfish, and it's one of the larger anglerfish species. Remember the fish of the deep with the dangling light above its head and sharp teeth chasing Dory in Finding Nemo? Well, now you get the picture.
San Diego resident Jay Beiler encountered the fish on Nov. 13 when it washed up at Torrey Pines State Beach. "At first I thought it was a - like a jellyfish or something, and then I went and looked at it a little more carefully, and some other people were gathered around it too, and then I saw that it was this very unusual fish...It's the stuff of nightmares - mouth almost looked bloody! I'd say it was nearly a foot long," Beiler told local media.
It is usually found 2,000 to 3,000 feet beneath the sea, where sunlight doesn't penetrate, according to the California Academy of Sciences. The fish use a fleshy, bioluminescent lure from their heads to attract prey. The footballfish form a family, Himantolophidae, of globose, deep-sea anglerfishes found in tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Ocean. The species has only been seen a few times in California - including Orange County, where it washed up near Crystal Cove State Park in Newport Beach in May.
As in most other deep-sea anglerfish families, the largest females may exceed lengths of 60 centimetres (24 inches) and are globose in shape, whereas males do not exceed 4 cm (1+1⁄2 in) as adults and are comparatively fusiform. Their flesh is gelatinous, but thickens in the larger females, which also possess a covering of "bucklers" — round, bony plates each with a median spine — that are absent in males. Both are a reddish brown to black in life.
In females, the mouth is large and oblique. Originating above or slightly in advance of the small eye is an illicium (the "fishing rod") and at its end a bioluminescent, bulbous esca (the "fishing lure", its light owing to symbiotic bacteria).
The footballfish was first discovered in 1837 by Johan Reinhardt. Their poor musculature and cumbersome morphology indicate that mature female footballfish are probably poor swimmers and largely sedentary, lie-in-wait predators. The live in open water, with very few caught below 1,000 metres (3,300 feet; 550 fathoms). Females are carnivorous and feed upon other pelagic fish (such as lanternfishes and ridgeheads) and cephalopods, as well as shrimp and euphausiids that are presumably attracted to within striking distance by the footballfish's luminous lure. Predators of footballfish include sperm whales and other footballfish.
BEST OF THE BLOG:
It's that time of the year again to see good friends, eat good food, and help a good cause: It's the 5th annual North County Board Meeting Holiday Party! Please join us at Priority Public House on Wednesday, December 15th at 5pm for appetizers, dinner, music, live auction, and talk a little surf. Presented by Venture LLP, part of the proceeds will help support local charities this holiday season.
Tickets are $50 per person and appetizers and dinner are included. Make sure to dress warm as we'll be eating under their outdoor tent. And yes, we will have heaters for the night's festivities! Sign up ASAP as it is first come, first serve, and space is limited for this special event. Email northcountyboardmeeting@gmail.com to reserve your spot, pay for your tickets, and let us know your entree choice:
Tickets are $50 per person and appetizers and dinner are included. Make sure to dress warm as we'll be eating under their outdoor tent. And yes, we will have heaters for the night's festivities! Sign up ASAP as it is first come, first serve, and space is limited for this special event. Email northcountyboardmeeting@gmail.com to reserve your spot, pay for your tickets, and let us know your entree choice:
- Vegan risotto with king trumpet mushroom puree, confit garlic, and fine herbs
- Grass fed short rib with cabernet braised sweet potato puree and seasonal veggies.
- Airline chicken breast with creamy polenta and veggies
PIC OF THE WEEK:
I know what I'm asking Santa for this Christmas: THIS. And if that's asking too much, then how about just that little peak up the beach there? Pretty please?
Keep Surfing,
Michael W. Glenn
Nifty
Been REALLY Good This Year
Lopez, Carroll, Slater, Russell, AI, John John, Kealoha, Ho, Glenn
Michael W. Glenn
Nifty
Been REALLY Good This Year
Lopez, Carroll, Slater, Russell, AI, John John, Kealoha, Ho, Glenn
