Weather Over Waves This Weekend
SURF:
Only a surfer knows the feeling (of being exhausted from too much surf).
Not a bad 10 or so days of hurricane surf as well southern hemi groundswells. For the weekend, both sources of swells from the S will be a shell of their former selves and we've got waist high surf with a touch of NW windswell. Weather should be nice though with sunny skies mid-day and temps in the mid-70's. And here's the tides, sun, and water temps for the next few days:
- Sunrise and sunset:
- 6:06 AM sunrise
- 7:42 PM sunset
- And our mid-70's tropical water temps have dropped a few degrees due to the persistent NW winds the past week. Most spots are in the high 60's now. BUT... we should have calmer winds this weekend which may rebound it back to the low 70's by Sunday...
- And tides are simple this weekend:
- about 3' at sunrise
- almost 6' at dinner
- drops slightly to 4.5' at sunset
FORECAST:
Not much surf to start the week- just more tropical weather to look forward to- but we will see a new SW swell fill in Thursday and peak over next weekend. Look for shoulder high sets in N County SD and head high+ in the OC.
Also, models show a couple hurricanes off Baja forming mid-week which should give us fun S swell again next weekend. If the models are correct, the next hurricane might be slightly bigger than Frank and also taking better aim at us. Jinx! If it does come to fruition- and the hurricane swell meets the southern hemi swell- I'll turn on the Emergency Boardriding System alert for you.
WEATHER:
Interesting La Nina year. Usually we don't get this much tropical moisture but I'm not complaining- the extra humidity is delaying our fire season. We have another surge of moisture moving through So-Cal tonight and there's a slight chance of thunderstorms along the coast. That dries out over the weekend and then forecast charts show a slightly stronger surge late Sunday into Tuesday- with a chance of t-storms over the coast and definitely in the mountains. If anything changes between now and then, make sure to follow North County Surf on Twitter!
BEST BET:
Later next week when I turn on the EBS with hurricane and southern hemi swells...
NEWS OF THE WEEK:
As you probably know by now, I’m part of the North County Board Meeting (NCBM); a group of surfers who do charitable work as well as support local businesses. Our 2019 charity golf tournament supported the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF); they provide physically challenged people with the tools they need to pursue active and healthy lifestyles.
The CAF just got a grant from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to develop programs to make surfing more inclusive around L.A. for the 2028 Olympics and the 2028 Paralympic Games. The CAF is also working with the International Surfing Association to have adaptive surfing be integrated into the 2028 Games (also in L.A.). The goal is to make the adaptive surf program into more of a progression training program- other than just getting kids in the water for a fulfilling day.
CAF mentioned that they are in the need of more boards- but for actual progression rather than the soft tops that are currently used at their clinics. Because all these surfers have different ways of riding (prone, knee, standing up, or any other way), the boards need to be built a little different and have some more accessories than a standard board. Some would need handles by the nose for holding on while prone, or flatter out through the tail to have legs hang off the back etc. But most of these factors are solved by adding a couple leash plugs in different locations on the board. On that note...
CALLING ALL SHAPERS! Would you know any surfboard shapers that are interested in helping on this important endeavor? They would be helping make some models that would work better for the adaptive athletes than just a stock board off the shelf. There are a couple surfers that live in the area and could work with the shapers on specifics.
Also, I want to mention that this isn’t an ask for a donation of surfboards. Even though that is greatly appreciated, CAF has a budget to purchase boards that can then be used by surfers during the clinics all over San Diego and new clinics starting this summer in L.A. If interested or know of a shaper that could assist, please contact fellow NCBM board member Nikki Harth for more details at nikki@surfhouseadventures.com.
And for more information on the Challenged Athletes Foundation visit here or the North County Board Meeting here. Thank you in advance for your help!
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