THE Surf Report

 

Almost Time To Feast.

SURF:

The little surf we had this week was met with suspect conditions today- but we're all at Grandma's house so it doesn't matter. For the remainder of the holiday weekend though, things are looking up- with a slight fly in the ointment tomorrow. 

Look for new chest high WNW to fill in this evening and bumpy conditions on Friday from a passing weak cold front. Surf drops slightly Saturday then picks back up to chest high+ from the WNW on Sunday. Weather should be good by then too. And here are the tides, sun, and water temps for this weekend:

• Sunrise and sunset:
• 6:28 AM sunrise
• 4:43 PM sunset

• Water temps are 63 +/-

• Tides are pretty wild this weekend with a 7'+ swing:
• 6.5' at sunrise
• down to -1' at 2 PM
• and back up to 3' at sunset

FORECAST:

Not much to going on next week except leftover small but fun WNW on Monday. 

Models though show the N Pacific coming to life late in the week and we could be back to waves and rainy weather by Sunday. If anything changes between now and then, make sure to follow North County Surf on X (Twitter).

WEATHER:

Weak cold front is making it's presence felt today and will peak tomorrow with a small chance of showers. After that, high pressure sets up and it's back to sunny skies and Santa Anas. Here's what we have on tap:

• Friday: Slight chance of showers. Temps 63/54.
• Saturday to Saturday: Potential Santa Ana conditions early in the work week. Sunny and 68/48.
• Next Sunday into early December: Rain finally?

BEST BET:

• Sunday with new WNW and nice conditions. 
• Maybe next Sunday with new WNW but the return of rain?

NEWS OF THE WEEK:

When you're sitting in the living room this evening, all sleepy from the turkey, and you don't want to talk anymore politics with your crazy uncle, hit him with...

THIS DAY IN WEATHER HISTORY!

1999: Santa Ana winds gusting to 75 mph surfaced in Orange County and the Inland Empire. A falling tree crushed a car in Lake Forest and two large tents covering Christmas Trees were destroyed in Laguna Niguel and Mission Viejo. A swarm of tumble weeds was reported along Interstate 15.

1987: Dense fog with visibility reported at times less than 10 feet occurred in the Inland Empire. A number of multi-vehicle crashes occurred on I-215 between Temecula and Sun City involving 42 vehicles. One was killed and 19 were injured. 1986: Strong Santa Ana winds hit LA and the mountain foothills. Gusts to 54 mph
were recorded (unknown location), but estimated gusts were 70 mph. Only 30-40 mph gusts were estimated at Mt. Laguna. An unfinished house in Glendale was blown to bits. Numerous beach rescues were needed for sailors and windsurfers. Two sailboat masts were snapped in a boat race at Channel Islands.

1965: Heavy storms drawing tropical moisture in the mountains and desert started on 11/22 and ended on 11/25. Storm totals: 20 inches at Mt. San Gorgonio, 16 inches at Mt. San Jacinto, six to nine inches at Banning-Cabazon, over four inches at Palm Springs, less than one inch near the Salton Sea. The one-day total was over nine inches at Snow Creek. 15 died all over Southern California. The entire region was hit hard with severe flooding, including road and bridge washouts and debris flows. Santee was inundated. Two drowned attempting to cross the Whitewater River. Five died in Tijuana. One died in Rancho Cucamonga, another drowned in San Bernardino and three drowned in Lytle Creek flooding. Record flood levels on Tahquitz Creek. Spring Valley Creek floods in southeast San Diego. The Sweetwater River floods parts of National City and Chula Vista. Record flood levels were recorded at Tahquitz Creek. It was the largest flood on the Whitewater River since 1938. On this day 9.60 inches fell in Cuyamaca, 8.87 inches fell in Palomar Mountain, 6.54 inches fell in Big Bear Lake, 4.26 inches fell in Campo,3.11 inches fell in Elsinore, 3.09 inches fell in Alpine, 2.75 inches fell in Palm Springs, and 1.69 inches fell in Borrego Springs, each the greatest daily amount on record for November. For Palomar Mountain it was the second greatest daily amount on the entire record.

BEST OF THE BLOG:

LAST CALL THIS WEEKEND FOR HOLLOWDAY PARTY TICKETS! If you haven't gotten your 2023 North County Board Meeting Hollowday Party tickets yet, NOW IS THE TIME. We have a few spots left before we close registration on Monday. This year's charity event, presented by our friends at Venture LLP, will be at Master's Kitchen & Cocktail in culinary hotspot Oceanside, CA. An industrial space with classic history, Masters was once a well remembered drag car shop. The revamped restaurant kept its authentic character, and is the perfect spot to get you in the holiday spirit. And with this year's fundraiser, we'll be benefiting our fellow Hawaiian surfers through the Maui Strong Fund, supporting the rebuilding of historic Lahaina town. So come join us next Friday, December 1st for a night of dinner, entertainment, drinks, and pick up some holiday gifts during our legendary live auction. Tickets are just $100 per person- and we're almost full- so get your tickets NOW by emailing northcountyboardmeeting@gmail.com.

AND... we're always looking for auction items- big or small- to help support this cause. Please email if you can help. 

PIC OF THE WEEK:

I am thankful there are still empty waves in this world. Happy Thanksgiving everyone! 

Keep Surfing, 
Michael W. Glenn
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