SPECIAL STATEMENT:
Unfortnately an 8.9' earthquake hit Japan this morning and a subsequent 3'
tsunami surge has hit the Hawaiian Islands. 3' doesn't sound like much but you
have to remember it's not a 3' wave that hits a beach than dissipates but rather
a 3' wall of water that surges up the beach and pushes everything out of it's
way. Luckily the damage so far has been minor in Hawaii as the surge rushed up
the beach and stopped at the beach wall effectively keeping it from the hotels.
What it means for us is that the same surge is going to hit us between the 9 and
10 AM hours this morning, slightly smaller at 2'. STAY OUT OF THE WATER. You
don't want to get sloshed around and pushed up against the rocks or sucked out
to see. With that being said, on to THE Surf Report...
SURF:
After some bumpy windy NW surf early in the week, high pressure set up shop and
Wednesday had some great weather with chest high peaks. Thursday the NW dropped
but a new SW started to show on the buoys. Today we still have small SW with
building NW. Most beaches are waist to chest high this morning with bigger sets
in south county SD.- and a little fog hugging the coast. Look for the NW to fill in even more
tomorrow for head high waves in north county SD/OC, chest high waves in south OC, and
overhead surf in south SD. Sunday drops slightly. Should be a fun weekend of surf overall.
Tides are mellow the next few days; around 1' at sunrise, about 2.5' mid-afternoon and
back down to 2' at sunset. Water temps dropped slightly again due to the
windswell earlier in the week; we're a chilly 57 degrees. Make sure to keep up
to date on the waves and weather with Twitter/North County Surf.
FORECAST:
After a fun weekend of combo surf, the southern hemi stays somewhat quiet with
only background knee to waist high pulses headed our way but the north Pacific
stays active. We get another shot of shoulder high+ NW for north county SD/OC,
overhead in south SD, and waist high for south OC. That drops off mid-week but
models show a promising overhead+ NW towards Thursday. It's still a week out,
but I'm hoping the computers are right and this one has lots of overhead waves
for everyone.
WEATHER:
Our great weather Wednesday/Thursday starts to fade slightly for the upcoming
weekend but it won't be that much of a drastic change. Seems as though we have a
cold front moving by to the north so it will kick up our morning/late night fog
at the coast. Temps should be in the low to mid-60's. Kind of cool but it will
be sunny. It's still winter, right? Can't complain. Early next week we should
have less extensive low clouds/fog at the coast but it really won't get above
the high 60's. Models even hint at showers late in the week but we'll have to
keep an eye on that.
BEST BET:
Tough call here- Do I go with the combo SW/NW on Saturday with spring
conditions? Or the more solid NW next Thursday with a chance of showers maybe on
the edge of our window? I guess the only way to find out is to sample both...
NEWS OF THE WEEK:
It's finally here! Daylight Saving Time! Actually, it didn't seem that long ago
that we set our clocks back one hour on the first Sunday of November. Didn't it
seem like as kids, Daylight Saving Time only lasted a few months- not this crazy
8 month stretch we embrace now? I guess during the 1973 oil embargo (yes, gas
was out of control back then too), the U.S. Congress extended Daylight Saving
Time to 8 months, rather than the normal six months. During that time, the U.S.
Department of Transportation found that observing Daylight Saving Time in March
and April saved the equivalent in energy of 10,000 barrels of oil each day - a
total of 600,000 barrels in each of those two years. Likewise, in 1986, Daylight
Saving Time moved from the last Sunday in April to the first Sunday in April. No
change was made to the ending date of the last Sunday in October. Adding the
entire month of April to Daylight Saving Time is estimated to save the U.S.
about 300,000 barrels of oil each year. And then finally, beginning in 2007,
Daylight Saving Time commenced on the second Sunday in March and ended on the
first Sunday in November, thereby saving even more oil. And what does that mean
for all of us? Higher gas prices! I don't get it. Long story short, remember to
set your clocks forward 1 hour when you go to bed this Saturday. You'll finally
be able to surf after work now. That's all I care about. Screw the whole oil
saving thing. I'm still paying $4 at the pump unfortunately.
BEST OF THE BLOG:
A good one this week if I don't say so myself. Or just bizarre. Your decide.
Surf checks, Wal Mart freaks, and new kicks from DVS. Sounds like a weekend with
Sheen and Lohan. Make sure to view keep viewing the North County Surf Blogspot for
everything that is good in this world!
PIC OF THE WEEK:
I've always been facinated by Nova Scotia. There are endless set ups for perfect
point break surf but the only consistent waves are during the harsh cold winter
months with snow on the beach and air temps sometimes below 0. That leaves
summer time as a better option but you're left waiting for months on end for
hurricanes to aim your way. Kind of reminds me of Santa Barbara- totally useless
in the summer due to the Channel Islands blocking south swells. Oh well, at
Keep Surfing,
Michael W. Glenn
Hustler
Playing 'Jack' In The Jack In The Box Commercials
President Dave Macauley Fan Club
