We've got a little more surf today from the SSW and it's being joined by a tiny NW. Unfortunately the NW isn't peaking up the SSW that much and it's pretty lined up. You may get a fast corner here and there though at the beach breaks but your best bet is a jetty, reef, or pier. Sets look to be shoulder high in north county SD and head high in the OC.
Could be a fun day of surf- if you don't mind overcast conditions. Models a few days ago predicted nice weather at the beaches but it hasn't materialized- the gloom is sticking like peanut butter at the coast. That unfortunately looks to hang around for maybe another week. Ouch.
Wind is already blowing lightly from the W. The water temps are also a little cooler than usual with all these clouds and light W wind we've been having. It would be nice to have water temps in the low 70's but we're holding steady at 67. Without the sun overhead it's hard to put trunks on for a summer shred session.
The southern hemisphere has had a little activity this past week but nothing great. After our current SSW swell hits it's peak tomorrow we get a slight reinforcement for the weekend with chest high sets- kind of similar to the surf this past weekend. Nothing great but it keeps our streak of rideable days in August alive. NW windswell from central CA also looks to be continuing the next few days- no real size- probably knee high- but it may help peak up the south lines a little bit.
Looking further out, we have some activity in the tropics with tropical storm Fernanda holding steady with 40mph winds and headed W towards Hawaii. Looks like Fernanda won't get that big and may top out at with winds around 60mph on Thursday but it should send head high surf to the Big Island if you happen to be over there or visiting this weekend (I wish). Unfortunately for us here on the mainland, Fernanda is moving due W (away from us) and isn't even a hurricane so we won't see any surf from him.
Good news is that we have two more areas of clouds behind him off Mexico and 1 of them looks like it may become a hurricane in the next couple of days. If all goes according to plan, we may see surf late in the weekend from this system.
