Where to start...
SURF:
Had some little combo surf towards Monday but the strong winds blew it to shreds. The last few days have had just small waist high surf but the buoys this afternoon showed a new SW filling in from a storm that formed in the southern hemisphere last week. There's also some small NW swell filling in tomorrow and it's looking to be a fun weekend shaping up.
For tomorrow, it's starts off with chest high sets from the building SW/NW and overcast conditions with NW winds unfortunately. By Saturday the weather cleans up and we've got peaking SW swell and more building NW. There should be head high sets in town and overhead sets in the OC. By Sunday the SW is backing off but the NW continues to build. All in all a fun weekend of surf. For our water temps, the strong winds on Monday dropped our water from 61 to 57 but it's starting to come back up slightly to 59. And the forecasted NW wind tomorrow may make it drop again. Oh joy.
Tides the next few days are 5' at sunrise, -0.5' after lunch, and back up to 5' at sunset. Make sure to keep up to date on the waves/weather at
Twitter/North County Surf.FORECAST:
After the SW backs off on Sunday, the NW continues to roll as the winds in the outer waters blow for a few days. Charts actually show the NW hitting 15' in the outer waters which would mean overhead sets in south SD on Monday and head high sets here. That lasts into Tuesday. High pressure then builds in our atmosphere and cuts off the NW windswell source and we get great weather the 2nd half of next week but not much surf.
Charts do though show the southern hemisphere trying to spin up a sizeable storm this weekend but it would already be half way past our swell window so if we do get any waves from it, expect some head high waves towards the 14th of April.
WEATHER:
Typical spring pattern setting up the next few days. We have a weak front moving by to the north tonight and we'll get some low clouds and maybe some drizzle tomorrow with NW winds. High pressure sets up for nice seasonal weather this weekend and temps in the high 60's and sunny cool afternoons. Another weak front moves by to the north on Monday for a better shot of showers for us and breezy conditions but Tuesday should start to clear up. By Wednesday, high pressure is in control and the 2nd half of the week may have offshore winds and temps in the mid-70's.
BEST BET:
Looks like Saturday as the SW peaks in the morning and the NW windswell continues to build. Beachbreaks should be fun!
NEWS OF THE WEEK:
One of the hardest things to predict is the weather. Even harder to predict is the surf. And the hardest- predicting tsunamis. There just isn't a lot of tsunamis out there (thankfully) so trying to predict something you don't know much about is a tough job. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration though is about to change that with the world's first operational unmanned system used as a 'tsunameter'. Launched by NOAA’s National Data Buoy Center last month, NOAA deployed the new technology, called a Wave Glider, in the Gulf of Mexico to help augment the agency’s Deep-Ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunami (DART®) network. The Wave Glider will also act as a weather station that collects real-time meteorological information. Wave Gliders are made up of a floating platform which is attached to a winged platform submerged underneath the water. Equipped with remote-control capability, the Wave Glider can travel to select DART station locations under its own propulsion and return to shore on command. This capability helps NOAA to operate the DART network more reliably and cost effectively. Ultimately, the Wave Glider will help NOAA better detect tsunamis and improve warnings to the public. NOAA is pursuing the application of new technologies such as the Wave Glider to identify more efficient and effective ways to protect the public from potential hazards and conduct ocean observations. “Innovative thinking and the evolution of technology are helping us to address the challenges of maintaining critical observing systems in the open ocean,” said Helmut Portmann, director, NOAA’s National Data Buoy Center. “Adding these gliders to our network is another step in our efforts to save lives and build a Weather-Ready Nation.” NOAA’s DART network is an integral element of the U.S. tsunami warning system. It consists of DART stations positioned at strategic locations across the globe. For more on NOAA's tsunami warning efforts, check out their website
http://www.tsunami.noaa.gov/BEST OF THE BLOG:
Summer is fast approaching and it's almost time to stuff mom in a bikini and drag the grom out into the line up. Don't know what beaches in north county are best for the family? Look no further, the North County Surf blog has compiled a list that has something for the whole family. Check out the story on the blog. And of course a mid-week Surf Check AND an in-depth THE Surf Report; all of that and more in the blog below!
PIC OF THE WEEK:
Sure the Rip Curl Bells Easter classic wrapped up a few days ago but it's just too good of a wave to put on the shelf for another year. And while we're talking about the Bells contest, congrats to Nat! It's about time a California kid made some noise again on the world tour!
Keep Surfing,
Michael W. Glenn
False Idol
Padre
Patenting The Edible Surfboard
