THE Surf Report- early edition

Are the stars aligning?...

SURF:
Not the biggest surf this week but kind of fun with sunny skies, chest high combo swell, and water temps hovering at 70 degrees.

Today the train kept a rollin' with a few bigger shoulder high sets towards the OC.

Looks like we have more of the same this weekend with continuing NW windswell until Saturday morning and another small bump from the SW on Saturday. Models though do show a weak front moving through northern California on Sunday so it may be hard for the beaches to burn off the low clouds and there may be a little more SW wind. Other than that- tomorrow and Saturday look nice.

Tides the next few days are about 1' at sunrise, up to 4' at 9am, down to 2' at 2pm and up to a monster 7' tide at sunset.  Make sure to keep up to date on the waves/weather at Twitter/North County Surf.

FORECAST:

After a little weekend of combo surf, the waves back off the first part of the workweek but the models- wave and weather- seem to be aligning the 2nd half of next week. Currently there's a couple storms rolling around in the southern hemisphere which should give us head high sets towards next Thursday.

There's also a late late late season NW on the charts which should give south county SD some chest high waves towards next Friday.

And there's even a hurricane forecasted that should give the OC some chest high swell next Saturday. AND the weather maps are showing some beach temps near 80 next weekend if everything holds together. Even if the predictions are off slightly, that still leaves a couple of the swells or weather left to enjoy.

WEATHER:

Great way to officially start summer today. Basically we're looking at temps near 60 in the morning and 70 in the afternoons. As mentioned above, we have a weak front moving through northern California on Sunday which will thicken our low clouds some on Sunday. So expect nice weather through Saturday and maybe some drizzle on Sunday night/Monday morning. High pressure then starts to build the middle of next week and we should have sunnier skies and temps near the mid-70's. And the long term claims high pressure will strengthen even more next weekend for beach temps near 80. Just like summer is supposed to be.

BEST BET:
If my dreams come true the 2nd half of next week, we'll have SW swell, NW swell, S swell, 70 degree water temps, and 80 degree beach temps. Man I just jinxed it...

NEWS OF THE WEEK:

According to the National Climatic Data Center’s 2012 weather and climate disasters information, 2012 saw 11 weather and climate disaster events each with losses exceeding $1 billion in damages. This makes 2012 the second costliest year since 1980, with a total of more than $110 billion in damages throughout the year. The 2012 total damages rank only behind 2005, which incurred $160 billion in damages due in part to four devastating land-falling hurricanes.

The 2012 billion-dollar events included seven severe weather and tornado events, two tropical cyclone events, and the yearlong drought and its associated wildfires. These 11 events killed over 300 people and had devastating economic effects on the areas impacted. With 11 events, 2012 also ranks second highest in total number of billion-dollar events behind 2011, which had 14 events.

The two major drivers of the damage costs in 2012 were Sandy at approximately $65 billion and the yearlong drought at approximately $30 billion. Sandy’s large size, with tropical storm force winds extending nearly 500 miles from the center, led to record storm surge, large-scale flooding, wind damage, and mass power outages along much of the East Coast.

The yearlong drought, which affected more than half the country for the majority of 2012, was the largest drought extent in the United States since the 1930s. U.S. Department of Agriculture Drought Disaster Declarations reached more than 2,600 of the Nation’s 3,143 counties. While drought impacts are often most costly to agricultural centers, their conditions also led to several devastating wildfires that burned over 9 million acres nationwide during 2012.

BEST OF THE BLOG:

There's more development going on in Encinitas. Is the recession officially over? This time another mixed use retail/housing project is going up in the southern part of downtown. Think of it as 'mini-Pacific Station'. Check the full story on the North County Surf blog- plus the mid-week Surf Check AND an in-depth THE Surf Report. All of that and more in the blog below!

PIC OF THE WEEK:

If everything comes together next weekend, this is what your local break is going to look like. Seriously. Just don't quote me on it. 

Keep Surfing,

Michael W. Glenn
Your Tour Guide In Life
Part-time Sorcerer
Star of the Hit New Show 'Pimp My Wave Jet'