THE Surf Report

TGIF and Short Work Weeks!

SURF:

Flat today but we've got a little action filling in later tonight. Currently though we've got a knee high SW swell with some waist high sets towards the OC. Skies are overcast and may not break up until later in the day- if at all. Water temps are holding at 68 and the wind is SW at 7.

Had a storm form directly underneath us in the southern hemisphere last week and we'll get some chest high waves from it around here tomorrow and Sunday while the OC gets shoulder high sets.

We also have N windswell building off northern California today and we'll get a steep N swell tomorrow too for waist high waves in SD. North county SD will get a little of the SW and the N to make some fun combo peaks this weekend.

Tides the next few days are about 1' at sunrise, up to 4' at 10am, down to 2' at 2pm, and up to 6' at sunset.  Make sure to keep up to date on the waves/weather at Twitter/North County Surf. 

FORECAST:

After the SW/N this weekend we get a little break early in the week then another fun SW shows up towards Thursday for more chest high waves here and shoulder high waves in the OC.

NW windswell is also forecasted to build next weekend so as the SW backs off, the NW will fill in.

There's also a 2nd storm forecasted to build in the southern hemisphere next week which would give us good SW towards the 17th. Hopefully this will be the one that gives us solid overhead swell.

WEATHER:

Got more of those 'tropical' clouds overhead as monsoon moisture from Mexico and the desert SW surges above us. There's also a chance of an odd shower from these clouds today but a small one at that. Early next week the monsoon moisture backs off and we're left with our typical night and morning low clouds and temps in the low 70's at the beaches.

BEST BET:
Should be fun tomorrow- new little SW, some small N that will peak up the lines, and nice weather mid-day once the clouds burn off.

NEWS OF THE WEEK:

THIS DAY IN WEATHER HISTORY!
2007: A major heat wave struck the mountains and deserts from 7/2 to 7/6. A strong persistent marine layer precluded the heat wave from impacting the coasts and valleys. During this time the temperature reached 119° in Ocotillo Wells, 116° in Palm Springs and Indio, 115° in Anza Borrego, 107° in Julian, 103° at Lake Cuyamaca, 100° at Idyllwild, 97° at Palomar Mountain, 94° at Big Bear Lake (tied all time high) and Mt. Laguna.
2006: A thunderstorm produced one inch hail and 40-50 mph winds near Boulevard and Tierra del Sol.
1967: A heavy thunderstorm produced a rainfall of 1.25 inches in one hour at Twentynine Palms. Highway 62 was washed out and closed east of town.
1963: My parents were married on this day. Happy 50th Anniversary Mom and Dad!
1923: It was 39° in Santa Ana, the lowest temperature on record for July.

BEST OF THE BLOG:

New clips from Nike, Target, and Gucci sponsored riders. It's a new world out there. Check the vids 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:

How many of these set ups go unridden every day around the world? 100? 1,000? Probably a million?! There's lots of little islands and reef passes out there that haven't been discovered yet. I'm naming this one Deadly Offshore Reef Kegs or D.O.R.K. for short. Better yet, let's leave this one unnamed. For more unnamed spots, check out Surfer Magazine's 'Mind Surf' article here.

Keep Surfing,

Michael W. Glenn
World Famous
Uncle Sam's Nephew
Volcom Translated Means 'Glenn'