THE Surf Report

Great weather, small waves. Welcome to Florida!

SURF:
Amazing weather this past week and a little bit of S swell to keep us from going crazy. Towards the OC they had some chest high sets but down here in SD it's been pretty small. Still waiting for a big swell so I can crack open that 6'6" but until then, it's the 5'6" groveler.

Today we've dying small S swell in the water and it's pretty flat down here in SD- maybe some waist high waves in the far north county. The OC has an inconsistent chest high set. For the weekend- more great weather- and smaller surf if that's possible. All in all you'll have to wait until next week. Water temps are starting to feel like fall too- 65 degrees.

And the tides the next few days are 4' at sunrise, 6.5' mid-morning, down to -1' around 4pm, and up to 2' at sunset. Make sure to keep up to date on the waves/weather at Twitter/North County Surf.     

FORECAST:

After the small weekend, we get a little bit of relief Monday afternoon from the WNW. Should see some chest high waves around here and shoulder high surf in south SD.

We also had a small storm in the southern hemisphere flare up a few days ago and will be sending some chest high waves in the far north county and OC towards the 23rd/24th.

The north Pacific doesn't want to be outdone though and models show a small storm shooting some chest high sets to SD around the 26th and then a solid storm forming mid-week which would give us overhead NW in SD county towards the 29th.

We also have a storm off Antarctica on the charts trying to form towards Monday which would give us a shot of chest high SW around the 29th too. So SD and OC would get waves around the same time. Mighty nice of the Pacific. Sure hoping the models are right on that big NW for the 29th...

WEATHER:

Great weather on tap in the foreseeable future. What can I say that hasn't been said? Might have some patchy low clouds towards Saturday/Sunday morning but it will be minor and the sun will be out mid-morning. That's IF the low clouds even show up- the atmosphere is pretty dry and high pressure is in control. Basically look for clear skies until at least mid-week and beach temps around 75. Models show a low pressure system sitting off our coast mid-week that might move ashore the 2nd half of the week for showers- but until then it's going to be great fall weather.

BEST BET:
In the near term Tuesday in SD with the new fun WNW. Or Thursday in the OC with the new SW. OR... if that big NW takes shape and the smaller SW shows, then the 29th. But that's a long ways away.

NEWS OF THE WEEK:

I'm hoping you've heard this story by now. If not, I've got a fish tale to share. From the LA Times (and most media outlets) this week:

Staff at a marine institute are trying to figure out what to do with the carcass of an 18-foot-long sea creature discovered off the coast of Catalina Island. Marine science instructor Jasmine Santana was shocked to confront the rare oarfish Sunday in the waters of Toyon Bay, about two miles from Avalon and 22 miles off the Port of Los Angeles. It was the “discovery of a lifetime,” according to a news release from the Catalina Island Marine Institute, where Santana works. The snake-like fish was found late Sunday afternoon dead but nearly intact, according to the release, adding it appeared to have died from natural causes. “It took 15 or 20 of us to pick it up,” said Jeff Chace, a program director with CIMI, which runs a camp at Toyon Bay that teaches children to snorkel, kayak and hike, according to KTLA-TV. Instructors from CIMI were unloading gear from a trip to Santa Barbara Island when they spotted Santana pulling the oarfish ashore. “The craziest thing we saw during our two-day journey at sea happened when we got home,” instructor Connor Gallagher said in the news release.

The oarfish, which can grow to more than 50 feet, is a deep-water pelagic fish — the longest bony fish in the world, Chace said. It’s rare to see one so close to shore, he said. “It’s one of these rare, weird things you see in Southern California,” Chace said CIMI is trying to figure out what to do with the silvery fish’s body. The program has been in touch with UC Santa Barbara and the Museum of Natural History in Los Angeles, Chace said, according to the TV station. “We can’t even really fit it into our freezer,” he said. The scientists may decide to bury the carcass and let it decompose under the sand.

Kind of awesome to think there's all kinds of big critters besides sharks and whales swimming around out there.

BEST OF THE BLOG:

Just when you think the surfing world has passed you by with alley-oops and reverse airs comes along a 20 minute clip of some man turns done by none other than T. Knox, the Coffin brothers, and the new keg on legs Tanner Gudauskas. Heck- even Connor Coffin is riding a replica Tom Curren Black Beauty. Sick! Watch some real surfing at J-Bay on the North County Surf blog's 'Clip of the Day'. 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:

When the surf goes flat around here, my mind starts to go in weird places. Like today's Pic of the Day. Not really rideable but beautiful in it's own right. Starting to look good right about now. I'm not crazy. Am I crazy? Did you hear that?! Who said that?!

Keep Surfing,

Michael W. Glenn
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Time Traveler
Stylish Even in a Short John and Booties