We've had some darn good surf lately- and great weather to boot. It's going to change for the worse (or better depending on who you ask) later this week. But first the good stuff.
The past few days had slowly building WNW groundswell with smaller SW groundswell underneath that peaked today with overhead sets most everywhere. The winds were also offshore in the mornings to pretty calm in the afternoons. Look for the NW to drop tomorrow while the SW holds. We'll still have head high sets though and clean conditions in the AM.
The only fly in the ointment the past few days were the extreme tides- about 4' at sunrise, up to 6' mid-morning, and down to 0' just before sunset. Water temps have also been holding about 60.
So why did I say at the top of the Surf Check that things will take a turn for the worse? Well, we've got another storm headed our way for late tomorrow into Friday morning. Nothing major but the low clouds/fog will return tomorrow afternoon and we'll have showers on Thursday. Models are forecasting about 1/4" at most. Look for S winds late tomorrow, SW winds Thursday morning, W winds late Thursday, and NW winds early Friday. We'll have clear cool skies for the weekend and another warm up is in store for Tuesday and most likely Christmas.
So with the storm on Thursday we'll also be getting a dose of overhead stormsurf! Hey- it keeps the crowds down.
Luckily for us, we have a storm NW of Hawaii tonight that's starting to take shape. If it holds, we'll have more head high surf towards Monday afternoon here in SD. And good weather is in store too. The 2nd half of the week looks pretty small unfortunately but models show more storms taking shape early next week which may give us more NW towards next weekend. So until then, enjoy the fading surf tomorrow, stormsurf on Thursday, and clean NW groundswell early next week!
