Fvckitscold

[Brocktoon]

Haven't been out in a month or so. Paddled out to fun 4' Cardiff at around 7 this morning in a 4/3 with a hood. Feet almost shattered walking back to the car. Had to wield the car key with a fist to open the door. Barely had the dexterity to strip the wetsuit off.

(Cue all Northern CA, PNW, New England, British surfers to dub me a pussy.)

[CascadeCrudSkier]

^ pussy... ^

Same time/place tomorrow?

[Brocktoon]

I just drove by Ponto and it looked good this afternoon. More due to tide than anything, methinks.

Maybe a mid-morning session (again at Cardiff) tomorrow? It was getting better as the tide dropped this morning.

What say ye?

[CascadeCrudSkier]

I just drove by Ponto and it looked good this afternoon. More due to tide than anything, methinks.

Maybe a mid-morning session (again at Cardiff) tomorrow? It was getting better as the tide dropped this morning.

What say ye?

Thought you had stuff to do tomorrow? Why aren't we in BAJA?!?!

Ponto has never been good when I have driven anywhere near it, so that could be a problem. However, I have almost nothing to do tomorrow so I'm down for whenever. Plus, lots of people will be stuck at work so I don't mind a later session. I will miss losing all feeling in my hands though, that was pretty fun.

Call, text, or reply here when/where you want to meet. I'm up for anywhere between L.A. and Ensenada. Preferably Raul's.

[Brocktoon]

Thought you had stuff to do tomorrow? Why aren't we in BAJA?!?!

Do have stuff to do tomorrow. Also have to surf tomorrow. We aren't in Baja because I am irresponsible and chronically over commit my time and because of a couple other poignant personality flaws. I've got issues, man. I've got issues. But, I love the baby Jesus.

Tide is a 5.4' at 0600, dropping to -0.4' at 13:43 before it goes back up to 3.3' at 2015. Wind hasn't been an issue in the afternoon. I'd say we're good anywhere from 0900 or so on. 'Splode me up on my celly-cell and we'll hook the shit up.

MONDAY: NW groundswell gradually fades with small SW swell in the mix. Again inconsistent, but playful peaks at the better exposures and good conditions with offshore winds.

TUESDAY: Fading NW and SW swells and offshore wind. Getting small.

WEDNESDAY: Nice conditions but not much surf in the early AM. New steep angled NW swell slowly building late in the day. SW swell drops further.

THURSDAY: Another modest pulse of NW swell(300+) in the water, but on the smaller side and best down near SD or around Ventura. Old SW swell lingers.

FRIDAY: Minimal NW and SW traces. Not much surf across the region.


SOUTH SAN DIEGO

Conditions: MONDAY: Long period NW groundswell(300+) bends in and slowly fades all day as small SW swell holds.

Look for surf in the 2-4' range, with a few bigger sets at times at top breaks after the tide drops out.

Conditions: NE winds 10-15kts backing off later from the N around 10kts.


NORTH SAN DIEGO

Conditions: MONDAY: Long period NW groundswell(300+) bends in and slowly fades all day as small SW swell holds.

Look for surf in the 1-3' range, with a few bigger sets at times at top breaks after the tide drops out.

Conditions: NE winds 10-15kts backing off later from the N around 10kts.


EXTENDED FORECAST OUTLOOK

Our weather will be slowly warming up some, but still a tid bit nipply on those clear nights and sunny skies for the day as high pressure hangs over the Great Basin. Offshore winds prevail, especially through the mornings hours, for the next several days with possible light onshore flow each afternoon. Wednesday however, looks to have onshore flow all day.

Thanks to dominant high pressure, the NPAC has really slowed down in comparison to the last 4-6 weeks and we don’t have any major groundswells lining up for our swell window for at least the next 6-7 days out.

Right now we do have a small, but fun size swell in the water that is expected to fade into the new week. This groundswell was pushed out from a previous storm in the west half of the Pacific. However, the extreme NW angle(300+) and long period nature of this swell, it will be highly focused in certain areas. Hot spots will be in Southern Ventura, South San Diego and select spots of North OC and the South Bay. Surf sizes in those regions on Monday will be inconsistently waist-occasionally chest high. Look for a slow fade all day and through Tuesday/Wednesday.

Beyond that, we have a another, but smaller bump of NW swell(300+) pushed out in the past 36hrs from a small storm in the North Pacific. This small-scale swell is expected to build late Wednesday and into Thursday the 18th to throw down some more inconsistent waist-chest high sets at the better exposures.

Further out, another modest storm is currently developing to send possibly another little bump for around the 21st. Stay posted.

SPAC: Zonal flow prevails in the Southern Hemisphere right now and that trend continues for the long term. We do have a small pulse of SW swell for early this week, but nothing really significant.

Small and inconsistent SW swell(210) fills in Monday/Tuesday. Good spots of South OC and San Diego can expect to see knee-waist high sets. Standouts are slightly better from time to time. However, with the combo SW and NW swell action will create some fun peaks for most of the exposed beaches. Look for those waves to fade by Wednesday and through the second half of the week.

Further out: Long range models indicate a pretty good storm to develop in the South Pacific in the next few days. If this thing unfolds, we may see a good SW swell around the 27th. Stay posted on this possible development. .

[peterslovo]

Haven't been out in a month or so. Paddled out to fun 4' Cardiff at around 7 this morning in a 4/3 with a hood. Feet almost shattered walking back to the car. Had to wield the car key with a fist to open the door. Barely had the dexterity to strip the wetsuit off.

(Cue all Northern CA, PNW, New England, British surfers to dub me a pussy.)

Cued. Pussy.

[TBski]

ditto. Pussy.
being too cold to get out of your wetsuit is standard. Shit you not even talking about ice glazing over your wax, or ice chunks in the lineup....Pussy.
man up and get a thicker suit

[tuffy109]

it snowed in LA today. we now have more snow than the entire east coast.

[Yeti]

Seriously, 4/3? It's been fucking cold in a 6/5.

[Brocktoon]

Seriously, 4/3? It's been fucking cold in a 6/5.

Have you been SCUBA diving?

[cj001f]

it snowed in LA today. we now have more snow than the entire east coast.

I saw in a paper it snowed in Malibu. Is this true, or is it bullshit? Anybody got pics of snow in the Santa Monicas?

[hop]

pussy.

(it's hot in Guam right now)

[Brocktoon]

pussy.

(it's hot in Guam right now)

I bet it is! Have you surfed there at all? Hit anywhere else in micronesia? You are missing an epic ski season in CA. You fucked up going back to the boat, man.

[hop]

I am not going to be hitting up any other spots in Micronesia on this trip... sad to say, but that's the breaks. (yuk yuk yuk)

I haven't done a lot of in-depth surf checking but there are a few spots that warrant attention. However, since most of them are deadly reef passes I think I'm a bit underskilled to last much longer than one paddle out attempt.

That being said, I did buy a sponge for $15 at K mart and mess around with some baby passes just to get the feel of hurtling over jagged live coral. Pretty fun in an "oh shit, I'm going to be disemboweled!" kind of way.