Minus tide lines

Just now coming off a -.7 tide. Waist to chest long drained out walls. Poor to fair shape. Glassy conditions with a light easterly breeze. Not as consistent as earlier in the week but I think as the tide fills in the set waves will be looking better and better. The main peak will probably have the best shape. A typical Friday crowd of about 30+.

Have a good one
Aloha
Gary


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The jellies are back

The water is looking slightly rumpled this morning thanks to some mild coastal eddy conditions. Tide is 2 hours off negative. Still some size with shoulder to head high in the sets and waist to shoulder in between. Shape is good to fair. The north peak is best this morning; about 25 people out.

Oh, these guys are back in the line up:


Have a good one
Aloha
Gary

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Word's out. Tide is low

And where there were 5 yesterday there's 35 this morning. Clean conditions but there is some south wind developing. Mostly waist to chest high with fair shape. Long lulls. Walled up some due to the tide but that should improve when the tide fills in a bit more. The south peak has the best shape right now with some really nice head high lefts standing up on the sets. Crowd count at 35+. Looks like another epic morning at 15th street. Hope you can make it out!

Have a good one
Aloha
Gary


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Bigger...and no crowd

Chest to shoulder high this morning with fair to good shape. Glassy conditions, a good tide and just a hint of a breeze. The larger set waves are a little walled up with some close outs but in between sets are some shapely faces. Timing your paddle out would be a good idea this morning or your sure to get nailed by one of those long fat walls.

Have a good one
Aloha
Gary


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Good conditions

Inconsistent surf. Waist to maybe chest high out of the south with fair shape. Sets are larger (head high) but the shape is not so great (mostly closing out). But, as with any south swell here, if you're patient and in the right spot there are some rides to be had. About 20 people out.

Have a good one
Aloha
Gary


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South wind

A brisk south wind is giving us some sloppy conditions this morning. Moderate surface chop and crumbly waves. Waist to chest high with poor shape. 6 people out. Wind is picking up in speed an intensity.

Have a good one
Aloha
Gary


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Slow going

Tide is drained and surf is inconsistent. Knee to waist high on the sets with good shape. Way to many people in the water for what's going on but hey, that's the way it goes. Oh, and those aren't clouds in the photo. Smoke. Smoke that's going to blow back onshore later today. So if you've got asthma you are going to want to stay inside today.

Have a good one
Aloha
Gary


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With the smell of yesterday's wildfire

Lingering in the air, I make my way to the beach thinking "please please, let there be surf". But there isn't. Glassy surface conditions with a line up in waist deep water 50 yards from shore. The dawn patrol is struggling to slide into something, anything, that looks, acts and feels like a wave. Ankle to shin high shore break and for some reason, 10 people out. Half of them on shortboards. Go figure. Oh well, at least it's going to be really really hot today with more of the devil winds and fire danger to keep everyone on edge.

Have a good one
Aloha
Gary


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High Pressure

Small waves. An incredible morning with small, small surf. Mostly ankle to knee shifty peaks with very little juice. But lots of allure. Good surface conditions with the offshore winds beginning to kick in and temps starting their climb into the 90's at the coast. Except for the lack of surf, a postcard San Diego beach day.

Have a good one
Aloha
Gary


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Sort of like yesterday

But with less wind. And smaller waves. And more tide. Predominantly knee to waist high shore break. Even the set waves are breaking only about 25 yards out. Mostly a smaller WNW windswell mixing in with a rare south pulse. Peaky but not much poop. 8 people out bunched up at the north end of the reef. Water is in the mid 60's+

Have a good one
Aloha
Gary


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Baby, you're looking confused

Cleaner surface conditions but the surf is disorganized, doubled up and warbled. A very short period westerly wind swell producing mediocre thigh to waist high surf. It could get better with a lower tide but that's going to be a race with the wind. 4 people out.

Don't forget the Surfrider San Diego annual art gala tonight. It's a great event and raises a lot of money for the San Diego chapter. Check on line. I think there may still be a few tickets available.

Have a good one
Aloha
Gary


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Not quite settled

Still disorganized and very choppy. Shoulder to head high + closed out post storm surf. It's going to take another day of "normal" conditions for the ocean to settle down and act right. The wind has clocked around, now coming out of the east; not helping but not hindering either. No one out.

Have a good one
Aloha
Gary


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A lot going on...pressure drop

Underneath the storm chop, chest to shoulder high WNW swell, and 15K west winds. Full on Victory at Sea conditions with no chance of any surfing this morning.

Have a good one
Aloha
Gary


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Return of Eduardo...

Eddy conditions this morning. Brisk south wind has put a lot of texture on the water and is messing with the shape. In fact, it's pretty hacked up. Predominantly a short period west swell. Waist to chest high crumblers with some pick and chose corners. 9 people out. And one sweeper. A below average surf day in Del Mar. Chuck turned me on to a new surf app.

It's called Surf SD and it's free. A nice single screen animation gives you swell direction, wave heights, wind direction and speed, photos of popular surf spots and tide graph.

Have a good one
Aloha
Gary


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