Weather?

[Tailwhipped]

I was told the wind will be up this weekend. I checked the report on iwindsurf.com are they usually spot on? Thank you for your help!

[madscientist]

Marine forecast for this weekend:

Fri Night
Wind E 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 4 to 5 ft at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at 8 seconds. Slight chance of showers.

Sat Wind E 10 kt...becoming se 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less...becoming 3 ft in the afternoon. Mixed swell W 4 to 5 ft and S 3 ft. Slight chance of showers in the morning...then chance of rain in the afternoon.

Sat Night Wind se 15 to 25 kt...becoming S 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Gusts to 35 kt. Wind waves 4 ft. Mixed swell W 4 to 5 ft and S 3 ft. Rain.

Sun Wind SW 10 to 15 kt...becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less...becoming 3 ft in the afternoon. Mixed swell W 3 to 4 ft and S 3 ft. Showers likely.

Sun Night Wind SW 15 to 20 kt...becoming W after midnight. Wind waves 3 ft in the evening...becoming 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 3 to 4 ft and S 2 ft. Showers likely in the evening... then chance of showers after midnight. That's about as ugly as it gets. But you never know, LJ can be calm when it's blowing everywhere else. Regardless, I'll be organizing my garage the weekend.

[Tailwhipped]

Thanks! As you said you never know. I think I will press my luck. wouldn't be the first time I turned for the barn.

[jscott]

Any way we can get a Flag of some sort in the view of the webcam?

Would be easier to tell the wind direction and 'ferocity' than trying to look at wind effect on the surf. It looks nice out there right now!!

[wavster]

Originally Posted by jscott

Anyway we can get a Flag of some sort in the view of the webcam?

Look on the home page of the BWE site (this site). There's a link to wind and
weather. You can find out what the wind's doing now and what it's done for the
past 24 hours (or longer, I think).

[Tailwhipped]

Jason, that is a great idea. I checked the weather/wind forcast site and it shows Scripps to be blowing at 17. Checked the web cam and it looks great. Wavster, thanks I have been glued to the weather for the last two day. Hope to see a few of you out in the am.

[Dennis]

Just remember that when you clear the shelter of the buildings, wind obstructions and shoreline... being out on the water could be a different story. You'll actually feel that 17mph gust and depending on the direction could make for a tough paddle home. Before I leave my house, I always check the torrey glider wind report. It saves me the drive sometimes.

[Jim Sammons LJKF]

It can be dead calm at the launch and as soon as you round the point you get slammed by the wind.

[madscientist]

Originally Posted by bohloe1

Just remember that when you clear the shelter of the buildings, wind obstructions and shoreline... being out on the water could be a different story. You'll actually feel that 17mph gust and depending on the direction could make for a tough paddle home. Before I leave my house, I always check the torrey glider wind report. It saves me the drive sometimes.

Too true. If it's 15+ I usually go back to bed. No bueno.

[Dennis]

I often wonder where iwindsurf get their report. I used to alway go by iwindsurf. I'd drive to the launch expecting light texture on the water, and it would be blown out. So, I always use the TP glider port. Like right now (1100pm) iwindsurf 2mph, TP glider port 13mph.

[madscientist]

I agree Dennis. Iwindsurf sucks. Their sensor must be on the point somewhere blocked by land. Gliderpoint is almost always right on.

12-14 76 right now. Ugh. At least you won't need to paddle in the morning to get out.

[Tailwhipped]

Thanks for looking out guys. I never even got up to check the weather this morning. I'm more than a few miles from the launch, so your advice not only saved me some bucks, but it may have saved my upper body as well.
It must be nice to look out the window or make a quick run to the point to check things out. I envy you. I have been landlocked for a few weeks now and I'm chomping at the bit. Looks like the end of the week or next weekend for me. Thanks again and good luck to all.

[Iceman]

I was hell bent to go fishing, so I made the trek down at 4 AM. It felt like 10-12 kts all morning, not ideal, but definitely fishable ....at least I brought home lobster bait.

[Tailwhipped]

NO LOVE ANDY! Nice bait!!! Go job on the yellow. Next time I will listen to my gut. WTG

[Dennis]

LOL! F'n Andy. Good Job! So, I take it the squirts are gone?

[Holy Mackerel]

Señor La Jolla! Way to pull out the "lobster bait" on the eve of the perfect storm!

chris

[steveooo]

Holy yellowtail batman!!!!

[Matt]

Bait is starting to look better and better all the time!!!

[Dan]

I smelled the smoke on the water from Carlsbad, was that a cohiba or a swisher plastic tip? nice yellow Andy

[lamb]

I don't beleive it.

Without a story, I call old picture...