Does SW swell hit the LJ launch? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

DB · 06-26-2008, 08:36 AM

I have never launched at La Jolla and was wondering what direction swells hit the launch beach hardest?

Thanks,
DB

Handymansd · 06-26-2008, 08:40 AM

NW swell and occasionally the W swell, are when it gets bad, but it is usually smaller there than in most other places. I've occasionally seen some pretty big surf in LJ but never any that I wouldn't go through to get to a bite!

Zed · 06-26-2008, 09:11 AM

Close-period wind-swell is the worst at the Shores. Most other long-period swells are deflected/refracted by the canyon, and don't make it into the corner there.

06-26-2008, 08:36 AM	#1
DB Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Orange County Posts: 11	Does SW swell hit the LJ launch? I have never launched at La Jolla and was wondering what direction swells hit the launch beach hardest? Thanks, DB

06-26-2008, 08:40 AM	#2
Handymansd Ancient Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: On The Water Posts: 935	NW swell and occasionally the W swell, are when it gets bad, but it is usually smaller there than in most other places. I've occasionally seen some pretty big surf in LJ but never any that I wouldn't go through to get to a bite! __________________ All men are equal before fish. -Herbert Hoover

06-26-2008, 09:11 AM	#3
Zed BANNED Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: W of 5 Posts: 1,265	Close-period wind-swell is the worst at the Shores. Most other long-period swells are deflected/refracted by the canyon, and don't make it into the corner there.