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dwntwnall4u
04-07-2012, 08:43 PM
For La Jolla shores does the tide height determine the wave heights?

roadx
04-08-2012, 07:38 AM
i think so?

waves seem to be smaller at low tide compared to high tide the same day.

mbaha
04-08-2012, 01:01 PM
http://sccoos-obs0.ucsd.edu/NOAA/getTides.php
This one does, see predicted vs observed

Mobsan
04-08-2012, 02:03 PM
Good to know. I was planning on hitting LJ around 0600 tomorrow. Based on the TT, the launch should be a piece of cake and I will most likely dump coming back in if I return around noon.:(

mbaha
04-08-2012, 03:08 PM
Good to know. I was planning on hitting LJ around 0600 tomorrow. Based on the TT, the launch should be a piece of cake and I will most likely dump coming back in if I return around noon.:(
What is TT??
CDIP is not predicting increased swell

http://cdip.ucsd.edu/recent/forecast/buoy_ww3.gd?stn=073&stream=p1&pub=public&tz=PST&units=english

Mobsan
04-08-2012, 06:48 PM
TT = Tide Table

salty pirate
04-08-2012, 06:49 PM
For La Jolla shores does the tide height determine the wave heights?
Imo lj waves are slightly bigger at extreme high tides because the beach is slightly steeper the higher up the water goes.

Good to know. I was planning on hitting LJ around 0600 tomorrow. Based on the TT, the launch should be a piece of cake and I will most likely dump coming back in if I return around noon.:(

the 3.7ft tide at noon won't make much difference in wave height, the mostly sw swell won't either.

strap your chit down so if you do roll its no big deal:paddleersmilie:

mbaha
04-09-2012, 07:26 AM
dude the ocean is flat, full moon, grunion run, and huge fish being landed wtf else do you want? buck up and go fishing

Regor
04-10-2012, 07:42 PM
For La Jolla shores does the tide height determine the wave heights?

Here's some good reading for you to learn:

"UNDERSTAND OCEAN AND SURF CONDITIONS"

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http://www.thesurfingsite.com/Surf-Conditions.html

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