and sunny skies. A high pressure trough is welded to the California coast and winds will be turning offshore later today and tomorrow. Meanwhile the northerly winds that are a hallmark of our Spring weather have participated in the "upwelling" phenomenon that brings deeper, nutrient rich cold water to the surface, while mixing out or moving the warmer surface water. Ocean temps are 50 degrees and have been that way for the last several weeks. The image (upper right) clearly shows the colder coastal water temps in NorCal during the upwelling activity as compared to the much warmer waters of Southern California and Baja.
No real swells of interest are in the water, local windswell is creating the only available surf which is small and weak. Some reports of good low tide sandbars are coming in. There's always something for those who are willing to look for it.
Tomorrow should be a fantastic day for checking out all the exposed rock reefs and tide pools mid morning, as we will be experiencing morning minus tides (another Spring hallmark) and crystal clear and sunny weather.
I hit the tide pools this morning and finally discovered why there is so much kelp out there. More on that tomorrow with pics...
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