Touristic Tuesday Surf & Culture Report
Here's two more shots of the guys braving the cool water on Saturday. The first shot is One-Nut Mike on a ledgy takeoff at Knob Hill. He was getting some nice lefts as things got better on the rising tide. Shot number two is the Professor wondering if there's enough time to run to the nose before he hits the rocks at Sapphire. He didn't and he didn't. He did remark how stern he looked in this shot. Considering how much fun everyone (except Bomborra Scott) was having, he was sorry he didn't muster a smile for the camera.
Heavy overcast and haze this morning, bringing visibility down to the 5 to 7 mile range. Winds are already onshore by 5.2kts, tacking up the surface. The air temperature is 63.1° and the water is 65.5° at the #46221 buoy. Of course the #46025 buoy is reading 69.4°, so we're probably in the middle there somewhere. Low tide is at 6:25am +1.4' and high tide will be at 1:06pm +5.0'. The local buoy is reading a 2.3' swell out of the SSW at 197°. That translates to about 1' and poor at all the local beaches. Maybe a little better tomorrow, let's hope!
In case you're thinking of staying up late tonight and finding yourself somewhere where you can actually see the sky, you might want to check this out.
The annual Perseid meteor shower is expected to put on a good show this week for those willing to get up in the wee hours of the morning and wait patiently for the shooting stars.
In North America, the best time to watch will be between midnight to 5 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 12, but late Tuesday night and also Wednesday night could prove fruitful, weather permitting.
The Perseids are always reliable, and sometimes rather spectacular. The only things that puts a damper on the August show are bad weather or bright moonlight. Unfortunately this week, as the Perseids reach their peak Tuesday and Wednesday nights, the moon will be high in the sky, outshining the fainter meteors..
Still, skywatchers around the globe will have a good chance of spotting the brighter meteors.
The Perseids are bits of debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle, which has laid down several streams of debris, each in a slightly different location, over the centuries as it orbits the sun. Every August, Earth passes through these debris streams, which spread out over time.
