Posted by Bret B
on May 4, 2015, 8:36 am
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So how were the waves over the weekend at La Manzanilla? What was the high water mark during the high tides? Any reports of hazardous rip currents? Any cool photos?
The big swell ("Mar de Fondo") was caused by a big storm way down in the southern hemisphere, and isn't related to any weather action in our vicinity. It seems to have peaked and should start declining, according to these sites:
(Predicts 8-10 ft at Boca today): http://www.surfline.com/surf-report/boca-de-iguanas-mainland-mexico_59279/
(Predicts 7-8 ft at Boca today): http://www.surf-forecast.com/breaks/Bocadelos-Iguanas/forecasts/latest
The good old Trop Wx Discussion shouts it out (http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATWDEP+shtml/):
"LARGE SW SOUTHERN HEMISPHERIC SWELL CONTINUES TO MOVE N AND NE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THIS EVENING...AND HAS PEAKED IN SIZE TODAY. SUNDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON ALTIMETER PASSES MEASURED WAVE HEIGHTS OF 10 TO 14 FT ACROSS THE WATERS E OF 100W...DOMINATED BY THIS LONG PERIOD SW SWELL. LARGE AND DANGEROUS SURF ALONG THE PACIFIC COASTLINES FROM PERU TO COLOMBIA TO MEXICO WILL GRADUALLY BEGIN TO SUBSIDE TONIGHT AND THEN MORE QUICKLY ON MONDAY BEFORE THIS CURRENT SWELL EVENT ENDS LATE MON NIGHT. SIGNIFICANT SWELL IS ALSO ENTERING THE SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...WERE SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 7 TO 10 FEET OVERNIGHT."
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