Wet Santa Possible.

Well, that surf was raging on Monday.  All along West Cliff people were lined up watching the action in the water.  It was pretty exculpating from the cliff.  It was even more so in the water.  I was lucky enough to get out for a short bit and grab a few waves.  One was a part of the purple blob.  That one was all I needed.  Fear and excitement all wrapped into one.  I spoke with a member of water patrol who was out working the jet ski rescue team on Monday.  He was bummed he didn't get to surf, but the good news is there were no major issues.  They did assist some with getting out of currents and not washing into the pier, but all went okay for the first big day of swell in the 18/19 season.

Surf is still solid, and another long period swell arrives on Thursday.  This one is smaller, at about 10 feet with peak period around 17 seconds.  Solid, but not the beast that arrived Monday.  Today, Wednesday looks very nice with a high temp near 65F.  Just enough clouds to allow that sunrise to pop right now.  Weather will be a touch cooler Thursday as we see a storm move through to our north. We have a very slight chance of some light showers overnight Thursday.  Whatever happens, it clears out during the day Friday.  Although some models show showers sprouting u locally late Friday night as well.  Most likely we are talking just about cloud cover, though.

The weekend looks fair, but we see an increasing chance of rain on the far end.  By Sunday night we should have some cloud cover, and I am watching the forecast models for a Christmas Eve storm.  The bulk of this system may be north and east of us.  It is kind of an inside slider, and might miss us on the coast.  As it stands right now, the heaviest rain looks like it will fall after dark on Christmas Eve and early Christmas morning.

Tahoe ski hills are in decent shape. Kirkwood, as usual, has fantastic early season coverage.  The snow pack is near perfect right now, with so many features and gullies.  The entire region received a few inches Sunday night, will likely get another few Friday night, and are looking at up to a foot Christmas Eve, with potentially more to follow.  Things are looking good if you are planning for a little holiday skiing or boarding.  Go get some.