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Got out about 645
Heavy surf heavy salad
Incoming tide

Couple light taps early, waves were reaching the built up sand piles by 730. Due to load out I had to call it there. Moved over to the bay. Lots of literal garbage in the water.

Still enjoyed not touching a spreadsheet but 7'6" is definitely too high

Jteo wrote: Fri Nov 07, 2025 12:07 pm Got out about 645
Heavy surf heavy salad
Incoming tide

Couple light taps early, waves were reaching the built up sand piles by 730. Due to load out I had to call it there. Moved over to the bay. Lots of literal garbage in the water.

Still enjoyed not touching a spreadsheet but 7'6" is definitely too high

High tides + high waves = messy. Wave heights were around 2' earlier in the week, so while the tide was certainly in, the water was relatively calm. Looks like they were measuring closer to 6' today which I have learned is basically unfishable regardless of tides, just far too much movement in the water.

Yet as you said, still beats staring at spreadsheets!

FYI (and for the information of any others lurking or who need the refresher), the sites I use to track tides and waves:

Tide - https://www.usharbors.com/harbor/califo ... -ca/tides/

Waves - https://cdip.ucsd.edu/m/products/buoy_w ... set=public

Thanks to those who've shared those links before me. Better conditions ahead, for sure!

Yeah I don't really get to pick my days but I do check conditions. Was a nightmare for sure but hey it was cool to see

Jteo wrote: Fri Nov 07, 2025 2:41 pm Yeah I don't really get to pick my days but I do check conditions. Was a nightmare for sure but hey it was cool to see

WOW!!! That is WAY in!! That's crazy!!

I am with you, though, in that I fish when I can fish. If the conditions are perfect, great. If they're less than perfect, then I can either deal with them or skip it altogether... and I have a hard time staying away from the beach.

I was wondering why they 'built' those sand walls, it hadn't occurred to me that it was for the king tides. I recall a few years ago the water/tides doing quite a bit of damage to Mission Beach.

Jteo wrote: Fri Nov 07, 2025 12:07 pm Got out about 645
Heavy surf heavy salad
Incoming tide

Couple light taps early, waves were reaching the built up sand piles by 730. Due to load out I had to call it there. Moved over to the bay. Lots of literal garbage in the water.

Still enjoyed not touching a spreadsheet but 7'6" is definitely too high

I was fishing South Mission Beach. About 50 yards north of the life guard tower. More shoreline there.. But after 8:00 am it was getting rough. That is when I stopped fishing.

Nelson 1 wrote: Fri Nov 07, 2025 3:25 pm

Jteo wrote: Fri Nov 07, 2025 12:07 pm Got out about 645
Heavy surf heavy salad
Incoming tide

Couple light taps early, waves were reaching the built up sand piles by 730. Due to load out I had to call it there. Moved over to the bay. Lots of literal garbage in the water.

Still enjoyed not touching a spreadsheet but 7'6" is definitely too high

I was fishing South Mission Beach. About 50 yards north of the life guard tower. More shoreline there.. But after 8:00 am it was getting rough. That is when I stopped fishing.

What do you fish with bay side? Wasn't really prepared well but everywhere that seemed fishy was very weedy even on a weedless drop shot