Wed Oct 7 (no shift on calendar) · 9:30–11:00am · 9'5" Firewire Gem (7'4" Twinzer if it's waist+)
Small SSW: ~2ft @ 13s from ~198°, about 2–3ft faces (Surfline LOTUS Ponto 3–4ft for Wed, cam observed 2–3ft+ today; LOTUS runs ~1ft high). Dead calm at dawn, light W by ~10. Tide is HIGH 5.1ft at 8:02am, so wait for it to drain: ~9:30–11am. Runner-up: South Ponto (tide above its window until ~11:30). Water ~74°F.
Data pulled Tue Oct 6 ~5:45pm PT (evening run, targeting Wed 10/7) · buoys + NOAA tides + NWS + Open-Meteo + Surfline (LOTUS + Smart Cam). Wavecast not fetched.
Condition Gauges — 9:30–11:00am
Tide — Wednesday October 7 (La Jolla 9410230)
Ponto low-to-mid window (Tippers ≤4.5ft)session (9:30–11:00am)tide height
Stoke Meter (9:30am)
Tippers scores 🟡: SSW optimal, 13s+ lines up on the reef, glassy, tide in window but outgoing (~4.4ft at 9:30am), and small (<3ft caps it). South Ponto is 🟡 too but its tide fails (above window until ~11:30am). Blacks, Sunset Cliffs, Oceanside Harbor, Windansea excluded — too small.
Days to Watch
Thu Oct 8–Sat Oct 10: LOTUS Ponto 4–6ft (Open-Meteo shows 2.8–3.7ft @ 14s by Sat) — best days ahead, check Thursday's evening call. Mon–Tue Oct 12–13: Ponto LOTUS 5–8ft.