Mon Oct 5 (shift time not on calendar) · 8:00–10:00am · 7'4" TJ Twinzer (9'5" Gem if it's ~2ft)
Small long-period SW/SSW: 2ft @ 14s from 218°, about 2.5–3ft faces (Surfline LOTUS 2–3ft+ Ponto). NE 5 mph offshore until ~8am, light W by 10. Tide high 4.2ft at 7:08am, draining to 2.5ft by noon. Runner-up: South Ponto (tide above its window until ~10am). Water ~74°F.
Data pulled Sun Oct 4 ~5:45pm PT (evening run, targeting Mon 10/5) · buoys + NOAA tides + NWS + Open-Meteo + Surfline (LOTUS). Wavecast not fetched.
Condition Gauges — 8:00–10:00am
Tide — Monday October 5 (La Jolla 9410230)
Ponto low-to-mid window (Tippers ≤4.5ft)session (8:00–10:00am)tide height
Stoke Meter (8:00am)
Tippers scores 🟡: SSW optimal, 14s lines up on the reef, offshore wind, tide in window but slack/outgoing, and it's small (<3ft caps it). South Ponto is 🟡 too but its tide fails at dawn (4.2ft, above window until ~10am). Blacks, Sunset Cliffs, Oceanside Harbor, Windansea excluded — too small.
Days to Watch
Tue–Wed Oct 6–7: 2–3ft+ then 3–4ft. Thu Oct 8–Fri Oct 9 (days off): LOTUS Ponto 4–6ft Thu, 4–6ft+ Fri (6–8ft at dawn) — best days ahead. Mon–Tue Oct 12–13: Ponto LOTUS 6–8ft.