Tue Oct 6 (no shift on calendar) · 9:00–10:30am · 9'5" Firewire Gem (7'4" Twinzer if it's waist+)
Small SSW: ~2ft @ 13–15s from ~200°, about 2–3ft faces (Surfline LOTUS Ponto 3–4ft, cam observed 2–3ft+ today). Glassy at dawn, light W by ~11. Tide is HIGH 4.7ft at 7:35am, so wait until it drains: ~9–10:30am. Runner-up: South Ponto (tide above its window). Water ~74°F.
Data pulled Mon Oct 5 ~5:45pm PT (evening run, targeting Tue 10/6) · buoys + NOAA tides + NWS + Open-Meteo + Surfline (LOTUS + Smart Cam). Wavecast not fetched.
Condition Gauges — 9:00–10:30am
Tide — Tuesday October 6 (La Jolla 9410230)
Ponto low-to-mid window (Tippers ≤4.5ft)session (9:00–10:30am)tide height
Stoke Meter (9:00am)
Tippers scores 🟡: SSW optimal, 13s+ lines up on the reef, glassy, tide in window but outgoing (~4ft at 9am), and small (<3ft caps it). South Ponto is 🟡 too but its tide fails (above window until ~11am). Blacks, Sunset Cliffs, Oceanside Harbor, Windansea excluded — too small.
Days to Watch
Wed Oct 7: 3–4ft, 12s. Thu Oct 8–Fri Oct 9 (days off): LOTUS Ponto 4–6ft, 17s at Thu dawn — best days ahead. Mon–Tue Oct 12–13: Ponto LOTUS 5–8ft.