Good morning and a warm welcome to your show,
Sunny Mornings in San Diego. I'm your host, Melissa,
and it's Friday, January 23rd. You'll be interested
to know. Today is National Pie Day. This sweet
holiday celebrates flaky crusts and creative
fillings, with history reaching back to colonial
kitchens and festive pie contests. Share a slice
with friends and family, bake a playful mini
pie, and raise a fork to join the fun. Go celebrate
pie today. So now you know. And now it's time
for the surf report. Friday at Tourmaline. This
morning it's looking clean with waves around
two to three feet. The wind is offshore at four
miles per hour. Expect fair conditions as the
day goes on. with wave height increasing to 2
plus feet by 10 a .m. By afternoon, the wind
shifts onshore, causing some chop in the surf.
Best time to ride is at 7 a .m. with the 2 -foot
incoming low tide when the west swell is 1 .5
feet at 16 seconds and the onshore wind is 1
mile per hour. The first high tide on Friday
will be 4 feet at 11 .15 a .m. followed by a
half -foot low tide just before six. The nearshore
buoy at Mission Bay West reads 63 degrees for
the water temperature. Conditions start fair
on Saturday with waves around two to three feet,
but choppy conditions develop later in the day
as winds shift to onshore. Sunday brings a steady
increase in swell, with clean sets reaching three
to four feet, making it the most favorable day
of the period. Monday sees a return to smaller
two -foot waves, with clean conditions early
but choppy later in the day. This morning, there's
a chance of rain showers, and it feels like 59
degrees, with no wind. The sunset will take place
at 513, and it will rise again tomorrow at 650.
It looks like we're in for a chance of rain showers
today, with partly sunny skies and a high near
63. along with a light southwest breeze. Tonight,
expect mostly cloudy skies and a slight chance
of rain, with a low around 54 and light winds.
Looking ahead in the weather, Saturday has a
slight chance of morning rain before 10 a .m.,
then turns partly sunny with a high near 63 and
a west wind around 5 to 10 miles per hour. Sunday
through Tuesday will be mostly sunny with highs
rising to near 68 nights in the upper 40s. Bonjour,
food enthusiasts. This podcast is brought to
you by Versailles Cafe and Pastries in Encinitas.
Nestled on El Camino Real South, just north of
Encinitas Boulevard, this cafe is a haven for
culinary delights. Indulge in their amazing Eggs
Benedict or their gluten -free crepes. You can
grab a panini for lunch or just breeze on through
to get your morning coffee. They are open every
day from 8 to 5. So stop on by and don't forget
to tell them. Sunny mornings send you. In local
news, starting February 1st, visitors can enjoy
half -price admission at over 70 San Diego area
museums, historic sites, and attractions during
Museum Month. To take advantage of this offer,
simply pick up a Museum Month pass at any public
library in San Diego County or download it directly
to your mobile device for easy access. The discount
is valid for up to four people throughout the
month, covering popular spots like the San Diego
Air and Space Museum and the Comic -Con Museum.
Additionally, visitors can avoid parking fees
by using the free lot or the complimentary tram
service in Balboa Park. Now onto sports. Did
Sean Payton give the Patriots bullet -in board
material with his Super Bowl remark? The Broncos
might be underdogs entering Sunday's AFC Championship
game against the Patriots. However, Broncos head
coach Sean Payton is confident in his team, even
without starting quarterback Bo Nix. When asked
if he had a message for fans, Payton remarked,
Well, they're going to have plenty of rest after
this one, two weeks. The Super Bowl will be held
in Santa Clara, California, at Levi's Stadium.
Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel expressed that
his team is plenty motivated for the game. Despite
Denver being the top seed, the Patriots are favored
by four and a half points. Kinkoff Sunday is
at three Eastern on CBS. And the Seahawks, thankfully,
have a couple of more practices before the team
is fully ready to take on the Rams in the NFC
Championship game that gives banged -up players
more time to heal. As Seattle already knew it
would be without running back, Zach Charbonnet,
who tore his ACL against the 49ers in the divisional
round, The biggest question is who will be blocking
for them on the far left side of the line. Head
coach Mike McDonald believes left tackle Charles
Cross has a good chance to play against the Rams.
Otherwise, Seattle might have real problems.
Kickoff Sunday is at 6 .30 Eastern on Fox. In
local sports. San Diegan Sean McCaveny recently
took on an extreme athletic challenge. by participating
in the Antarctic Ice Ultra, a 50 -kilometer race
across the frozen surface of Antarctica in sub
-zero temperatures. McAvaney, a graduate of Point
Loma High School, completed the race in seven
hours and 55 minutes, winning his age division.
He described the experience as one of the hardest
marathons in the world and shared how he had
to balance his clothing to avoid hypothermia.
McCaveny's adventure included a breathtaking
encounter with a colony of emperor penguins,
marking it as a top three moment in his life.
In top news, an exclusive look inside the largest
effort ever mounted to keep the Great Barrier
Reef alive reveals that Australia is doing everything
to protect its iconic ecosystem, except perhaps
the one thing that truly matters. Peter Harrison,
a marine scientist, noted a smell in the water
while searching for coral spawn. During a few
nights in the Australian summer, corals release
millions of sperm and eggs, known as spawn, which
float to the surface. The Great Barrier Reef
could collapse by the end of the century without
steep cuts to carbon emissions. With nearly $300
million in backing, scientists are working tirelessly
through the reef restoration and adaptation program,
focusing on assisted reproduction to help coral
thrive. In business news, the United States and
China have finalized a deal to transfer control
of TikTok's US operations to a group of investors
supported by President Donald Trump. TikTok announced
that a new company, TikTok USDS Joint Venture
will operate under strict safeguards to protect
national security. ByteDance will maintain a
19 .9 % stake in the US operation governed by
a seven -member board mostly comprised of Americans.
The joint venture includes notable investors
like Oracle and Silver Lake, concluding a lengthy
debate over the app's Chinese ownership. TikTok
will continue to provide a global experience
for its users. In crypto movement, Bitcoin is
down 3 % for the week to about $90 ,000. Ethereum
is down 7 .5 % to $3 ,000. And XRP is down 2
% to $1 .92. Moving on to a more local vibe.
In our community spotlight on health and wellness,
we are working with a national Pilates studio
to bring you some free classes, so listen up.
Check out Club Pilates with several locations
in the San Diego area. Pilates presents a comprehensive
wellness approach, cultivating strength, reducing
tension, and elevating mental well -being. Scientific
research affirms its benefits. So now you can
check out Club Pilates for a free class with
locations in Encinitas, Solana Beach, Oceanside,
La Jolla, and more. Just be sure to tell them
Sunny Morning sent you by. And now back to the
show. Let's talk tech. Apple's iOS 26 has introduced
a bug affecting the virtual keyboard on iPhones.
leading to unexpected typos. Users have reported
that the keyboard occasionally replaces the correct
letters with incorrect ones, even when the right
key is tapped. A YouTuber named Mishi Nekomichi
documented this issue, showing that pressing
U can result in J. The problem appears to occur
after the keyboard recognizes input, not due
to autocorrect. Currently, Apple has not acknowledged
the issue. But iOS 26 .1 isn't testing, and a
fix may be on the horizon. The Entertainment
News. Chris Pratt's sci -fi thriller, Mercy,
will aim to knock down the James Cameron juggernaut
avatar, Fire and Ash, at the weekend box office.
The film is targeting $10 million to $13 million
from 3 ,400 North American theaters over the
weekend. Meanwhile, Avatar Fire and Ash is aiming
for $8 million to $10 million in its sixth weekend.
This film, which cost $60 million to produce,
takes place in the near future as a detective
stands trial for allegedly murdering his wife.
Cinema operators are hoping the momentum sustains
despite a typically slower January. Well, all
righty, folks. It's time for the quote of the
day. And today, our quote comes from the American
writer and humorist, James Sturber. And he said,
And that's a wrap for this morning. You can check
out our Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok for some
captivating aerial videos. with local news and
the surf reports. Have an amazing day, my good
friends. We'll see you tomorrow with another
episode of Sunny Mornings in San Diego.