Good morning and a warm welcome to your show,
Sunny Mornings in Encinitas. 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 in Encinitas. This
morning it's looking clean with two feet of waves.
Conditions stay clean until about 10 a .m. when
it shifts to fair as the wind comes in side shore
at four miles per hour. By noon, expect onshore
winds at 6 miles per hour with air conditions
continuing. Best time to ride is at 7 a .m. with
the 2 -foot incoming low tide when the south
-southwest swell is 1 feet at 13 seconds and
the offshore wind is 2 miles 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 6. The nearshore buoy at Beacons reads
62 degrees for the water temperature. Saturday
offers two foot waves with clean conditions early,
but winds shift to onshore, creating choppy surf
by midday. Sunday sees a steady increase with
two to three plus foot clean sets throughout
the day, making it the standout day of the period.
Monday remains consistent with two plus foot
waves. but conditions begin to deteriorate by
afternoon. This morning, there's a slight chance
of rain showers, and it feels like 61 degrees,
with no wind. The sunset will take place at 5
.13, and it will rise again tomorrow at 6 .50.
It looks like grin for a slight chance of rain
showers today, with partly sunny skies and a
high near 61, along with a light breeze coming
from the south. Tonight, Expect mostly cloudy
skies with a low around 55 and light winds. Looking
ahead in the weather. Saturday has a slight chance
of morning rain before 10 a .m. then turns mostly
sunny with a high near 60 and a west wind of
5 to 10 miles per hour. Sunday through Tuesday
stay mostly to sunny, with highs around 63 to
64 and overnight lows in the upper 40s to about
51. 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 on to 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 Encinitas.