Good morning and a warm welcome to your show,
Sunny Mornings in Encinitas. I'm your host, Melissa,
and it's Friday, February 6th. You'll be interested
to know. 74 years ago, today, in 1952, Princess
Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth, the second
at 25 after her father's death. Stepping into
a lifelong role of service, duty and continuity.
Her accession marked a unifying milestone that
strengthened national identity, guided postwar
recovery, and modernized ceremonial traditions
across the Commonwealth. So now you know. And
now, it's time for the Surf Report. Friday in
Encinitas. This morning it's looking clean with
waves at four to five feet. Conditions hold steady
through the morning before shifting to fair by
10 a .m., with winds picking up to onshore at
5 miles per hour. Expect the swell to build throughout
the day, reaching 5 to 8 feet by the afternoon.
Best time to ride is at 8 a .m. with a 2 -foot
incoming low tide when the west swell is 3 feet
at 13 seconds and the offshore wind is 3 mile
per hour. The first high tide on Friday will
be three and a half feet at 1130 a .m., followed
by a one -foot low tide just after 530. The nearshore
buoy at Beacons reads 63 degrees for the water
temperature. Saturday brings clean waves at six
to eight feet early, with conditions gradually
becoming choppy as winds pick up from the northwest.
Sunday sees a slight drop in size to four to
five plus feet, maintaining clean conditions
throughout the morning before shifting to choppy
in the afternoon. Monday offers fair conditions
with consistent three to five foot waves, making
it a solid option as the week begins. This morning,
it's mostly cloudy and it feels like 59 degrees
with five mile per hour wind. The sunset will
take place at 526. and it will rise again tomorrow
at 641. It looks like we're in for a partly sunny
day with a high near 64 and a light southeast
wind at 5 to 10 miles per hour tonight. Expect
mostly cloudy skies with a low around 54 and
calm winds. Looking ahead in the weather. Saturday
will be mostly sunny with a high near 64 and
a northwest breeze around 10 miles per hour.
Sunday and Monday stay pleasant with highs in
the upper 60s and mostly clear to mostly sunny
nights in the mid -50s. A chance of rain returns
Tuesday after 10 a .m. with cloudy skies and
highs surround 63. And showers may continue into
Tuesday night. 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, the city
of Encinitas has begun a nearly $1 million dollar
refurbishing project on the Grandview Beach staircase,
which offers stunning ocean views and access
to a secluded beach. This staircase will be closed
for at least the next few months. as safety concerns
were raised in a structural report that revealed
corroded metal fittings and timbers. Mayor Bruce
Ellers emphasized the need for ongoing maintenance,
stating, what we will be doing is looking at
these annually. With the unstable bluffs posing
dangers, local residents appreciate efforts to
enhance safety, making beach access a priority
in Encinitas. The Grandview staircase is expected
to reopen by Memorial Day. Now on to sports.
This Sunday, the Seattle Seahawks and New England
Patriots will clash in Super Bowl 60. The matchup,
known as the Explosive Play Bowl, features teams
focused on creating and preventing big plays.
Defenses have adapted to offenses by using too
high safety looks, while offenses have evolved
towards safer passes and effective runs. In recent
years, explosive plays have become vital, with
teams generating them winning 61 .2 % of the
time. As the Seahawks boast the best explosive
play differential in the league, their defense
will face the Patriots' dynamic offense led by
quarterback Drake May. Tune in this Sunday at
6 .30 Eastern on NBC. The Padres could be on
the verge of a sale, with initial bids expected
around the end of February. Prospective buyers
include Golden State Warriors governor Joe Lakub,
known for his success in sports, winning four
titles since 2010. Lakub is reportedly interested
in purchasing the Padres, but has not committed
to bidding yet. If he buys the team, he intends
to keep them in Southern California. Other potential
buyers include two owners of English Premier
League clubs, Dan Friedkin and Jose E. Feliciano,
who may bid later this month. The current ownership,
the Sadler family, began exploring a sale amid
a legal dispute following Peter Sadler's death
in 2023. In top news, once a distant second or
third in the artificial intelligence race, Anthropic
is now moving to the front with a focus on caution,
coding, and business clients. This week, the
startup's products upended the stock market,
triggering a global sell -off across various
sectors. Anthropic unveiled its most advanced
model yet, capable of synthesizing data and analysis,
running coding teams, and managing product functions.
The company expects to break even in 2028, two
years before OpenAI. As the competition intensifies,
the future of artificial intelligence remains
uncertain. We are in peak AI experimentation
mode, according to industry experts. In business
news, Bitcoin's meltdown is not just a crypto
event. It is hammering stocks and risk appetite.
The currency's store of value trade is gone,
and tech stocks might be taking the hit. Bitcoin,
the world's biggest cryptocurrency, has shed
more than $1 trillion in value over the past
121 days. Its price is down about 50 % from its
early October peak, falling below $65 ,000 for
the first time since October 24th. Analysts are
now seeing cracks in the speculative bid that
has fueled recent markets. In crypto movement,
Bitcoin is down 17 % for the week to about $64
,000. Ethereum is down 18 % to just under $1
,900. And XRP is down 21 % to $1 .27. 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. Microsoft's pivotal artificial intelligence
product is encountering significant problems.
After relying on its partnership with OpenAI,
Microsoft is struggling in the chatbot race,
losing ground with users. Confusing brand positioning
and integration issues have frustrated users,
according to former employees. Only a small portion
of subscribers to Microsoft's enterprise suite
are using Copilot, with preference for competing
options increasing. Chief executive Satya Nadella's
push for transformation into an AI -first company
is at stake, as Microsoft shares fell nearly
3 % following concerns over growth. Despite setbacks,
Microsoft remains among the world's most valuable
companies due to its eye -driven cloud demand.
Entertainment news. An unrecognizable Jonah Hill
returns to the big screen for outcome alongside
Keanu Reeves and Cameron Diaz. Hill also co -wrote
and directed the dark comedy. which premieres
on April directed the dark comedy, which premieres
on April Fall as Reeve Hawk, played by Reeve,
of the love Fall as Reeve Hawk, played by Reeve
Simmons, after being extorted with a damaging
video. With support from lifelong friends Kyle
and Xander, along with his crisis lawyer Ira,
portrayed by Hill, Reeve embarks on a soul -searching
journey. During the press day, Hill stated that
the film is a metaphor for what we all go through
living on social media. Well, alrighty folks,
it's time for the quote of the day. And today,
our quote comes from the American poet and author,
Carl Sandberg. 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.