Orange County Surf Forecast - For Wednesday - 1/20/10

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Solid W-WNW swell holds strong through Wednesday…though it will be a little smaller in OC thanks to shadowing from the nearshore islands and Point Conception. Still the combo of S winds, rain, and stacked up stormswell will not lend to surfable shape…mostly it will just be plain nasty.

Look for consistent overhead surf at the W facing spots with a few sets going a couple of feet+ overhead at times. The winter standouts, mostly through the HB Cliffs and the surrounding areas, will see consistent well-overhead surf with sets going double overhead and probably bigger on and off throughout the day. Shape will be pretty trashed thanks to steady S winds and just the junky nature of the stormswell.

S winds around 15-20 knots will be on tap for the morning…possibly a little SSE in a few areas. Building S winds continue through the afternoon eventually topping out around 20-25+ knots late in the day. More rain and a chance for thunderstorms will hold through the evening and overnight into Thursday.

Here are the tides…

01/20/2010 Wednesday
05:48AM LST 1.9 L
11:12AM LST 3.7 H
05:51PM LST 0.9 L