Friday, February 12, 2010

Orange County Surf Forecast - Weekend Waves - 2/13-2/14/2010

Make sure to read the full region forecast it has more complete details on the incoming swell and regional conditions. Click here for the full forecast www.socalsurf.com.

New W-NW swell (275-300) and some new SW swell (200-220) will peak over the weekend…showing biggest by Saturday afternoon and on into Sunday. OC isn’t all that exposed to the WNW-NW mix…sure there are a few spots, particularly at spots in North County, that will do ok…but generally we can expect smaller surf than what the other, more exposed regions will see. Fortunately the SW swell will show pretty well throughout the county…so we will see a bit more of a combo than the other areas…which should keep us out in the water for both days.

Wave heights will be in the chest-shoulder high range for the average areas…with a few inconsistent head high sets showing on the lower tides. The standout WNW-NW breaks and excellent combo spots will have surf more consistently in the shoulder-head high range with some overhead+ sets showing as the swells peak.

Look for N-NE winds around 10-15 knots for Saturday and Sunday mornings. Afternoon winds will turn onshore out of the WNW around 10-13 knots, but may stay manageable at the protected spots.
Here are the tides…

02/13/2010 Saturday
02:22AM LST 1.4 L
08:18AM LST 5.4 H
03:14PM LST -0.5 L
09:22PM LST 4.1 H

02/14/2010 Sunday
02:53AM LST 1.2 L
08:47AM LST 5.2 H
03:36PM LST -0.3 L
09:43PM LST 4.2 H

No comments:

Post a Comment