Not much change out there in the morning…the NW swell (290-300) will continue to wind down along with the weak SW swell (200-220). Local WNW-NW windswell will start to increase late in the day but won’t put many new waves on the beach until Friday.
Waves
The combo of fading swell and a lovely 5’+ morning high tide is going to shut off surf for many spots. Look for flat to knee high waves for the average spots during the dawn patrol…and a few waist highers at the top spots. We will get a slight improvement as the tide drops…more in the knee high+ range for the average spots and knee-waist high+ at the standout spots...unfortunately it will be a race to see if the tide drops or the winds pick up first. Personally I think that the wind is going to win tomorrow.
Winds
Mostly light and variable onshore winds and a bunch of areas with minor texture for the morning. Look for some moderate W-WNW winds in the 10-15+ knot range for the afternoon.
Orange County Tides
11/12/2009 Thursday
05:39AM LST 5.5 H
12:18PM LST 0.7 L
06:02PM LST 4.2 H
11:54PM LST 1.0 L
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