Orange County Surf Forecast - for Friday - 1/22/10

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W-WNW swell will peak on Friday…though conditions don’t look particularly appetizing. Granted a lot is going to depend on how fast this last storm front moves through the area but at this point it looks like SW winds around 15-20 knots and more rain on tap for the morning. The winds eventually shift more W’erly by the afternoon but that won’t really help things that much. If the front stalls out we could see more SE flow in the morning which could at least set up some “potential” for cleaner surf at a handful of protected breaks.

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 to almost triple-overhead and possibly bigger on and off throughout the day.

Overall the storm surf doesn’t look all that fun…but if you are willing to brave the poor water quality, and potentially hazardous surf, you might spend a few minutes checking out spots that can handle the mix of wind/weather/swell.


Here are the tides…

01/22/2010 Friday
01:12AM LST 4.3 H
08:27AM LST 1.7 L
01:25PM LST 2.5 H
06:44PM LST 1.7 L

Orange County Surf Forecast - For Thursday - 1/21/10

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More storm and more swell continue to pummel us on Thursday. W-WNW swell and junky stormswell will hit exposed areas pretty hard…continuing to push in large sloppy surf and poor conditions. 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 to almost triple-overhead and possibly bigger on and off throughout the day. Shape will be super trashed thanks to steady S winds and just the junky nature of the stormswell.

S winds around 15-25 knots will be on tap for the morning. Building S winds continue through the afternoon eventually topping out around 30-35+ knots late in the day. More rain and a chance for thunderstorms will likely be the case. If that wasn’t enough…Severe weather warnings, flash flood warnings, and all sorts of fun stuff will likely continue to be in effect throughout the day

Here are the tides…

01/21/2010 Thursday
12:30AM LST 4.1 H
06:54AM LST 1.9 L
12:01PM LST 3.2 H
06:16PM LST 1.3 L

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

Orange County Surf Forecast - For Tuesday - 1/19/10

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W swell will be on the rise on Tuesday but winds and weather will keep most spots from being all that rideable.

Look for consistent shoulder-head high surf at the W facing spots through the morning and some overhead+ sets showing at the standout WNW-NW winter spots in North County. More size and consistency will fill in across the county by the afternoon/evening.

S winds around 10-15 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 15-25+ knots late in the day. More rain and a chance for thunderstorms will hold through the evening and overnight into Wednesday.

Here are the tides…

01/19/2010 Tuesday
04:57AM LST 1.9 L
10:35AM LST 4.3 H
05:28PM LST 0.5 L
11:56PM LST 4.1 H