W-WNW swell continues to show on Monday…even putting a few decent sized sets into the exposed areas of N. OC. Unfortunately most of this swell mix is coming in from a pretty WNW direction, which puts a lot of the South County into a swell-shadow cast by the nearshore islands as well as Catalina and San Clemente islands. Those shadowed areas, as well as the normally “average” spots will have surf in the chest-head high range, possibly even a few bigger sets sneaking through on the low tide. Standout WNW-NW breaks in the north half of the county will be in the shoulder-overhead range on the bigger sets, again with the potential for some bigger sets on the lower tides.
Winds look good with light offshore to light/ variable flow on tap for the morning…maybe even moderately offshore near some of the passes and canyons that funnel the wind around.. Look for the winds to increase and shift a little more WNW (onshore) through the afternoon before possibly laying down again near the sunset.
Here are the tides…
01/11/2010 Monday
06:07AM LST 5.6 H
01:43PM LST -0.6 L
08:14PM LST 3.5 H
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Friday, January 8, 2010
Orange County Surf Forecast - Waves for the weekend - 1/09-1/10/10
Make sure to read the full region forecast...it will help this one make sense, (Not promising any miracles though). Click here for the full forecast www.socalsurf.com.
Plenty of new waves moving into OC on Saturday…and even more coming through on Sunday. OC isn’t as exposed as some of the other regions but there will still be enough juice making it through the island blockage to make most of the W facing breaks work.
On Saturday expect the average W-WNW spots to see surf in the chest-head high range. The top W-WNW facing breaks through North County will be in the shoulder-overhead range with sets going a couple of feet+ overhead at times. On Sunday those waves will build up a bit more…the average spots will see shoulder-overhead surf with some sets going a couple of feet overhead at breaks with a bit more exposure. The top WNW-WN facing breaks, again mostly through North OC, will be in the head high to a couple of feet overhead range with some sets going several feet overhead at times.
Expect lots of closeouts at the beach breaks…so points and reefs will have the best shape (and the biggest crowds). Like I said in the full forecast…you are probably going to have to sacrifice some shape to get a lighter crowd…fortunately there will be enough waves that it should tire us out pretty fast, maybe help speed up the turnover at the best spots. (We can always wish can’t we?)
Winds look good…mostly light offshore for the mornings and just a light/variable onshore pushing through in the afternoons. Good chance for those winds to lay down around sundown on both days.
Here are the tides…
01/09/2010 Saturday
04:27AM LST 5.3 H
12:11PM LST 0.1 L
06:35PM LST 3.0 H
10:49PM LST 2.3 L
01/10/2010 Sunday
05:20AM LST 5.5 H
01:02PM LST -0.3 L
07:33PM LST 3.3 H
11:50PM LST 2.3 L
Plenty of new waves moving into OC on Saturday…and even more coming through on Sunday. OC isn’t as exposed as some of the other regions but there will still be enough juice making it through the island blockage to make most of the W facing breaks work.
On Saturday expect the average W-WNW spots to see surf in the chest-head high range. The top W-WNW facing breaks through North County will be in the shoulder-overhead range with sets going a couple of feet+ overhead at times. On Sunday those waves will build up a bit more…the average spots will see shoulder-overhead surf with some sets going a couple of feet overhead at breaks with a bit more exposure. The top WNW-WN facing breaks, again mostly through North OC, will be in the head high to a couple of feet overhead range with some sets going several feet overhead at times.
Expect lots of closeouts at the beach breaks…so points and reefs will have the best shape (and the biggest crowds). Like I said in the full forecast…you are probably going to have to sacrifice some shape to get a lighter crowd…fortunately there will be enough waves that it should tire us out pretty fast, maybe help speed up the turnover at the best spots. (We can always wish can’t we?)
Winds look good…mostly light offshore for the mornings and just a light/variable onshore pushing through in the afternoons. Good chance for those winds to lay down around sundown on both days.
Here are the tides…
01/09/2010 Saturday
04:27AM LST 5.3 H
12:11PM LST 0.1 L
06:35PM LST 3.0 H
10:49PM LST 2.3 L
01/10/2010 Sunday
05:20AM LST 5.5 H
01:02PM LST -0.3 L
07:33PM LST 3.3 H
11:50PM LST 2.3 L
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Orange County Surf Forecast - For Friday - 1/08/10
Make sure to read the full region forecast...it will help this one make sense, (Not promising any miracles though). Click here for the full forecast www.socalsurf.com.
New swell will be showing some waves in the morning, nothing huge, but coming up a bit from what we had on Thursday. Look for the average spots to run in the waist-chest high range while the standout North OC winter breaks (the WNW facing spots) will be in the shoulder high+ range through the dawn patrol.
By the afternoon the swell will have filled in a bit more and all of our W-WNW facing breaks will be in the rise for both size and consistency. Average spots will bump into the chest-shoulder high+ range while the winter standouts see some consistent shoulder-head high surf with overhead sets mixing in at times.
Winds look good…mostly light offshore for the morning and then light/variable to light onshore for the afternoon. Chance for some patchy fog too but most of it will likely hold off the coast until the winds start to shift around in the afternoon.
Here are the tides…
01/08/2010 Friday
03:29AM LST 5.1 H
11:05AM LST 0.7 L
05:05PM LST 2.8 H
09:39PM LST 2.0 L
New swell will be showing some waves in the morning, nothing huge, but coming up a bit from what we had on Thursday. Look for the average spots to run in the waist-chest high range while the standout North OC winter breaks (the WNW facing spots) will be in the shoulder high+ range through the dawn patrol.
By the afternoon the swell will have filled in a bit more and all of our W-WNW facing breaks will be in the rise for both size and consistency. Average spots will bump into the chest-shoulder high+ range while the winter standouts see some consistent shoulder-head high surf with overhead sets mixing in at times.
Winds look good…mostly light offshore for the morning and then light/variable to light onshore for the afternoon. Chance for some patchy fog too but most of it will likely hold off the coast until the winds start to shift around in the afternoon.
Here are the tides…
01/08/2010 Friday
03:29AM LST 5.1 H
11:05AM LST 0.7 L
05:05PM LST 2.8 H
09:39PM LST 2.0 L
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Orange County Surf Forecast - For Thursday - 1/07/10
Make sure to read the full region forecast...it will help this one make sense, (Not promising any miracles though). Click here for the full forecast www.socalsurf.com.
Mostly weak lines on tap for OC Thursday morning. Look for ankle-knee high surf at most breaks and a few waist –waist high+ sets at the best WNW standouts and excellent combo spots.
The swell does eventually filter in (after passing through about a million islands, seas of sharks with laserbeams on theirs heads and flaming ring of fire somewhere out there as well, which means it isn’t going to be all “that” when it first starts coming in. Look for the winter spots to start to see some more consistent waist-chest high waves with a few of the standouts seeing some chest-shoulder high sets.
Winds look good…mostly light offshore for the morning and just a light/variable onshore pushing through in the afternoon. Good chance for those winds to lay down as the sun sets.
Here are the tides…
01/07/2010 Thursday
02:30AM LST 4.9 H
09:38AM LST 1.2 L
03:06PM LST 3.0 H
08:33PM LST 1.5 L
Mostly weak lines on tap for OC Thursday morning. Look for ankle-knee high surf at most breaks and a few waist –waist high+ sets at the best WNW standouts and excellent combo spots.
The swell does eventually filter in (after passing through about a million islands, seas of sharks with laserbeams on theirs heads and flaming ring of fire somewhere out there as well, which means it isn’t going to be all “that” when it first starts coming in. Look for the winter spots to start to see some more consistent waist-chest high waves with a few of the standouts seeing some chest-shoulder high sets.
Winds look good…mostly light offshore for the morning and just a light/variable onshore pushing through in the afternoon. Good chance for those winds to lay down as the sun sets.
Here are the tides…
01/07/2010 Thursday
02:30AM LST 4.9 H
09:38AM LST 1.2 L
03:06PM LST 3.0 H
08:33PM LST 1.5 L
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Orange County Surf Forecast - For Wednesday - 1/06/10
If you jumped straight into this page make sure to read the full Socal Forecast for more of a broad-scale look at our current swell/conditions, as well as the long-range forecasts.
www.socalsurf.com
The struggle to pull rideable waves out of our WNW swell mix and big tide swings will continue on Wednesday. Fortunately there will be a touch more swell and the tides are a little more manageable compared to what we say earlier this week. Most spots will be in the ankle-knee high range with some rare waist high sets. Standout North County NW breaks will be a bit more in the knee-waist high+ range with some inconsistent chest high+ sets. Expect fairly long waits between waves…and watch out for the midday high tide, even though it isn’t a full 6-footer it has still done a bang-up job steamrolling the shape.
Winds will be nice tomorrow…mostly light and variable in the morning with some pockets of offshore winds through the hills and canyons as you move into South County. Look for the winds to shift more WNW around 10-12 knots for the afternoon, but possibly laying down again in the evening.
Here are the tides…
01/06/2010 Wednesday
01:33AM LST 4.8 H
08:01AM LST 1.5 L
01:22PM LST 3.6 H
07:38PM LST 0.9 L
www.socalsurf.com
The struggle to pull rideable waves out of our WNW swell mix and big tide swings will continue on Wednesday. Fortunately there will be a touch more swell and the tides are a little more manageable compared to what we say earlier this week. Most spots will be in the ankle-knee high range with some rare waist high sets. Standout North County NW breaks will be a bit more in the knee-waist high+ range with some inconsistent chest high+ sets. Expect fairly long waits between waves…and watch out for the midday high tide, even though it isn’t a full 6-footer it has still done a bang-up job steamrolling the shape.
Winds will be nice tomorrow…mostly light and variable in the morning with some pockets of offshore winds through the hills and canyons as you move into South County. Look for the winds to shift more WNW around 10-12 knots for the afternoon, but possibly laying down again in the evening.
Here are the tides…
01/06/2010 Wednesday
01:33AM LST 4.8 H
08:01AM LST 1.5 L
01:22PM LST 3.6 H
07:38PM LST 0.9 L
Monday, January 4, 2010
Orange County Surf Forecast - For Tuesday - 1/05/10
If you jumped straight into this page make sure to read the full Socal Forecast for more of a broad-scale look at our current swell/conditions, as well as the long-range forecasts. (www.socalsurf.com)
Orange County is going to be a bit slow on Tuesday morning…the new swell won’t have filtered much energy down the coast early in the day so we will be working off a lot of Monday’s leftovers which were on the meager side. Average spots will start off in the knee to occasional waist high range, with soft shape, breaking close to shore, where is my pillow? Things do improve through the afternoon as the new swell fills in a bit more but we may have more issues with the tide and the afternoon winds to count on a decent afternoon session. I think your best bet is to give the cams a check a couple of times during the day, particularly as the tide starts to drop later in the day and see if the winds will hold down a bit more for us.
Here are the tides…
01/05/2010 Tuesday
12:40AM LST 4.6 H
06:34AM LST 1.6 L
12:06PM LST 4.4 H
06:50PM LST 0.2 L
Orange County is going to be a bit slow on Tuesday morning…the new swell won’t have filtered much energy down the coast early in the day so we will be working off a lot of Monday’s leftovers which were on the meager side. Average spots will start off in the knee to occasional waist high range, with soft shape, breaking close to shore, where is my pillow? Things do improve through the afternoon as the new swell fills in a bit more but we may have more issues with the tide and the afternoon winds to count on a decent afternoon session. I think your best bet is to give the cams a check a couple of times during the day, particularly as the tide starts to drop later in the day and see if the winds will hold down a bit more for us.
Here are the tides…
01/05/2010 Tuesday
12:40AM LST 4.6 H
06:34AM LST 1.6 L
12:06PM LST 4.4 H
06:50PM LST 0.2 L
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Orange County Surf Forecast - For Monday - 1/04/10
If you jumped straight into this page make sure to read the full Socal Forecast for more of a broad-scale look at our current swell/conditions, as well as the long-range forecasts.
www.socalsurf.com
Still some fun W-WNW swell lines sneaking in and mixing with some micro-combo S-SW swell on Monday. Nothing huge but at least rideable in most areas before the tide gets too high. Look for average spots to be in the knee-waist high range with some chest high sets through the dawn patrol.
The standout NW facing breaks, mostly through North OC, will be in the waist-chest high+ range pretty consistently through the morning and a few of the top spots will see some inconsistent chest-shoulder high+ sets at times. Look for all spots to have tide-swamp-ass issues as we head toward the peak of the tide around lunchtime.
Winds will be light/moderate offshore out of the E-NE around 5-10 knots and conditions look like they will hold together for most of the day…and even when they start to switch it shouldn’t blow bad enough to junk out the more protected areas too bad.
Here are the tides…
01/04/2010 Monday
05:21AM LST 1.6 L
11:06AM LST 5.3 H
06:06PM LST -0.5 L
www.socalsurf.com
Still some fun W-WNW swell lines sneaking in and mixing with some micro-combo S-SW swell on Monday. Nothing huge but at least rideable in most areas before the tide gets too high. Look for average spots to be in the knee-waist high range with some chest high sets through the dawn patrol.
The standout NW facing breaks, mostly through North OC, will be in the waist-chest high+ range pretty consistently through the morning and a few of the top spots will see some inconsistent chest-shoulder high+ sets at times. Look for all spots to have tide-swamp-ass issues as we head toward the peak of the tide around lunchtime.
Winds will be light/moderate offshore out of the E-NE around 5-10 knots and conditions look like they will hold together for most of the day…and even when they start to switch it shouldn’t blow bad enough to junk out the more protected areas too bad.
Here are the tides…
01/04/2010 Monday
05:21AM LST 1.6 L
11:06AM LST 5.3 H
06:06PM LST -0.5 L
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