Update:Surfline chief forecaster Sean Collins sent us a note on Wednesday morning that the storm has pushed a little north, and central and northern California will see the brunt. The swell has lagged behind, and will likely fill in throughout the day on Thursday and hold into Friday. It’s not a big storm for Orange County, but signifies the first of the season.

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While the storm expected to bring rain to Orange County won’t be a huge or powerful storm,Surfline chief forecaster Sean Collins says the coast will see waves and low-lying homes in the Sunset/Seal Beach area might even get a bit of flooding.

The solid west swell will bring waves in Seal Beach and Sunset in the 4-6-foot range on Wednesday afternoon and Thursday, with Huntington a couple of feet larger, he wrote in an e-mail.

 The swell period will be short - between 10 and 15 seconds between sets — meaning some may end up doubling up in size or overlapping.  

He notes that although it’s not a major flooding situation, homeowners might want to take important items off their garage floors and pick up a few sand bags for protection.

For more info on this storm, see Sciencedude’s blog about the upcoming rainfall.

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