Surfline.com forecaster Kevin Wallis gives us a look at what the waves will look like this week :

A Pacific storm off the California coast will be a major player in our surf and weather conditions over the next couple days. We saw a bit of rain Tuesday, and could continue to see scattered showers through Wednesday afternoon. By later Wednesday afternoon, and especially for the second half of the week, we’ll see clearing skies and very pleasant beach weather. Ocean surface conditions will be stormy early Wednesday with southerly wind, but should clean up through the afternoon as wind is expected to back down significantly. For Thursday and Friday, look for mainly light wind early morning and smooth surface conditions before moderate to strong west wind builds in the afternoons.

Our surf will be building throughout the day on Wednesday and hold Thursday out of a westerly direction, thanks to the same storm off the coast mentioned above. Wednesday morning will start off relatively slow but by the afternoon and evening lots of breaks pick up 4-6’ surf, while top breaks see larger waves up to 8’++. Look for dropping surf on Friday, and smaller waves through the weekend.

We’ll also see a nice size south swell building Thursday, peaking Friday, and then slowly fading over the weekend. The combo of south and west swells will create peaky conditions at the beachbreaks Thursday and Friday, along with favorable morning conditions and the surf will be really fun throughout much of Orange County. One thing to watch out for is the big 5-6’ morning high tides Wednesday through Friday, which will slow the surf down at many breaks.

While the long range forecast outlook isn’t quite as promising as the second half of this week, we do have more waves on the way. Be sure to check the forecast at Surfline.com for further details. Have fun, be safe and we’ll see you out in the water!

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