Surfline.com forecaster Kevin Wallis gives us a look at what’s happening on the OC coast this weekend:

The recent passage of a cold front will keep beach temps cooler than what we’ve seen of late for the middle part of the week. On Wednesday we’ll see breezy northeast wind early, shifting northwest in the afternoon with beach temps topping out around the mid 60’s, with clear skies. The second half of the week will bring slightly warmer weather with sunny skies and very pleasant conditions at the beach; light wind in the mornings will give way to light to moderate onshore westerly winds in the afternoon. Our water temps remain very pleasant for this time of year, mainly in the middle 60’s.
 
Our surf on Wednesday will be a northwest windswell, bringing crossed up and very peaky surf in the 2-4’ range for many spots in the county.  Select spots that really favor the northwest windswell will see waves up to 5-6’. Dropping surf takes over on Thursday (a little more than half the size of Wednesday), with a further decrease in surf on Friday, when it looks quite small.

Heading a little further out, the weekend of Halloween is looking quite small as well; stay tuned to Surfline.com for the latest details on any potential swells. Have fun, be safe and we’ll see you out in the water!

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

The middle to second half of the work week will bring sunny skies and very pleasant coastal weather, as high pressure builds in over Southern California. Look for temps to top out in the low to mid 70’s each day, while water temps also remain quite warm for this time of year and are in the mid to upper 60’s. Wind conditions, especially in the mornings, will be favorable for surfing and other water related activities: look for light offshore flow out of the east to northeast in the mornings Wednesday through Friday, with a moderate onshore wind out of the west building each afternoon.
 
Our surf looks fun and will be a combination of swells out of both the southwest and west-northwest. For Wednesday look for 2-4’ surf at many breaks throughout the county, while breaks best exposed breaks to the southwest swell in the south half of the county see larger waves up to 5-6’ at times. We’ll also see a small southeast swell wrap into best exposed breaks of North Orange County from former Hurricane Rick. 

A larger west-northwest swell will build in for the second half of the week. While select breaks will start to see some new waves from this swell Thursday afternoon, the largest waves from it will show on Friday when the better breaks see 3-5’ surf. Select, top exposed breaks, mainly in the north half of the county, pick up 6-7’ waves on the largest sets. Those waves then wind down over the weekend. 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!

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!

Surfline.com forecaster Kevin Wallis gives us a look at how the rest of the week’s waves look:

For the middle to second half of the work-week we’ll see mostly sunny skies with very pleasant temps topping out in the high 60’s to low 70’s each afternoon. Our water temps are also still fairly warm, in the mid 60’s for most beaches around the county. Wind will be mainly light and variable in the early mornings and ocean surface conditions fairly smooth, with a moderate westerly wind developing each afternoon.
 
Our surf on Wednesday will be a small, fading south swell and touch of leftover northwest windswell with waves in the 2-3’ range for many breaks, with larger 4’ waves (chest high) showing at the best south exposed breaks. We’ll see a new bump of south swell on Thursday and Friday with more 2-3’ surf at many breaks, while top North County breaks see waves up to 4’ at times.
 
Heading into the weekend, our small south swell will be on the decline with no significant new swell to take its place. To put it simply, it’s looking pretty small at this point! Stay tuned to Surfline.com for all the latest details on the potential for larger, long range swells. Have fun, be safe and we’ll see you out in the water!
 
Kevin Wallis
www.surfline.com

Surfline.com forecaster Dave Sellin gives us a look at what’s happening this week with the surf conditions:

For the middle to second half of the week we will see some low clouds in the early morning hours give way to mainly sunny skies and temperatures in the upper 60’s to mid 70’s. Water temps will drop a few degrees as NW winds along the coast are due to pick up through mid-week.

 Our surf Wednesday through Friday will be a mix of shorter period localized windswell from stronger Northwest winds in the outer waters and a modest to fun size south-southwest swell. That swell combo will hold fairly peaky 2-3′+ surf with top exposed breaks pulling in 4′+ sets (around shoulder high) at times. Conditions on Wednesday will be cleanest early although some onshore wind is likely with afternoon West-Northwest flow picking up into the 8-14 knot range. Thursday/Friday will see better conditions as high pressure is due to extend inland over the Great Basin and set up some offshore, NE-ENE flow for the morning hours that could be pretty breezy at times. Afternoon winds during that time look to be light out of the West.
 However, this weekend will see a much larger and longer period southwest shifting south-southwest groundswell build in to offer more 3-5′+ (waist-head high) surf with standout breaks potentially pulling in some overhead sets. Be sure to check out Surfline.com for all the latest details on this approaching swell. Have fun, be safe and we’ll see you out in the water.

If you’ve been waiting patiently for the offshore winds to hit the coast - no luck yesterday or today.

A heavy marine layer plagued the coastline this morning, a thick fog that put a damper on morning surf sessions. And for those waiting for the offshore winds forecasters were calling for, they weren’t strong enough to make it to the coastline by this afternoon.

A lone surfer at Bolsa this afternoon didn't stay out long

OC Register’s Sciencedude talks about this funky weather we’re having.

Tomorrow maybe?

Surfline forecaster Dave Sellin gives us  a look at what the conditions will be like at the beach this week:

For the middle to second half of the work-week we will see nice, sunny, warm weather  with beach temps reaching the mid 80’s and bouts of offshore winds in some areas through the morning hours. The water will remain nice as well with temps hovering right around the low 70’s.
 
Our surf Wednesday through Friday will be a fun, peaky mix of South-Southwest and northwest swells in the 2-3′+ range for many breaks while top exposed spots see sets running in the 4′ range (shoulder high). Conditions will be clean and glassy for the early morning hours with light/variable to locally light offshore flow before a moderate sea-breeze develops each afternoon.
 
Heading into the upcoming weekend we can expect slightly smaller surf as that mix of swells drops out and a new, similar size SSW swell builds in to keep us in rideable waves. The second half of the weekend could see a new and potentially larger Northwest swell, from a low that is currently in the Western North Pacific, move in and again mix with the modest South-southwest swell for fun, peaky shape.  Stay tuned to Surfline.com for all the latest details on these potential swells/storms. Have fun, be safe and we’ll see you out in the water.