OC Beach Blog » Daily Wave Check

Surf reports on OrangeCounty.com

Jeff Malanca, contributing writer — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:01:00 +0000

Check out the latest surf conditions, watch the live surf cams and see the latest news from local surfers in Orange County at www.orangecounty.com/sections/beaches

Post from: OC Beach Blog

Share this post:

Wednesday surf report: A little crumbly and bumpy

Jeff Malanca, contributing writer — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:21:05 +0000

Waking up with the waves on Wednesday. Well it’s looking a little crumbly and bumpy out there. We’re dealing with a light to moderate northwest wind which is putting some bump or light chop on it.

We’ve got a mix of continued fading south southeast swell and some minor west northwest energy in the water. That recipe is making for some fairly sectiony lines with a few workable ones.

Most OC beaches are running about knee to stomach high with the focal points pulling chest high waves with a few plus sets.

At 9:17 this morning the tide climbs up to a 4.8 high and then drops to a 0.3 low at 3:09 this afternoon. If you’re planning on paddling, break out no more than a 4/3 fullsuit with the water temp at most spots hanging between 57 and 59 degrees.

For updated surf info. check out surfline.com

Good luck!!

Post from: OC Beach Blog

Share this post:

Tuesday surf report: Better shape

Jeff Malanca, contributing writer — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:01:10 +0000

Good Tuesday morning surf addicts. Well it’s looking a little more shapely today, but the only bummer we’re dealing with a light west northwest wind which is putting some bump on it at many spots.

We’ve got a mix of continued fading south southeast swell and a little west northwest energy in the water. That recipe is offering us some fast crumbly sectiony lines with a few good steep corners to pick off.

Most OC beaches are running about waist to chest high with the top spots pulling shoulder to head high waves with a few plus sets.

At 8:32 this morning the tide climbs up to a 5 foot high which will have some spots a bit swamped mid morning. The tide then drains out to a negative 0.1 low at 2:39 this afternoon.

If you’re gonna get wet, break out no more than a 4/3 fullsuit with the water temp at most breaks averaging between 57 and 59 degrees.

For updated surf info. check out surfline.com

Have fun!!

Post from: OC Beach Blog

Share this post:

Monday surf report: Early summer swell continues

Jeff Malanca, contributing writer — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:37:01 +0000

Good Monday morning surf addicts. Well if you’re bummed about the start of the new work week, then go get wet. Yep there’s still a pretty good dose of action out there.

It’s nice and clean with mostly holding south southeast swell in the water. That recipe is making for some fast semi-wally lines, but you can definitely pick off some good makeable corners.

Most OC beaches are running about waist to chest high with the top south facing breaks pulling shoulder to head high waves with a few plus sets.

At 7:43 this morning the tide climbs up to a 5.1 high which will have some spots a little full mid morning. The tide then drains out to a negative 0.3 low at 2:07 this afternoon.

If you’re gonna grab a session, break out no more than a 4/3 full with the water temp at most spots hanging between 57 and 58 degrees.

For updated surf info. check out surfline.com

Get out there and enjoy!!

Post from: OC Beach Blog

Share this post:

Sunday surf report: Looking good!!

Jeff Malanca, contributing writer — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 16:53:14 +0000

Waking up with the waves on Sunday. Well it’s definitely looking good out there. We’ve got a good dose of action. It’s clean and glassy with a mix of mostly south swell with some northwest energy in the water.

That recipe is offering some fairly crossed up sectiony lines with plenty of good wedgy corners. Most OC beaches are running about chest to shoulder high with the top combo breaks pulling head high to overhead sets.

At 6:49 this morning the tide climbed up to a 4.9 high and then drains out to a negative 0.4 low at 1:31 this afternoon. If you’re planning on paddling, break out no more than a 4/3 fullsuit with the water temp hanging between 57 and 59 degrees.

For updated surf info, check out surfline.com.

Go get it!!

Post from: OC Beach Blog

Share this post:

Saturday surf report: Crumbly broken up lines

Jeff Malanca, contributing writer — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 14:10:49 +0000

Good Saturday morning surf addicts. Well it’s looking kinda fun out there. We’re seeing some texture on the water due to the very light southeast wind. Lets hope it lays down!!

We’ve got mostly a decent amount of northwest windswell and a touch of southwest energy in the water. That recipe is making for some crumbly broken up lines, but the shoulders are pretty short.

Most OC beaches are running about knee to stomach high with the focal points pulling chest high waves with maybe a plus set if you’re lucky.

At 5:42 early this morning the tide climbed up to a 4.9 high which will have some spots pretty full throughout the morning. It then drains out to a negative 0.5 low at 12:50 this afternoon.

If you’re gonna get wet, break out no more than a 4/3 fullsuit with the water temp at most spots hanging between 57 and 58 degrees.

For updated surf info. check out surfline.com

Have fun!!

Post from: OC Beach Blog

Share this post:

Friday surf report: Unfavorable conditions

Jeff Malanca, contributing writer — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:02:07 +0000

Waking up with the waves on Friday. Well unfortunately we’re dealing with another day of unfavorable conditions. There’s a light west wind which is putting some bump or light chop on it everywhere.

We’ve got a continued mix of minor to decent northwest windswell and some southwest energy in the water. That recipe is making for some crumbly lines with a few fun ones.

Most OC beaches are running about knee to stomach high with the top spots pulling some chest high sets with not much more than that.

At 11:59 later this morning the tide drains out to a negative 0.3 low and then pushes back up to a 3.8 high at 6:59 this evening.

If you’re really itching to get wet, the 4/3 full is plenty with the water temp at most breaks hanging between 57 and 58 degrees.

For updated surf info. check out surfline.com

Good luck!!

Post from: OC Beach Blog

Share this post:

Thursday surf report: Not very motivating

Jeff Malanca, contributing writer — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:23:07 +0000

Good Thursday morning surf addicts. Well it’s definitely not looking very motivating. There’s a pretty stiff south wind which is putting some bump or light chop on it at many spots.

We’ve got a minimal to decent mix of northwest windswell and some small scale southwest energy in the water. That recipe is making for some kinda disorganized crumbly and bumpy lines with a few workable ones.

Most OC beaches are running about knee to waist high with the standout spots pulling stomach high waves with maybe a few chest high sets.

At 10:52 later this morning the tide drains out to a negative 0.2 low and then pushes back up to a 3.3 high at 6:24 this evening.

If you must get wet, break out no more than a 4/3 fullsuit with the water temp at most spots hanging between 57 and 59 degrees.

For updated surf info. check out surfline.com

Good luck!!

Post from: OC Beach Blog

Share this post:

Wednesday surf report: Lumpy and bumpy

Jeff Malanca, contributing writer — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:27:10 +0000

Waking up with the waves on Wednesday. Well there’s a decent dose of action out there, but we’re dealing with a light to moderate south southeast wind. That’s putting some bump or light chop on it at many breaks.

We’ve got a mix of some southwest swell and a little northwest windswell in the water. That’s giving us some sorta lumpy and bumpy broken up lines with a few fun ones. Most OC beaches are running about knee to stomach high with the focal points pulling chest high waves with maybe a plus set.

At 9:26 this morning the tide drops to a 0 foot low which will have some spots pretty drained out and needing water mid morning. The tide then pushes back up to a 2.9 high at 5:18 this evening.

If you’re gonna grab a session, throw on no more than a 4/3 fullsuit with the water temp at most spots hanging between 57 and 59 degrees.

For updated surf info, check out surfline.com

Good luck out there!!

Post from: OC Beach Blog

Share this post:

Tuesday surf report: More fun playful waves

Jeff Malanca, contributing writer — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:56:10 +0000

Good Tuesday morning surf addicts. Well it’s looking pretty fun out there. It’s nice and glassy with a mix of mostly southwest swell and some minor northwest windswell in the water.

That recipe is offering us some fast sectiony lines with a few little bowl sections at some of the more exposed beach breaks. Most OC beaches are running about knee to stomach high with the focal points pulling chest high waves with a few shoulder high sets.

At 7:59 this morning the tide drains out to a negative 0.1 low which will have some breaks lacking water early on. The tide then climbs back up to a 2.8 high at 2:57 this afternoon.

If you’re gonna grab a session, break out no more than a 4/3 full and possibly the booties with the water temp at most spots hanging between 56 and 57 degrees.

For updated surf info, check out surfline.com

Have at it!!

Post from: OC Beach Blog

Share this post: