Cozad - most known for his Web site Newportsurfshots.com - was working with Surfline.com to pull together this amazing slideshow. And knowing that Cozad is scared of heights, please make sure you take a few seconds to check it out.

He captured some amazing images – people looking like the size of ants sitting on the shore watching the Wedge go off, the massive rip current whirlpools making big brown circle formations, and my personal favorite – a dolphin putting on a show for surfers as it leaped from a huge wave.

From Cozad’s first person on Newportsurfshots.com: “… while I was a little bummed that I didn’t capture a lot of surfing, Bill Sharp said something that put it in perspective. ‘Who cares about surfing when nature is getting freaky’?”

Check out the photos here.

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Surfline: Big swell shot from sky shows OC beaches getting slammed is a post from: OC Beach Blog

Not much change in our weather pattern over the next few days. Morning winds will be light/variable for generally clean conditions while each afternoon will see a moderate W-WNW develop. Furthermore, we can expect mostly sunny skies with high temps at the beach reaching the upper 70’s while water temps are nice and pleasant and hanging in the upper 60’s to low 70’s.

Wednesday through the end of the work week will see a modest, SW groundswell combine with a small NW windswell mix for 2-3’ (knee-waist high) surf at most breaks. Standouts, (particularly south of the Huntington Beach area) will pick up inconsistent chest-shoulder high sets. Spots to the north of Huntington Beach will see smaller and less consistent surf due to the shadowing/blocking effects from the of Catalina and San Clemente islands. However, with this combination of swells in the water expect the exposed beach-breaks to see fun, peaky shape.

The long range is not showing anything of major importance but we are expecting more modest doses of Southern Hemisphere swell due around August 2nd-5th and then possibly again around August 8th-9th. Be sure to check Surfline.com for all the current and long range forecast details. Have fun, be safe and we will see you out in the water.

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Surfline: Small combo swell in the water for end of week is a post from: OC Beach Blog

Those waves will slowly fade Friday and into the first part of the weekend. There will be a minimal amount of northwest swell in the water to cross up the dominant southerly lines during this time, so expect the beachbreaks to be on the walled up side, especially on the morning low tides.

Conditions will be clean over the next couple mornings with generally light and variable wind. A moderate sea breeze will develop each afternoon out of the west to southwest direction.
 
Going a little further out, we’ve got another solid southwest swell lining up for most of next week, which will be just in time to deliver excellent waves for the World Championship Tour surfing event at Trestles.

Stay tuned to Surfline.com for the latest updates on this approaching swell and we’ll see ya out in the water!
 
Kevin Wallis
www.surfline.com

South swell to bring surf is a post from: OC Beach Blog

Orange County saw a fun dose of Southern hemi energy fills in decent sized energy through the first half of the week. Those waves hold through Wednesday, but will gradually decrease through the end of the work week. As well, there is an additional SW energy expected to fill in this weekend.

On Wednesday, SW energy continues to provide inconsistent waist-shoulder high surf (3-4ft) with better spots through the south half of the County occasionally head-high on sets. Thursday will see a dropping trend with generally waist-chest high surf backing down into Friday. A smaller, new SW then fills in over the weekend with additional, yet still inconsistent, waist to occasionally chest high sets at the better SW exposed breaks.

Conditions appear to hold clean mornings for the remainder of the week, with low cloud cover and light/variable winds. Through the afternoons, expect a moderate Westerly breeze to develop with clearing skies.

For the long range forecast, there is still a ton of SW swell activity stirring up in the South Pacific. We can expect another decent run of SW surf to fill in for the middle of next week as well! We’ll have all the latest updates on Surfline.com 

Surfline: Check out what the week looks like for surf is a post from: OC Beach Blog

Last weekend blessed the beaches with a combination of beautiful weather and fun WNW swell, which meant every surfer in Southern California was generally sun burnt and noodle-armed by Monday. Well, things are a’changin now and the beaches unfortunately get a drastic shift of conditions by the middle of this week.

Surfwise, there is a decent push of Southern hemi groundswell continuing to hold through Wednesday. This Southeast swell, while primarily focused to North OC breaks, will continue to provide sets in the chest to occasional head-high range Wednesday morning before backing down through the remainder of the week.

Weatherwise, we have a low pressure currently sliding over the Western United States and a high pressure residing in the Eastern Pacific. The interaction between the two pressure systems will lead to a strong NW wind along the California Coast. This NW wind event looks strongest Wednesday through Thursday, when we should expect gusty onshore conditions and choppy, rising seas for most all breaks. Considering surf is generated from winds, it is not surprising that we should see a solid dose of increased WNW swell picking up Wednesday afternoon and holding strongest Thursday morning. Windswell energy would then fade with settling winds and seas heading into the weekend.

For more information be sure to check out Surfline.com
 

Surfline: Drastic shift in conditions is a post from: OC Beach Blog