Surfline: Waves on the way

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!

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